Shadowing Practice: Coi Leray - Players (Official Audio) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Yeah, cause girls is players too Uh, yeah, yeah, cause girls is players too
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Cause girls is players too Bitches get money all around the world Cause girls is players too
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What you know about living on the top?
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Penthouse lease, lookin' down on the Ops Took her for a test drive, left him on the lot Time is money, so I spent it on the watch Hold on, lil' titty showin' through the white tee You can see the
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thong bustin' on my tight jeans Rocks on my fingers like a nigga wife me Got another shorty, she ain't nothin' like me Yeah,
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about to catch another fight The apple bottom make him wanna bite I just wanna have a good night
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I just wanna have a good night Hold up, if you don't know, now you know If you broke, then you gotta let him go You could have anybody, any money more Cause when you a boss,
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you could do what you want Yeah, cause girls is players too Yeah,
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yeah, cause girls is players too
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Cause girls is players too
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Bitches getting money all around the world Cause girls is players too I go on
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and on and on again He blowing out my phone, but I'm ignoring him He thinkin' he the one, I got like four of him Yeah, I'm sittin' first class like valedictorian,
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uh Came a long way from rag to riches Five -star bitch, yeah, I taste so delicious Let him lick the plate, yeah, I make him do the dishes Now he on News 12,
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cause a bitch we're missin' Sheesh Bout to catch another flight The apple bottle make him wanna bite
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I just wanna have a good night I just wanna have a good night Hold up If you don't know, now you know If you broke, then you gotta let him go You could have anybody,
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any money, no Cause when you a boss, you could do what you want Yeah,
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cause girls is players too And it's time that we let them know that Girls is players too
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Cause girls is players too Bitches getting money all around the world Cause girls is players too

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Coi Leray - Players”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: girls, Bitches, Hold. This video has 18 sentences and 368 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:07. The speaker talks at a natural 174 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% 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 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
bite verb/baɪt/To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
finger noun/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
ignore verb/ɪɡˈnɔː/To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
delicious adjective/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
dish noun/dɪʃ/A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
lease noun/liːs/An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
jeans noun/d͡ʒiːnz/A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
lick verb/lɪk/To stroke with the tongue.
riches noun/ɹɪt͡ʃɪz/Money, goods, wealth, treasure.
penthouse noun/ˈpɛnt(h)aʊs/Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court.
thong noun/θɔŋ/A narrow strip of material, typically leather, used to fasten, bind, or secure objects.
valedictorian noun/ˌvæl.ə.dɪkˈtoɹ.i.ən/The individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell or valedictory address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
hold up verbTo wait or delay.
blow out verbTo extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as wanna, don't, gotta. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, dish /dɪʃ/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bite, finger, ignore.

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