Shadowing Practice: Ross Gets His Teeth Whitened | Friends - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hey, guys.
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Hey.
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What's up?
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You know, oh, my God.
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What happened to your teeth?
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I whitened them.
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Really?
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Yeah, what do you think?
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Well, I think I shouldn't look directly at them.
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Come on, seriously.
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What if they're really, really, really white?
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Yeah, what was wrong with your old human teeth?
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I did leave the gel on a little longer than it said to.
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How much longer?
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A day.
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Plus, you know that tonight is your date with Hillary.
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I know.
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That's why I did it.
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Come on, are they really that bad?
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No. No, no, no. You'll be fine.
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Hillary's blind, right?
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She will be after tonight.
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Yeah.
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Oh, hey, hey, Rach.
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Uh, do you notice anything, uh...
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Yeah, your teeth?
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Yes, I saw them from outside.
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Okay, maybe this will make your teeth look less white.
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Nope.
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Nope.
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Okay, so, uh, colors that don't work are blue, yellow, green, red, black, white, orange, and purple.
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I don't know what I'm gonna do.
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The date starts in, like, an hour.
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Hey, Ross, maybe if your skin was lighter, your teeth wouldn't look so bright.
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Oh, great.
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So all I need to do is get some new skin.
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Thank you.
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I'm just saying, if you put just a little bit of makeup on you...
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Whoa, whoa, whoa.
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We're not 13 anymore.
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Ross, this is the only thing left that has a shot at working.
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But won't she notice I have makeup on?
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Please, half the guys out there have makeup on.
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What? And half the people.
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I mean, but just try it and see.
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No, I am not putting on makeup.
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Hello?
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Oh, good.
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Ross, could you put up some of these flyers for me?
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No, Damon!
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Damon!
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And after that, what could I do except become a chef?
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Mm -hmm.
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And someday soon, I hope to open my own restaurant.
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Mmm.
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You know, you're a really great listener.
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Most guys I go out with, they just talk and talk.
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Mmm -hmm.
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After a while, it's just like, shut your mouth, you know?
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Mmm -hmm.
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I've probably been talking too much.
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Why don't we talk about you a little bit?
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Mmm -hmm.
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Come on, I want to know.
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Mmm -hmm -hmm.
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Okay.
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I'm from Long Island.
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I came to the city for college.
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I have a five -year -old son, and in my spare time, I like to read spy novels.
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But let's talk more about you, hmm?
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I've had a really good time tonight.
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You know, I rarely connect with someone this much on the first date.
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Me neither.
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I've had a really good time, too, you know.
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Are you going to eat that bread?
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Oh, I just like the smell.
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Mmm.
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You make me laugh.
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Would you like to move over to the couch?
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Mm -hmm hmm maybe i'll just turn down the lights a little how about all the way
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wow cool poster or should i say groovy poster So,
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uh, where were we? Are those your teeth?
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Oh, you can see them, huh?
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Yes, they're insanely white.
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I did that for you.
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What's the matter with you?
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What's the matter with me?
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You've got a black light!
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It's 1999!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 89 sentences and 532 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:39. The speaker talks at a steady 114 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| nope | /noʊp/ | No. |
| poster noun | /ˈpoʊstɚ/ | A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall. |
| rarely adverb | /ˈɹɛəɹli/ | Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| purple noun | /ˈpɝ.pl̩/ | A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta. |
| spare adjective | /spɛɚ/ | Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous. |
| chef noun | /ʃɛf/ | The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household. |
| couch noun | /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ | An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa. |
| someday adverb | Sometime; at some unspecified time in the future. | |
| flyer noun | /ˈflaɪə(ɹ)/ | That which flies, as a bird or insect. |
| listener noun | /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ | Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast. |
| groovy adjective | /ˈɡɹuvi/ | Melodious, danceable; particularly of a riff or bassline. |
| insanely adverb | /ɪnˈseɪnli/ | In an insane manner; not sanely. |
| whiten verb | /ˈ(h)waɪ̯.tən/ | (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| put up verb | To place in a high location. |
| turn down verb | To refuse, decline, or deny. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 20 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 whoa, nope, poster.
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.