Shadowing Practice: How to Order Pizza in English - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey everybody, it's Ariadna de la Gringa and welcome back to my YouTube channel.
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In today's video, I'm going to teach all of you how to order pizza in English.
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Yes, we are at the world's largest pizza chain, Domino's.
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Let's go inside and see how to order pizza in English.
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Today, we're going to be tackling one of the world's favorite foods, pizza.
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So I'm going to teach all of you different words
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and phrases and vocabulary you need to know to speak confidently when ordering pizza.
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Like if you want to order a slice in the store, if you want to order takeout like a big pie,
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as well as ordering something for delivery where it will be delivered to your door.
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But before ordering pizza, let's talk about why pizza is so irresistible.
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Pizza is this fantastic dish that is round, but sometimes it can be square.
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Also, it's built on this flatbread base called the crust or the dough.
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Then it's slathered with this tangy tomato sauce and on top of it is melted mozzarella cheese.
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And then finally, the best part is the toppings.
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Pizza places can be different.
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So in some places, you can order a single piece called a slice
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or you can order the whole pizza
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which is called a pie you can even call them for delivery
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so in this video i will break it down step by step on how to order pizza
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so you can feel confident in ordering pizza anywhere okay
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so since we're in domino's let's imagine we're ordering a whole pizza whether it's for delivery
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or at the counter what do you need to decide.
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Well, if you don't want it to get too complicated, you can just order one of their specialty pizzas on the menu.
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So you can order the deluxe pizza, a margarita, the pepperoni, Hawaiian,
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barbecue chicken, and the veggie pizza.
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These pizzas are very common here in America, So you'll probably find them in every menu and every pizzeria in the U.S.
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And to be honest with you guys, I really like the barbecue chicken pizza.
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But if you want something different, maybe you have a topping you love, or maybe there's an ingredient that you don't want to put on your pizza,
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or if you just want to mix everything all together, then you can build your own pizza.
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And that's where the fun really starts.
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First, you'll start by selecting your crust.
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And there are many options.
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You can get a handmade pan.
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You can get it hand tossed, a thin crust, a New York style, and a gluten-free pizza.
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Then you select the size.
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So the small is 10 inches, the medium is 12 inches, the large is 14 inches,
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and there's even an extra large which is huge and it's 16 inches.
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Sometimes if I don't know how big
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or how wide the pizza is I'll ask the people working
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here is this pizza good for one to two people like the small
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or if I want the extra large I'll be like how much will this feed?
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Next you pick the sauce.
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The most common sauce to order on pizza is tomato sauce or just pizza sauce.
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But if you're a little bit weird like me, you can order a sauce like a barbecue sauce,
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garlic parmesan sauce, you can order alfredo sauce, and even ranch.
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Yes, a salad dressing can go on top of pizza.
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Next is the cheese.
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You can ask for light cheese, extra cheese, or even no cheese.
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Yes, you can just skip the pizza without adding cheese on top, but I don't know of a single person who has eaten pizza without cheese.
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Next up, my favorite part, toppings.
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Toppings are all of the extra ingredients you put on top of the sauce
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and the cheese before putting the pizza in the oven.
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There are many toppings you can choose from.
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Pizza toppings come in two main categories, meats and vegetables.
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Some popular meat toppings include pepperoni,
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Italian sausage, bacon, chicken, beef, and ham.
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For vegetables and other toppings, you'll commonly find jalapenos, black olives,
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onions, spinach, mushrooms, pineapple, anchovies, and green bell peppers.
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As you can see, there are many ways to order pizza, whether it's by the slice, in the restaurant, or for delivery.
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But sometimes with loud background noises or even fast native speakers, it can be quite tricky to order pizza in English.
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So that's why I want to introduce you to today's video sponsor, FluentU, which will help you with real-world listening practice.
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FluentU is this really cool app that's designed to help you learn new languages from authentic video clips from movie trailers,
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news clips, or even YouTube videos.
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They have a Chrome extension where you can install it and then when you're watching Netflix or YouTube videos that have subtitles,
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FluentU turns them into interactive lessons.
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Imagine you're watching a scene where someone orders food, maybe pizza.
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If you hear a word you don't know like takeout, delivery, or crust, then you can just hover over the word in the subtitles.
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FluentU instantly gives you the definition, an image to help you remember it,
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example sentences, and even shows you other videos where that exact word is used.
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So if you find yourself struggling with listening comprehension or if you want to learn more vocabulary from in-person situations,
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FluentU is a great app to check out.
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I'll put the link in the description if you want to try out FluentU or just learn more about it.
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Thank you FluentU for sponsoring this portion of the video.
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Now let's get back to ordering pizza.
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Awesome!
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Now that we've discovered all of the yummy options, let's go build our dream pizza and order it at the counter.
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Now it's time to order pizza at the counter.
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I'm going to order a large pizza that is New York style.
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And I'm going to add three toppings to it.
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Can I do a build my own pizza?
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I'll do the New York style.
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What size?
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Large.
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Large New York style?
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Yes.
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And what would you like on it?
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I'm going to have the regular pizza sauce.
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And then for toppings, let me do pepperoni, mushrooms, and green peppers.
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Anything else on that?
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That's it.
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You got to keep up $12.99 right on there.
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Yes.
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$77.
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Perfect.
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$13.77.
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Ask you a question first over there.
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There you go.
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It's worth about 10 minutes.
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Okay.
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It'll be ready.
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Thank you.
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Thanks.
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I just ordered a large New York style pizza with three toppings, mushrooms, pepperoni, and green peppers.
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whether you order in store or online don't forget to check out the Domino's app
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because they have so many coupons that'll help you save money.
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For example this coupon allows you to get 20% off your whole order
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and the coupon I use today is the one large three topping pizza for $12.99.
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Wow that was super fast it only took 10 minutes to bake my pizza.
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The pizza comes in a pizza box and you can eat this at home
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but they also have some chairs and some tables
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so i'm going to eat inside also they gave me some paper plates napkins
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and also some grated parmesan cheese as well as some crushed
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red peppers now it's time to eat this large pizza in english we normally just say bon appetit
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or enjoy your meal do you guys have a certain phrase in your language to say enjoy your meal?
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Let me know down below.
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Okay everybody that's all for today's video.
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Let me know down below if you guys have any questions as well as what are your favorite pizza toppings.
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If you guys like this video go ahead and give me a like and subscribe and I'll see you guys next week.
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Bye!
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 118 sentences and 1311 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:05. The speaker talks at a steady 144 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| topping noun | /ˈtɑpɪŋ/ | Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza. |
| pepper noun | /ˈpɛp.ə/ | A plant of the family Piperaceae. |
| crust noun | /kɹʌst/ | A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary. |
| slice noun | /slaɪs/ | That which is thin and broad. |
| coupon noun | /ˈkuːˌpɑn/ | A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a… |
| mushroom noun | /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/ | Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood). |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| select verb | /sɪˈlɛkt/ | To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options. |
| phrase noun | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | A short written or spoken expression. |
| clip noun | /klɪp/ | Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. |
| menu noun | /ˈmɛn.juː/ | The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare. |
| 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… |
| vegetable noun | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice… |
| tomato noun | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| get back to verb | Return to (an activity) | |
| get off verb | To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| keep up verb | To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling. | |
| try out verb | To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 29 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thin /ˈθɪn/, authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, slather /ˈslæðə(ɹ)/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/, extension /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/, dish /dɪʃ/, crush /kɹʌʃ/, specialty /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/
- Long words — get the stress right: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, interactive /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/, pepperoni /pɛpəˈɹoʊni/
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 pizza, topping, pepper.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | will be delivered · is melted · is called |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | large which is · person who has · FluentU, which will |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has eaten · we've discovered |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · The most common |
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.