Shadowing Practice: Deciding Move (Kill Bill 2 - ending) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Before that strip turned blue, I was a woman.
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I was your woman.
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I was a killer who killed for you.
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Before that strip turned blue, I would have jumped a motorcycle onto a speeding train. For you.
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But once that strip turned blue, I could no longer do any of those things.
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Not anymore.
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Because I was going to be a mother. Can you understand that?
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Yes.
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But why didn't you tell me then instead of now?
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Once you knew, you'd claim her.
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And I didn't want that.
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Not your decision to make.
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Yes.
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But it's the right decision, and I made it for my daughter.
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She deserved to be born with a clean slate.
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But with you, she would have been born into a world she shouldn't have.
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I had to choose.
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I chose her.
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You know, five years ago, If I had to make a list of impossible things that could never happen,
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you performing a coup de grace on me by busting a cap in my crown, would have been right at the top of the list.
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I'd have been wrong, wouldn't I?
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I'm sorry. Was that a question?
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Of impossible things that could never happen, yes, In this instance, you would have been wrong.
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Well?
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When you never came back, I naturally assumed Lisa Wong or somebody else had killed you.
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Oh, and for the record, letting somebody think somebody they love is dead when they're not is quite cruel.
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I mourned you. for three months
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and in the third month of mourning you I tracked
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you down I wasn't trying to track you down
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I was trying to track down the fucking assholes I thought killed you so I find you
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and what do I find not only are you not dead you're getting married to some fucking jerk and you're pregnant.
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I overreacted.
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You overreacted? Is that your explanation?
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No, I didn't say I was gonna explain myself.
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I said I was gonna tell you the truth.
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But if that's too cryptic, let's get literal.
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I'm a killer.
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I'm a murdering bastard, you know that?
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And there are consequences to breaking the heart of a murdering bastard.
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You've experienced some of them.
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was my reaction really that surprising yes it was
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could you do what you did of course you could
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but i never thought you would or could do that to me i'm really sorry
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Sorry, kiddo, but you thought wrong.
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You and I have unfinished business.
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Baby, you ain't kiddin'.
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Ah!
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Pai Amé taught you the five -point palm -exploding part, didn't he? Of course he did.
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Why didn't you tell me?
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I don't know.
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Nicholas, I'm a bad person.
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No. You're not a bad person.
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You're a terrific person.
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You're my favorite person.
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But every once in a while, you can be a real cunt.
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How I look.
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You look ready.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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Oh, oh, oh, oh.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Deciding Move”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: strip, somebody, turned, blue, killed. This video has 65 sentences and 597 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:40. The speaker talks slowly, about 78 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 10 of its 65 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| strip verb | /ˈstɹɪp/ | To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes. |
| killer noun | /ˈkɪlɚ/ | One who or that which kills. |
| naturally adverb | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | In a natural manner. |
| explanation noun | /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ | The act or process of explaining. |
| palm noun | /pɑm/ | The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. |
| cruel adjective | /ˈkɹuːəl/ | Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless. |
| consequence noun | /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/ | An effect; something that follows a cause as a result. |
| motorcycle noun | /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/ | An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels. |
| bust verb | /bʌst/ | To break. |
| coup noun | /ku/ | A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act. |
| terrific adjective | Very strong or intense; excessive, tremendous. | |
| explode verb | /ɪkˈsploʊd/ | To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off. |
| literal adjective | /ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/ | Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not… |
| unfinished adjective | /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/ | Not completed; unresolved. |
| mourning noun | /ˈmoɹnɪŋ/ | The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| track down verb | To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can you understand that?
- Once you knew, you'd claim her.
- I'd have been wrong, wouldn't I?
- Is that your explanation?
- Why didn't you tell me?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | You've experienced · have unfinished |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be born · have been born |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, unfinished /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/
- Long words — get the stress right: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, motorcycle /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/, overreact /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/
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 strip, killer, naturally.
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.