Shadowing Practice: lv02 013 Bird and Kip 13 The Circus - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Bird and Kip, Episode 13,
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The Circus Bird and Kip were at the circus.
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What a great show, said Bird.
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It sure is, said Kip.
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I wish I could be in the circus.
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Acrobats flew through the air.
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That's amazing, said Bird.
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I wish I could do that, said Kip.
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Wow, said Bird.
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Look at that.
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A tightrope walker walked above the crowd.
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I wish I could do that, said Kip.
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A tiny little car drove into the ring.
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A clown got out of the car.
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The clown smiled and waved.
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Then another clown got out.
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And then more clowns got out.
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That's a lot of clowns, said Bird.
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The clowns all ran around in circles.
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They threw pies at each other.
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They bumped into each other and fell down.
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Everybody laughed.
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Well, Kip, said Bird.
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You could definitely do that.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 24 sentences and 140 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:49. The speaker talks slowly, about 77 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
clown noun/ˈklaʊ̯n/A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly…
circus noun/ˈsɜːkəs/A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
walker noun/ˈwɔkɚ/The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.
pie noun/paɪ/A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie"…
bump noun/bʌmp/A light blow or jolting collision.
acrobat noun/ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
tightrope noun/ˈtaɪtˌɹoʊp/A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
laugh verb/læf/To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
smile verb/ˈsmaɪl/To have (a smile) on one's face.
tiny adjective/ˈtaɪni/Very small.
wave verb/weɪv/To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
circle noun/ˈsɜɹkəl/A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
get out verbTo leave or escape.
fall down verb/fɔl ˈdaʊn/To fall to the ground. To collapse.
get out of verbTo leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.

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 clown, circus, walker.

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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