Shadowing Practice: Where Am I? 11: There is a big Tent - Little fox - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Let's listen. Where am I?
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Episode 11.
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There is a big tent.
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There is a big tent.
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There is a big tent.
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I see elephants.
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I see elephants.
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I see elephants.
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I see elephants.
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I see elephants.
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There are lions.
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I see a juggler.
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There is popcorn.
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I see a tall man.
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There are silly clowns. Where am I?
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I am at the circus.
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Let's role play.
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I'm sorry.
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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Where Am I? 11: There is a big Tent - Little fox”. This video has 19 sentences and 70 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:26.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
elephant noun/ˈɛlɪfənt/A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
tent noun/tɛnt/A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
silly adjective/ˈsɪl.i/Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
lion noun/ˈlaɪən/A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
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.
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…
popcorn noun/ˈpɑp.kɔɹn/A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
juggler noun/ˈd͡ʒʌɡl̩ə(ɹ)/A person who practices juggling (trick of throwing and catching balls or similar).
tall adjective/tɔl/Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of…
episode noun/ˈɛp.ə.soʊd/A discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course.

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 elephant, tent, silly.

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 →