Shadowing Practice: Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean? (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?”. This video has 48 sentences and 408 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:06. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 95% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 29 of its 48 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
9 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| argue verb | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply. |
| complain verb | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. |
| compromise noun | /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/ | The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. |
| protective adjective | /pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/ | Serving or intended to protect. |
| indecisive adjective | /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/ | Of a person, not decisive, not marked by promptness or decision. |
| laugh verb | /læf/ | To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and… |
| reach verb | /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ | To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand). |
| catch verb | /kæt͡ʃ/ | To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). |
| beauty noun | /ˈbjuti/ | The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| make up verb | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | To constitute, to compose. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Said you're running out of time, what do you mean?
- Better make up your mind, what do you mean?
- You're so indecisive, what I'm saying?
- Don't want for us to win, where do I start?
- I wanna know, oh, what do you mean?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 34 contractions and reduced forms, such as wanna, you're, don't. 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.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like argue, complain, compromise.
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