Shadowing Practice: RATING FRIES (NOAH GOT FIRED) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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hey guys welcome back to our video welcome we love you all this is the first time
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that we ever said welcome back and we just realized
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that yeah we say hey guys we're gonna be doing today
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go to like a bunch of different fast food restaurants and try all their fries rate them oh it's mad
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yeah you gotta move your big ass head like i can't
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see behind me damn hey just the wording a little bit crazy she just had to mention
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that your forehead is big face why do you drive like
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that like like man spread with my foot up i don't
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know i do not like i have never i don't think
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i've ever been to kfc do you want to be in
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our youtube video sure okay get it on video um what happened hi youtube hello oh
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can you rip me off a piece rip me out the place rip me out the place
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they're good yo these are fire oh and that's the skin okay i thought
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that was a car okay what i don't even know wait can i try one
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no i rate this
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that one's good i rate this an eight i rate it
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a like for fast food that's a bus fry i rate it a nine give me another one actually
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no please from either of you me too please what are you like delinquents they're still warm
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honestly like that's a good prime salty level 10 10 10 like a crispy level
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and it has a little bit of of that um what's
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that spice mom likes oh yeah yeah that's why i like
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it it's called something else oh oh what why um like don't do
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that when i'm driving oh sorry um like you're pointing outside um the people next to us are what is
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that what give me another one like low -key
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give me another one actually bro you can't grab it you're not even driving kfc8
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and the people there were really cute too oh yeah we
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need to upgrade the service the service for this girl was also a 10
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because she gave us water she was very nice too it's
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literally kfc here i like i've never had kfc price
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and it has a little bit of skin on it actually
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i like the skin i love this i like it get like i'm driving
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so like call me a dairy queen fry i'm gonna try one more just
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so i can be nice yeah okay wait oh my god
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this is terrible guys where's the other fast food places this
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is a zero no it's a zero to me too no
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no like not even a one that's a zero dairy queen zero recipe okay i have a napkin
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all right don't take this dairy queen stacked us up you
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know what kfc didn't do any napkins all right you know
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what dairy queen goes from a zero to a one with these napkins i agree
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and made me a two because of the waters
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and the service i agree
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but the girl was really pretty i would never i would
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never get their fries ever again no either like i would
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like you would have to strap me down like force them
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into my mouth guys i can't believe how bad those dairy
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queen ones were they were nasty they were like thick
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in a bad way nasty just nasty i think they were you just have to think
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so watch it for the man i was going to let
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him go through well you i saw your thing guys we're
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coming up to a car no that's perfect lock the door lock the door
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hi can we get a uh small fry please yes that's all thank you no thank you thank you That was good.
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Okay.
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I hate Arby's.
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Have you ever tried Arby's?
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Also, that guy totally hurts you.
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Have you ever tried Arby's?
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Say it right into the speaker.
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Have you ever tried Arby's before?
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No, I've never.
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We've got the meats.
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Mia?
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I don't like how I'm paying for the Yardgo.
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Hello.
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Hi.
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Hello. Is that Kaysen?
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Yeah.
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What the fuck?
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Okay, service zero at a...
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No, it's not true.
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Let's rate these.
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Start getting smalls now.
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Curly fries!
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What?
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Look at me!
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Actually, Kate was like, Kate literally was just like, I would never.
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No, I hate Arby's.
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I wouldn't even try the fries.
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Yeah, bro.
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You switched over.
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Kate, I will say, you put the receipt with our fries.
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Bad boy.
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And I told them not to give me a receipt.
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Okay, service, 0 out of 10.
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No, no, no. Kate, he did a 10 out of 10.
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This isn't curly.
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This is curly.
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They're just like onion rings.
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In a good way?
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Yeah oh no they're pretty good they taste like they were fried with old oil
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i don't like it
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and it's soggy i like firmness i kind of like melt in your mouth
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and i don't like that low -key it tastes like you know like those dinosaur those dinosaur
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like when you get when you're a kid
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that you put in the oven yeah i said like 10
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out of 10 yeah they were cute it looks like my hair okay what do you guys rate the firmness
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firmness she's mad firm no she's not mad she was i
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rated a seven okay let me go this way seven i
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really like no no no a six a six whoever threw
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beer at our car whichever one of you guys chucked a
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freaking thing of beer at our car we come in for you speak now
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or forever i know what it was it was a white
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toyota truck how about ellie touched her nose to it
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and then she's like no she was smelling it she's like
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guys what is this i'm like ellie on god it's pee
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and she goes my nose just crazy
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so she just i touched it with my nose it didn't smell like anything though
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but the thing is i don't really know how beer smells yeah
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but it didn't seem like ever i would never get their
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fries ever again we're going to la soon oh yeah we're
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going to you guys also guys we started a snapchat account
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that you guys definitely should follow
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and check out we show like behind the scenes of our youtube videos hair can i see where we're going
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and oh oh you had to turn He said if you guys come inside I could give you a discount
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On the one fries tell them we rated them a three out of ten
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We want a discount we want a refund Which way?
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That left do you not see it Oh I miss Noah guys Tim's really reminds me of him No way
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Don't actually have to pay for it.
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Your hair looks very nice.
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Can I please have my quencher?
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Please.
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You look very studious with that hair knot okay i'm gonna get me a muffin
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and i don't want one i don't want one oh i don't want one
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i don't want one legit i don't want one i don't want one i got you a muffin i don't want
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i love you that's what i guessed two nothing us yeah you did that no time
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i rate this grunge shirt 10 service 10.
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i have some wipes that's everything what if i was a girl why would you why would you talk to me
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why i wouldn't like pretend i pretend you're okay you would give her something yeah that would be 293.
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you would talk to her
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that would be 293 there's someone behind you what did they order i'd like to pay for the person behind me
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noah almost got fired he's like ellie i only played tiktok once
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wait low -key what are those wedges those are wedges yeah we should do going to every restaurant
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and raining their shirley temples yeah i'm actually down the fries fries what size it was a small small fry yeah
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i just swung around to the front yeah
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because we didn't take your order okay
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so i collected 1337 from you i'm going to refund you this
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and then you pay for the price oh okay so sorry
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that's
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because it's not her money like damn that's expensive no for
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a small price this economy inflation is crazy you paid 30
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dollars yes sorry thank you at least just pay with her eyes closed she was like this
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sorry thank you at least okay this one was pretty yeah
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that was a pretty expensive small fry just add a little bazam a little spice a little bit
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but i really like spice it up a little guys like i actually feel sick to my stomach
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okay wait no put all that there for the outro let's say okay guys so this is all thumbnail first
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what face are you guys making like comment subscribe comment what
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you want us to do next bye y 'all bye guys
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “RATING FRIES”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: fries, rate, zero. This video has 146 sentences and 1523 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:53. The speaker talks at a natural 154 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| dairy noun | /ˈdɛə.ɹi/ | (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk. |
| nasty adjective | /ˈnæs.ti/ | Dirty, filthy. |
| spouse noun | /spaʊ̯s/ | A person in a marriage or marital relationship. |
| curly adjective | /ˈkɝli/ | Having curls. |
| discount noun | /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ | A reduction in price. |
| pretend verb | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| rat noun | /ɹæt/ | Any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than… |
| refund noun | /ɹɪˈfʌnd/ | An amount of money returned. |
| receipt noun | /ɹɪˈsiːt/ | The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received. |
| dinosaur noun | /ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/ | Those animals of the clade Dinosauria that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct. |
| wedge noun | /wɛd͡ʒ/ | One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow… |
| thick adjective | /θɪk/ | Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension. |
| temple noun | /ˈtɛm.pl̩/ | A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith. |
| stomach noun | /ˈstʌmək/ | An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion. |
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.). |
| come in for verb | To be subjected to. |
| come up to verb | To approach. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should follow · should do |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | had to mention · need to upgrade · have to strap |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | i'm driving · you're not even driving · I'm paying |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna be · gonna try · we're going to la |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 57 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thick /θɪk/, thumbnail /ˈθʌm.neɪl/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like fry, dairy, nasty.
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.