Shadowing Practice: KPop Demon Hunters Part 20 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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What are you doing?
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Oh, man.
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A hunter who's part demon.
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I love you guys!
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They're just like us.
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Oh, soul's incoming!
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My little soul without pub.
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That's catchy.
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Surprisingly, your plan is working.
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I know.
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And that soul is just a starter.
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So let me get back to work, and you'll be feasting in no time.
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One of the hunters bears my mark, but I have no control over her.
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This is good.
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This means she has shame.
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I'll find out what it is, and we can use it to destroy her and the hunters for good.
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I've taught you well, Gina.
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How do we go from gold to this?
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Look at all the weak spots.
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We've never seen the home run like this before.
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Crema must know we're so close to sealing it for good.
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So he sends a demon boy band?
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Well, it's working.
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Don't worry.
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I'm sure soda pop is just a fad.
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These boys will be old news by next week.
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You'll see.
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Girls, hi Bobby It's a lot more serious than I thought The Saja boys have gone completely viral After
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that variety show They even have their own fandom

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “KPop Demon Hunters Part 20”. This video has 29 sentences and 196 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:38. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% 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 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
hunter noun/ˈhʌntɚ/One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
demon noun/ˈdiː.mən/An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
seal noun/siːl/A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.
surprisingly adverb/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
viral adjective/ˈvaɪɹəl/Of or relating to a biological virus.
soda noun/ˈsoʊdə/Sodium bicarbonate.
starter noun/ˈstɑɹ.tɚ/Someone who starts, or who starts something.
feast noun/ˈfiːst/A holiday, festival, especially a religious one
incoming adjective/ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/Coming (or about to come) in; arriving.
bind verb/ˈbaɪ̯nd/To tie; to confine by any ligature.
fandom noun/ˈfændəm/The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group.
catchy adjective/ˈkæt͡ʃi/Instantly appealing and memorable.
crema noun/ˈkɹeɪmə/The light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
find out verbTo discover, as by asking or investigating.
get back to verbReturn to (an activity)

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • What are you doing?
  • How do we go from gold to this?
  • We've never seen the home run like this before.
  • I'm sure soda pop is just a fad.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've taught · We've never seen · have gone
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionyou'll be · I'll find · will be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around noware you doing · is working · it's working

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as you'll, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like hunter, demon, seal.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →