Shadowing Practice: tanjiro vs daki full fight 😤 💪 @xaifi_edits - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Miss Koinatsu?
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Oh.
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Forgive me for intruding.
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I have a favor to ask.
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Would you give Master my payment for lodging?
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What's going on?
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I had to dress as a woman for my mission, but I'm actually a guy.
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I already knew that.
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Well, it was obvious from the start.
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I've known the whole time.
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I guess I was busted from the beginning.
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Were you worried about Suma for real?
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I was telling the truth.
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As for everyone that vanished, I promise I'll rescue them.
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Why thank you. Be careful.
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Now then, I'll be off.
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There's a scent!
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It's a demon!
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And it's nearby!
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This is bad!
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He's late!
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I'll just take action by myself!
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Muscle!
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Muscle!
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Muscle!
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Muscle!
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Muscle!
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Big win!
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You're not coming through!
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What happened to Zenko and Hinatsuru?
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Zenko just disappeared!
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Hinatsuru fell ill!
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Who is it that you suspect?
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You can trust me.
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You have my word that I'll kill whoever it is.
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I'll get revenge for you.
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It was an Oiran whose name is Warabihime.
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Not here.
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She must be on the prowl for humans.
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The demon should be back here by daybreak.
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Miss Poinatsu!
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Glad you came.
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So, how many of you are there?
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Is there a Hashira with you?
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Or is he on his way now?
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I have no use for anyone who's not one.
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Understood?
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Let that poor woman go!
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How dare you!
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She's so fast I didn't even see her move.
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I have no strength left in my limbs.
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And my body's numb.
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That demon's weapon is her belt and has supernatural abilities.
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Wow.
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Looks like you're tougher than I thought.
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Water breathing.
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Striking time!
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Your aerial combat isn't half bad.
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Very fine sword work indeed.
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Ugly as you are.
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That was very cute of you.
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I think I'm starting to grow fond of you. Can I do it?
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Can I really do this alone?
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I have to!
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What is all that noise?
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Exactly how many of you are there? Who knows?
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We only clashed for maybe an instant at most.
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The swordsmith who made it must have been a real amateur.
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I'm growing tired of it.
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So I'm putting an end to you now.
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Hinokami Kagura!
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Raging Sun!
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His swordsmanship style changed.
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Slang Dance! So typical!
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The opening thread!
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Inokami Kagura!
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Firewheel!
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Far too slow.
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All the built-up fatigue is causing my muscles to cramp.
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Calm down.
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Get your breathing under control.
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Recovery breathing!
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I can do this!
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I can take on an upper rank demon!
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Hinokami Kagura's effective against her!
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If I wanna win, I'm gonna have to use every ounce of my power!
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Now I'm really feeling that demon's presence, isn't he?
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Isn't he?
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This must be it!
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Get ready to die, bastard!
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So I can only get my head inside, huh?
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Get ready, dude!
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Cause I'm coming through!
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What the hell?
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What is this?
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What's he doing here?
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Dirty man, you reek of filth!
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Drink the ring and a WAY an attack from an overweight worm!
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His intuition appears to be razor sharp.
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What should I do?
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Palisade bite!
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The humans you saved are looking awfully vulnerable.
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No crap, I forgot!
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We're gonna give you a hand with this freak!
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I'm trying my best, but I'm not much of a fighter!
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Thunder breathing.
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Thunder clap and flash.
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Maybe you should stay asleep like this the whole time.
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This presence...
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Lord Tengen.
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Sorry I took so long.
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You both look as flashy as ever.
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Alright.
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From here on out, things are gonna get real flashy.
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Get your breathing under control...
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...and strike!
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It seems I was right.
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The Hoshua really did show up!
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She just transformed, which means she gained even more power.
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Keep her down out there, will ya?
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You've got a lot of nerve-picking fights out in front of my house!
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Get the hell out of my sight!
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Please, sir, don't come this way!
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Please, sir, don't come this way!
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Huh?
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Get off me!
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Run!
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Run!
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Get up, we have to run!
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Sir, you're going to survive this.
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You need to stop the bleeding.
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I won't let you get away with this.
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Not after what you just did.
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Your efforts are useless and you're hideous.
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So do us a favor and die alongside them.
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Zero, wake up!
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We have to leave!
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Everyone get back inside!
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Killing innocent people without any hesitation!
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I won't allow it!
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Those lost lives will never return!
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They can't just regenerate!
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Why do you kill?
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Why trample over the lives of the innocent?
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Why can't you understand?
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You were once a human, isn't that right?
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I'm a demon now, so who cares about my human past?
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I see.
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Blood demon art!
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Eight lair to Obi-Slash!
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A crossbow leaving you with nowhere to run.
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It's all over for you.
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Hinokami Kagura, burning bones.
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Something's not right here.
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None of this makes any sense!
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I was able to blunt my slash by bending.
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You hideous wild dumb!
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They're moving so slowly.
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It'll take more than that!
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You...
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What?
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I can decapitate her this time.
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I can't stop coughing.
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It's so hard to breathe.
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My vision's going dark.
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Stand up.
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Wield your sword.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “tanjiro vs daki full fight 😤 💪 @xaifi_edits”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: muscle, demon, breathing, hinokami, Kagura. This video has 167 sentences and 862 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:33. The speaker talks slowly, about 90 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. 30 of its 167 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
breathe verb/bɹiːð/To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
demon noun/ˈdiː.mən/An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
flashy adjective/ˈflæʃi/Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
hideous adjective/ˈhɪd.i.əs/Extremely or shockingly ugly.
thunder noun/ˈθʌndɚ/The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
awfully adverb/ˈɔ.f(ə.)li/Badly, terribly.
crossbow noun/ˈkɹɒsbəʊ/A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
daybreak noun/ˈdeɪbɹeɪk/The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.
decapitate verb/diˈkæp.ə.teɪt/To remove the head of.
firewheel nounGaillardia pulchella, a flowering plant of southern US, from Arizona to Florida, and northern Mexico.
intrude verb/ɪnˈtɹuːd/To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
palisade noun/ˈpæl.ɪˌseɪ̯d/A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.
regenerate verb/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
swordsmanship nounthe skill of using a sword
swordsmith noun/ˈsɔɹdsmɪθ/A maker of swords.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come through verbTo come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.
build up verbTo erect; to construct.
calm down verbTo become less excited, intense, or angry.
get away with verbTo get away, or escape, taking (something) with one.
get back verbReturn to where one came from.
get off verbTo move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
get up verbTo move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
show up verbTo appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Who is it that you suspect?
  • Can I really do this alone?
  • Exactly how many of you are there?
  • Why can't you understand?
  • You were once a human, isn't that right?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould be · should I do · should stay
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionI'll rescue · I'll be · I'll just take
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowYou're not coming · I'm starting · I'm growing
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessaryhad to dress · have to use · have to run

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 40 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, isn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, thunder /ˈθʌndɚ/, swordsmith /ˈsɔɹdsmɪθ/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: flashy /ˈflæʃi/, vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/, intuition /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/, clash /ˈklæʃ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: decapitate /diˈkæp.ə.teɪt/, regenerate /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/, intuition /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/, supernatural /ˌsu.pəɹˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/

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 breathe, demon, flashy.

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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