Shadowing Practice: Might Guy vs Madara | English Dub - Learn English Speaking with Video

Creating lesson...
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You may be reinforcements, but you're nothing more than pebbles.
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That guy's Madara?
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Yes, that's him.
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Only Sage Jutsu works against him.
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Well, that and physical attacks such as Taijutsu.
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Sage Jutsu isn't your forte, Sensei.
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Yes.
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Plus, I can't weave signs at all right now.
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Eight inner gates!
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Seventh gate of shock!
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Open!
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Guide!
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Heed softly.
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Those aren't human movements.
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Take this!
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Gotta use the flying Raijin to throw myself into the Black Spear's path.
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Thanks to you, Lee.
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What are we going to do if your taijutsu, our last ray of hope, is no good?
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It's still too early to count my taijutsu out.
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But it's true that not everything we wish for will come true.
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Just like my challenges to you.
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The Leaf's wild blue beast is no more.
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No way.
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Not the final gate of death.
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Gai, you mustn't do it!
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Not even your father would!
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I know.
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Gai-sensei, you think that right now is absolutely the time for that?
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That I made myself the equal of any ninja, even Kakashi.
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Become strong so I can just sit back and enjoy the show.
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Father...
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Alright, pay very close attention, Gai.
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It's the eight inner gates!
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It's a forbidden jutsu!
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I was a genie.
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I trained every day.
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And after 20 years, I finally grasped this jutsu.
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It's really the only move that I'm able to pass on to you as your father.
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Become a splendid shinobi.
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A self-rule.
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The Eighth Gate of Death His chakra is spreading toward the Death Gate chakra point.
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The Eighth Gate of Death!
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Those the seven ninja swordsmen of the mist?
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What's this?
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It's slight, but the blade's gotten chipped.
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I made it in time!
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Father?
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I'll hold a fort and buy your time.
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You don't stand a chance against any of them!
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Open!
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Eight interdates formations!
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Guy, you really mean it?
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Red vapor.
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It's almost the color of dead autumn leaves that have fallen off their tree.
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They're not wrong, but they're not fallen without reason or purpose.
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Until the new spring when fresh leaves bud once again...
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SIGIZO!
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First step!
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Go for it, Gai-Sensei!
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Sensei Sekizo, the evening elephant!
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He stopped partway!
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I bet the Gate of Death's level of pain is something that exceeds my imagination!
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A kind of air cannon.
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I should definitely avoid getting hit by the fists that are creating them.
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The Eight Inner Gates Formation.
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All right, I'm game.
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I'll play with you!
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The Eight Inner Gates formation.
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It lets someone draw out their maximum power.
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They will inevitably.. die.
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We have to go lend assistance to Gai, so listen up!
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Those black weapons of Madara's are troublesome.
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He can only send them about 70 meters before losing control.
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By sending them away, we can prevent Madara from controlling.
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Gaara, can you ready some sand?
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Guy wants to risk his life to protect.
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First step!
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He's fast.
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Second step!
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Third step!
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Fourth step!
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Just keep forging on, guys!
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Go!
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The End Even that didn't work.
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Let's keep on dancing!
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Night guy...
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Charge!
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Guy!
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I'll acknowledge this chakra of yours.
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No one who surpasses you in Taijutsu.
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So, I declare that you are the strongest of them all! So fast!
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What happened?
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I very nearly died.
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I'll finish you off.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 94 sentences and 546 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:07. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
gate noun/ˈɡeɪ̯t/A doorlike structure outside a house.
leaf noun/lif/The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
ninja noun/ˈnɪnd͡ʒə/One who very skillful, considered similar to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation.
shock noun/ʃɔk/A sudden, heavy impact.
fort noun/fɔɹt/A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
sand noun/sænd/Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in…
chip noun/t͡ʃɪp/A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
beast noun/biːst/Any four-footed land mammal.
autumn noun/ˈɔtəm/Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as…
seventh adjective/ˈsɛvənθ/The ordinal form of the number seven.
imagination noun/ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
slight adjective/slaɪt/Minor; small in amount
acknowledge verb/əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ/To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
meter noun/ˈmitəɹ/A device that measures things.
elephant noun/ˈɛlɪfənt/A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
draw out verbTo make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend.
fall off verbTo become detached or to drop from.
listen up verbTo listen closely; to pay attention.
sit back verbTo recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, I'm, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shock /ʃɔk/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/, inevitably /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/, reinforcement /ˌɹiːɪnˈfɔːsmənt/

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 gate, leaf, ninja.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing formavoid getting · keep forging
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill come · I'll hold · I'll play
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowis spreading · are creating
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessarymustn't do · have to go

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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