Shadowing Practice: Anime Speeches which always Gives Goosebumps🥶 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Wake up to reality.

Nothing ever goes as planned in this accursed world.

The longer you live, the more you will realize that the only things that truly exist in this reality are merely pain, suffering and futility.

Listen.

Everywhere you look in this world, wherever there is light, there will always be shadows to be found as well.

As long as there is a concept of victors, the vanquished will also exist.

The selfish intent of wanting to preserve peace initiates wars, and hatred is born in order to protect love.

There are nexuses, causal relationships that cannot be separated...

...normally.

For truly this reality is a hell.

Everything that you thought had meaning, every hope, dream, or moment of happiness...

...none of it matters as you lie bleeding out on the battlefield.

None of it changes what a speeding rock does to a body.

We all die.

But does that mean our lives are meaningless?

Does that mean that there was no point in our being born?

Would you say that of our slain comrades?

What about their lives?

Were they meaningless?

They were not!

Their memory serves as an example to us all!

The courageous fallen, the anguished fallen, their lives have meaning because we, the living, refuse to forget them!

And as we ride to certain death, we trust our successors to do the same for us!

Because my soldiers do not buckle or yield when faced with the cruelty of this world!

My soldiers push forward, My soldiers scream out!

My soldiers RAGE!

Guys.. hold Garo still.

Okay.

Wait.

Naturally, there was no scenario where the monster would ever win.

I was always the loser.

The popular kid always beats up the little guy that no one likes.

That's just the way the world works.

Screw justice.

And screw evil too.

I'm gonna be killed simply because that's what everyone else wants.

It's not fair.

I can't stand it.

It pisses me off!

All I want is to make them understand I'm here to fight for underdogs everywhere Good evil I reject them both

I miss you so much it hurts Why couldn't you just live for me?

You had a choice.

Why didn't you choose me?

Even if it meant forsaking your own?

Yes, if she'd be here now!

Even if it meant hurting her?

If it had to be done!

Even if it meant killing her?

Whatever it takes!

Good boy...

I won't let that happen.

Anyone who tries to take them from me, you'll get no mercy.

And what if your decision ends up being the wrong mod in the end?

That won't happen, because I'm not wrong.

What's wrong?

Is this messed up world?

Someone tell me why this scum is claiming to be a king.

Wait, no!

Please, spare our lives!

We beg of you!

These humans are complete idiots.

Now I want you to think as hard as those puny brains of yours can manage.

Have you ever spared a pig or a cow?

Because it begged you for its life?

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Anime Speeches which always Gives Goosebumps🥶”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: soldiers, reality, meant. This video has 64 sentences and 512 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:06. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 15 of its 64 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
meaningless adjective	/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs/	Lacking meaning.
accursed adjective	/əˈkɝ.sɪd/	Hateful; detestable, loathsome.
anguish noun	/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/	Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress; an emotional state caused by intense misery or suffering.
causal adjective	/ˈkɔːzəl/	Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.
forsake verb	/fɔɹˈseɪk/	To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
futility noun	/fjuˈtɪləti/	The quality of being futile or useless.
underdog noun	/ˈʌndɚˌdɔɡ/	A competitor thought unlikely to win.
vanquish verb	/ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/	To defeat (someone); to overcome.
buckle noun	/ˈbʌkəl/	A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the…
comrade noun	/ˈkɑmɹæd/	A mate, companion, or associate.
courageous adjective	/kəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/	Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
nexus noun	/ˈnɛksəs/	A form or state of connection.
scum noun	/skʌm/	A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).
bleed verb	/ˈbliːd/	To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
initiate verb	/ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/	To begin; to start.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
beat up verb	To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
end up verb	To bring to a conclusion.
mess up verb	To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
push forward verb	To continue to act or do something, especially with a lot of effort

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Would you say that of our slain comrades?
Why didn't you choose me?
Even if it meant forsaking your own?
Have you ever spared a pig or a cow?
Because it begged you for its life?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, won't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: anguish /ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/, vanquish /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/, initiate /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/, selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/
Long words — get the stress right: futility /fjuˈtɪləti/, initiate /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/

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 meaningless, accursed, anguish.

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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