Shadowing Practice: Death Note ep.1 english dub clip 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

BEEP What?

A pair of sleeping skulls?

I win again.

No hard feelings, right?

Hey there, Ryo.

Would've killed you to join us.

You should come play with us for a change.

No. I'll pass.

Listen for the voice of God, then follow it.

And know that in time you will find your salvation.

Yagami, are you still with us?

Can you please translate the following sentence into English?

This is amazing.

Follow the teachings of God and receive his blessings and

so it shall be that the seas will again become bountiful and the raging storms will subside.

Today at approximately 11 a.m., a 32-year-old man was found stabbed to death in his apartment in the city of Yokohama Kanagawa Prefecture.

Kanagawa police are treating this case as homicide.

In other news, today's suspected murderer, Naoki Kofuji, was arrested in the district of Shibuya, Tokyo.

He is being held in custody facing murder charges for the brutal slaying of his common law partner, who was only 25 at the time of your death.

Day in and day out.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 20 sentences and 179 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:01. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

14 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

custody /ˈkʌstədiː/ (noun) — The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
rage /ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ (noun) — Violent uncontrolled anger.
brutal /ˈbɹuːtəl/ (adjective) — Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
skull /ˈskʌl/ (noun) — The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
blessing /ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/ (noun) — Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
salvation /sælˈveɪ.ʃn̩/ (noun) — The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).
translate /tɹænzˈleɪt/ (verb) — To change spoken words or written text (of a book, document, movie, etc.) from one language to another.
murderer /ˈmɝdɚɚ/ (noun) — A person who commits murder.
homicide /ˈhɑ.məˌsaɪ̯d/ (noun) — The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
stab /stæb/ (verb) — To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
beep /biːp/ (noun) — The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
bountiful /ˈbaʊntɪfəl/ (adjective) — Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
slay /sleɪ/ (verb) — To kill; to murder.
subside /sʌbˈsaɪd/ (verb) — To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

hold in (verb) — To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.
play with (verb) — To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.

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 custody, rage, brutal.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	was found · was arrested · being held
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction	I'll pass · will find · will again
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	are treating · is being

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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