Shadowing Practice: Mayor Loves Big Scissors - Studio C - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hello, fine folks of Eugene, Iowa.
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Thank you for coming to the grand opening of Antony's Tarts.
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Please welcome our mayor, Meredith Kittlesworth.
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Hello.
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Happy to be here.
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Small business owners are the backbone to our community.
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So, let's celebrate with the cutting of this ribbon.
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The scissors are big. Can I touch them?
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Yeah, they're for you to use.
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Thank you.
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Beat it.
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To wield such power is great honor.
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So mega big, big good.
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Well, I'm itching to get to snipping.
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Let's do this thing.
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Mayor, the ribbon?
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I harness the power of scissors 400 times the regular size.
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Yeah!
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Oh!
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Ooh, that felt good!
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I'd like to feel that again.
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Well, uh, maybe next year.
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Yeah, sure.
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Oh.
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Um...
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Oh, yeah!
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Why don't you just hand those back to me?
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They're due back at the rental place tomorrow, you know?
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We don't want any late fees or anything like that.
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Oh!
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How do I look?
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Oh, okay.
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I think we're done with the scissors.
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No!
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There is no way you are getting these nasty, honking scissors from me.
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Okay.
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The mayor, everyone.
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Scissors.
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Scissors.
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And now the business owner, Aunt Tani.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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I'm so proud to be here.
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Oh, yes!
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Mama loved to cut.
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Mama cut, yeah.
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OK, can we get those scissors away from her, please?
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Melted her brain or something.
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Would you just move?
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You have always been jealous of my humongobongo scissors.
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Well, they make me glad.
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Can I get a whoop -whoop constituents?
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Whoop whoop.
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Okay, let's just keep it rolling.
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Please welcome the representative of Eugene Middle School's 4 -H Club.
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These are a gift.
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They took us all a year long and they represent love.
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It feels so good to shwink shwink.
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Okay, that is enough.
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Give them here.
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Boo!
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Let her cut!
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Let her cut!
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Let her cut!
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Let her cut!
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Watch me snip!
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Watch me nay nay!
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Watch me!
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Watch me!
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Watch me!
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Balloons for sale!
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Get your balloons! Be free!
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Let's hear it!
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For the King Kong Gorilla Scissors!
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Yeah!
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I am your mayor!
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Yum!
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Don't freeze!
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I'm gonna live forever!
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Oh, sir!
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Okay, she pooped herself out.
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Tawny, as a small business owner, the community would like to give you this $10 ,000 check to help you get started.
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Big paper!
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No, mayor, don't you do it.
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I'm not gonna do it.
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Actually, that was rather nice.
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Yeah.
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But my money.
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Don't worry.
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Bring out the big stapler.
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Oh, no. Oh, ho!

About This Lesson

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.