Shadowing Practice: Young, Wild & Free (feat. Bruno Mars) - Learn English Speaking with Video

Is this Dean Horne?

Word.

So what, we get drunk.

So what, we don't sleep.

We're just having fun.

We don't care who sees.

So what, we go out.

That's how we're supposed to be.

Living young and wild.

Keep that and let free.

So what, I keep them rolled up.

Sag in my pants, not caring what I show.

Keep it real if you don't know me, keep it playin' with my bros It look clean, don't it?

Watch that the other day, watch how you lean on it Keep me some 501 jeans on it, roll up bigger than King Kong's fingers And burn them things down to they stingers You a class clown,

and if I skip for the day, I'm with your chick smokin' gray You know what?

It's like I'm 17 again, peach fuzz on my face Lookin' on the case, tryin' to find a hella taste Oh my God, I'm on the chase Chevy,

it's gettin' kinda heavy Irrelevant, sellin' it, dipin' away Time keeps slippin' away Zipping the safe, flipping for pay Tipping like I'm dripping in paint Up front,

folk folk like a leaf I put the in the chain, hey So up we get drunk So up we don't sleep

We're just having fun We don't care who sees So up we go out That's how it's supposed to be

Living young and wild and free Uh, and I don't even care Long as me and my team in here,

it's gonna be some green in the air Tell em Mac Blowing everywhere we going

and now you know when I step right up Get my lighter

so I can light up That's how it should be done Soon as you think

and you're down Find how to turn things around, now things are looking up From the ground up, pound up, this Taylor gang So turn my sound up and mount up and do my thing Now I'm chilling,

fresh out of class, feeling Like I'm on my own and I could probably own the building Got my own car, no job, no children Had the size project,

me and Matt killed it THC, MAC, DEV, HD3, it's me, this is us We gon' fuss and we gon' fight

and we gon' roll and live our life So up we get drunk, so up we don't sleep We're just having fun,

we don't care who sees So up we go out,

that's how it's supposed to be Living young and wild and free Yeah,

roll one, smoke one When you live like this you're supposed to party Roll one,

smoke one, and we all just havin' fun So we just roll one, smoke one When you live like this,

you're supposed to party Roll one, smoke one, and we all just havin' fun So up we get drunk,

so up we don't sleep We're just havin' fun, and we don't care who sees So up we go out,

that's how it's supposed to be Living young and wild and free

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Young, Wild & Free”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: roll, supposed, sees, drunk, smoke. This video has 34 sentences and 508 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:03. The speaker talks at a natural 166 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 86% 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 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
fuss noun	/fʌs/	Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
folk noun	/foʊk/	People, persons.
stinger noun	/ˈstɪŋ.ɚ/	A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
drip verb	/ˈdɹɪp/	To fall one drop at a time.
peach noun	/ˈpiːt͡ʃ/	Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.
clown noun	/ˈklaʊ̯n/	A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly…
chick noun	/t͡ʃɪk/	A young bird.
jeans noun	/d͡ʒiːnz/	A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
lean verb	/ˈliːn/	To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
chill verb	/tʃɪl/	To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
flip verb	/flɪp/	To throw so as to turn over.
skip verb	/skɪp/	To move by hopping on alternate feet.
leaf noun	/lif/	The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
pound noun	/ˈpaʊ̯nd/	A unit of weight in various measurement systems.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
go out verb	To leave, especially a building.
roll up verb	To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating.
light up verb	To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 27 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, we'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 fuss, folk, stinger.

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.

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