Shadowing Practice: This Could Be Us - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Hey,
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I'm a head-I'm heard before Na Na Na Na Na na na na na Hey!
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Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey!
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Hey, hey, hey I've done it before, I've seen it before Tears splash in the floor when I open the door for her She acting like a whopper,
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and I'm a little Learned from Project Patrick Kippin got her master's Improvise,
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look me in my eyes and lie to me Lie to me, act like I'll believe anything
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Sex on the beach and in the backseat This could be us
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So back to what I was sayin' This could be us what you playin'
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This could be us what you playin' I'm high, but I don't sound crazy
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What the lyrics was saying
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Money make the world go down This could be yours but she playing Money make the world go down
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This could be yours but she playing Money make the world go down That's all I was saying
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No piece to break this Mercedes I bought like Tracy McGrady
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Before her girl touch in the faint
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She got a say please Say please
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And I know they really wish we would ball till we fall On the big fat wolf, there's a full moon y'all Took the money in the air,
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yeah Watch how your dreams hit the floor Wait till I get the buzz off this drug Damn,
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girl, you way too fine for a local club Killing someone's vibe should be a f*ing crime Wasting someone's time,
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should be a fake crime So back to what I was saying This could be us, what you playing This could be us,
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what you playing I'm out,
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I don't sound crazy What the lyrics was saying This could be us,
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what you playing This could be us, but you're playing Money make the world go down That's all I was saying Money make the world go down
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and that's just how it goes Spin the bottle Spin the fucking bottle If you the reason why it's empty,
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baby, spin the bottle Truth or death, I know you don't want no problem Spin the bottle,
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spin the, spin the bottle If you the reason why it's empty, spin the fucking bottle Put the down, no, no, you don't want no problem You don't want no problem
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You must wanna pass your back to what I was saying This could be us, but you're playing This could be us,
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but you're playing I'm not a hoe,
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I don't sound crazy What the lyrics was saying This could be us,
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but you're playing This could be us, but you're playing Money make the world go round That's all I would say, yeah Money make the world go round,
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that just how it goes Money make the world go round Money make your girl go round
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Money make the world go round Money make the world go round
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “This Could Be Us”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: spin, bottle, round, lyrics, crazy. This video has 31 sentences and 514 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:21. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| spin verb | /spɪn/ | To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction. |
| lyrics noun | /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/ | The words to a song (or other vocal music). |
| wolf noun | /wʊlf/ | Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily. |
| buzz noun | /bʌz/ | A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones. |
| vibe noun | /vaɪb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
| splash verb | /splæʃ/ | To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass. |
| faint adjective | /feɪnt/ | Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness |
| whopper noun | /ˈwɑpɚ/ | Something remarkably large. |
| bottle noun | /ˈbɒt.l̩/ | A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids. |
| empty adjective | /ˈɛm(p).ti/ | Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant. |
| fake adjective | /feɪ̯k/ | Not real; false, fraudulent. |
| floor noun | /flɔː/ | The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. |
| crime noun | /kɹaɪm/ | A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law. |
| till | /tɪl/ | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| yours | /jɔɹz/ | That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go round verb | To physically swirl or rotate. |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was saying |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're playing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like spin, lyrics, wolf.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.