Shadowing Practice: 1000+ Pepperoni on 1 Slice of Pizza CHALLENGE!!! - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Today's video is sponsored by SimpliSafe Plus.

I've got a pretty cool announcement related to that, but more on that later.

Alright guys, can you stack 1 ,000 slices of pepperoni on a single slice of pizza?

Put your guesses down below.

Right here in this bag we've got a ton of pepperoni and we've got one slice of cheese pizza.

I think the only rule is going to be none of the pepperoni can...

No more than 10 % of any individual slice of pepperoni can be touching the plate.

It's got to be a majority, a vast majority, it's going to be on the cheese pizza.

Alright so there's not much else to say, the rules are in place, the challenge is set, let's start stacking some pepperoni.

Alright here we go, well that right there is slice number one,

slice number two, three and four, 21, 22.

Alright that's only 22 slices of pepperoni and we cannot see the cheese anymore.

All right, 23, 34, 25,

65, 66, 76, 91, 92, 93, 99, 100.

All right, that is 100 slices of pepperoni on one slice.

No problem, look at that.

That is solid, that is stacked.

That is a solid slice of pizza.

All right, but real quick, before we continue stacking the pepperoni, I had to spit all over.

Quick word from the sponsor of this video.

All right, today's video is sponsored by SimpliSafe.

And this partnership is actually perfectly timed.

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So check out the link in the description box below

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or you can even customize your own home security system.

Again, big thanks to SimpliSafe for sponsoring this video and holding down the fort.

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Link as always in the description box below

All right back to the food challenge.

I'm actually gonna move this over to a tray while it's still movable anymore

All right stopped at 100 101 102 103 3.

3. 3.

4. 4.

4. 5.

5. 5.

5. Are you sure?

No. Distraction.

We're just going to say 520 because we know for a fact.

I'd rather have 1010 than 990.

So, 521, 22, 23, 24, 19, 33, 34, 901, 953,

970, 971, 984, 998, 999,

And that right there my friends is pepperoni slice 1000 1000 slices of pepperoni

Maybe just grab a quick really close zoom in as well as possible to show

You can fully see the crust on this side

No pepperonis are touching on that side

This side there's one slice of pepperoni

Yeah there's one slice right there

That looks super close

There's definitely air between it

Alright well I'm going to get some beverages real quick

Get ready to do this get hyped now.

We're gonna eat this thing

Oh No, we did it oh

Yo, this thing is up and not a single slice fell

You ready all right flip it around I'm right -handed on the crust

Yeah, this is this is this is pretty this is surprisingly a sturdy look at that now here we go guys

You've successfully stacked the 1 ,000 slices now.

We're going to successfully eat the 1 ,000 slices.

Yeah, give me a countdown

Ready as ever One, go!

Oh shit!

This isn't that bad.

See, I think I don't like pepperoni on a good pizza.

It's not that I dislike pepperoni.

This isn't that bad.

It's not that bad.

I'm gonna drop a slice.

My dog has been roaming around my feet.

He's just waiting for when I drop a slice and I can't even grab it faster.

I can't drop it anymore.

No more debris.

It's getting a little spicy.

The actual slice of pizza is gone.

All that remains is just pepperoni.

I'm going to go.

oh yeah I ran out of liquid I had no I was trying to swallow that pepperoni without liquid gag

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probably the spice or something from the salt Yeah, probably.

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Look at this little guy.

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Look at this little guy with pepperoni.

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Trying to steal my pepperoni before I can pick it up off the floor.

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I see how it is.

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Alright, guys.

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Yo, I'm happy that turned out good.

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I had no idea what to expect going into the stacking.

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I had no idea of a thousand plus.

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I actually think, I mean, you could have fit a lot more on there.

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You could have gotten a lot higher than a thousand, but we did it

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We stacked up a thousand slices of pepperoni onto a single slice of pizza stacked and completed

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It was 20 minutes and how many seconds?

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It was 20 minutes 12 seconds.

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20 12 okay damn that's so annoying

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if I just had a little bit of water sub 20 I could say sub 20

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Whatever alright guys.

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Well, thank you for watching this video.

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Hope you enjoyed this challenge

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1 ,000 slices of pepperoni and a single slice of cheese completed

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and Eated that was not a word or is not a word hope you enjoyed this video again

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This is just sponsored by simply safe

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you can check them out at simply safe .com slash Matt Stoney Didn't plan it to be

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but it turned out to be an awesome collaboration

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Got a lot of exciting cool stuff to announce down the line with the new property

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I just purchased super excited for it.

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Hope you enjoyed this one guys

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Thank you for watching this video, and I'll see you in the next food challenge

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Yeah, apparently I totally forgot to add up the calories so Maylin she did the calculations when I was eating

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It's like pretty nine thousand six hundred seven hundred calories almost so doesn't know with ten thousand calories slice of pizza

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Don't even tell me how much salt was in there.

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That was salt

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “1000+ Pepperoni on 1 Slice of Pizza CHALLENGE!!!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: slice, pepperoni, simplisafe, pizza, security. This video has 122 sentences and 1147 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:45. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
slice noun	/slaɪs/	That which is thin and broad.
pizza noun	/ˈpi.tsə/	A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
stack noun	/stæk/	A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch.
sponsor noun	/ˈspɒn.səː/	A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or…
sensor noun	/ˈsɛn.sɚ/	A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.
calorie noun	/ˈkæləɹi/	A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally…
successfully adverb	/səkˈsɛs.fə.li/	In a successful manner; with success; without failing.
liquid noun	/ˈlɪk.wɪd/	A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those…
monitor noun	/ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/	Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
crust noun	/kɹʌst/	A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
vast adjective	/væst/	Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
naturally adverb	/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/	In a natural manner.
partnership noun	/ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/	The state of being associated with a partner.
fort noun	/fɔɹt/	A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
custom noun	/ˈkʌstəm/	Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
check out verb	To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
add up verb	To take the sum of; to total.
hold down verb	To restrain; to check.
turn out verb	To end up; to result.

Sentences worth repeating

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

It's not that I dislike pepperoni.
I'm gonna drop a slice.
I can't drop it anymore.
Yo, I'm happy that turned out good.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is sponsored · is set · is stacked
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	was trying · was eating
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming	is going to be · it's going to be · Gonna be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	He's just waiting · It's getting

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 28 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: partnership /ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/, collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/, calculation /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩/
Long words — get the stress right: successfully /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/, affordable /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like slice, pizza, stack.

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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