Shadowing Practice: shadowing - Learn English Speaking with Video

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So, who are you going to kill first, Pom -Pom?
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Uh, I don't know if I'll really be doing much of the killing.
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I'll just find guns for you, and you can do all the violent stuff.
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You like that, right?
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You know none of this is real, right?
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What do you mean?
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Like the circus?
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The game today is literally to shoot each other.
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So what's the point in taking this moral high ground?
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Well, they're my friends.
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I don't really want to hurt them.
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All right, let me be real here.
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Why do you care about that?
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Uh, about not hurting my friends?
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Look, I know what it's like.
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One day you're somebody in the real world doing important things, and then the next you're just a weird little cartoon.. jester.
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You want to hold on to that part of you that still thinks it's part of that world.
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But in the end, what does it get you?
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Ragatha tries to be all nice and friendly, but she gets torn up every other adventure.
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Whether we like it or not, all we are now is a bunch of cartoon characters.
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So what's the point of pretending we're not?
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We're still people, though, right?
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I thought we were at first, but as time goes on, we just end up falling into our archetypes.
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Become part of the machine.
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What's your archetype, then?
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The villain?
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Listen, I had a key dynamic.
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I see how far I can push things, I screw with people, and I break the fourth wall.
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You wanna know why?
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It's cause it's funny!
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I do everything cause it's funny!
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Cause I'm the funny one!
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The funny one?
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Yeah.
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Ragatha's the cheerful one, Gangle's the sad one, Kinger's the crazy one, Zubal's the grumpy one, and you are the one who hasn't figured that out yet.
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We all just became archetypes.
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I at least have the self -awareness to choose who I am.
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The funny one.
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So who do you want to be?
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No better chance than now to try something new.
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You want to go nuts?
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You want to finally work off those weeks of rage and anguish that have been building up inside you?
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I know you hate it here.
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Everyone does.
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But the silver lining is you can pretty much do whatever you want.
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Like, look at the way you're aiming that gun.
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Too realistic.
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Just let it loose.
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What the heck?
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Today, I'm just gonna be evil.
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How's that?
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Heh, go for it.
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Yeah, yeah, those other fools better watch their tales because they're going to face the wrath of Pomni the Evil!
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Pfft, it's kinda cringe.

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "shadowing" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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.