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Questions thirty-eight through forty refer to the following conversation.
Le domande dalla 38 alla 40 si riferiscono alla seguente conversazione.
2
Hi, I'd like to book a table for a team dinner next Thursday.
Salve, vorrei prenotare un tavolo per una cena di squadra giovedì prossimo.
3
Wonderful! How many people will there be?
Benissimo! Quante persone sarete?
4
Fourteen. Is your private room free that evening?
14. La vostra sala privata è libera quella sera?
5
Let me see... Yes, it's free from seven o'clock.
Vediamo... Sì, è libera dalle 7 in poi.
6
Great! Oh, and three of us don't eat meat.
Ottimo! Ah, e 3 di noi non mangiano carne.
7
That's no problem at all. Our chef makes a lovely mushroom risotto.
Nessun problema. Il nostro chef prepara un ottimo risotto ai funghi.
8
I'm afraid we ask for a deposit for groups over ten, though.
Però, purtroppo, per i gruppi sopra le 10 persone chiediamo un acconto.
9
Oh, really? How much is it?
Ah, davvero? Quant'è?
10
Fifty dollars, and it comes off your final bill.
50 dollari, e vengono scalati dal conto finale.
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Well... my manager has the company card.
Beh... la carta aziendale ce l'ha il mio responsabile.
12
I'll call you back this afternoon to pay.
La richiamo oggi pomeriggio per pagare.
13
What is the woman planning?
Che cosa sta organizzando la donna?
14
What does the man say about the chef?
Che cosa dice l'uomo dello chef?
15
What does the woman mean when she says, 'My manager has the company card'?
Che cosa intende la donna quando dice: "La carta aziendale ce l'ha il mio responsabile"?
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Questions forty-one through forty-three refer to the following conversation.
Le domande dalla 41 alla 43 si riferiscono alla seguente conversazione.
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Excuse me, I've got a ticket for the four fifteen to Manchester.
Mi scusi, ho un biglietto per il treno delle 16:15 per Manchester.
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Is there any way I could catch an earlier train?
C'è modo di prendere un treno prima?
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Certainly. There's one at two forty, but it's quite busy.
Certo. Ce n'è uno alle 14:40, ma è piuttosto affollato.
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Oh, that's fine! My meeting finished early, you see.
Oh, va benissimo! Sa, la mia riunione è finita prima.
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I'm afraid there's a ten-pound fee to change your ticket.
Purtroppo, per cambiare il biglietto c'è un costo di 10 sterline.
22
Ten pounds? Ugh, that's a lot!
10 sterline? Uffa, sono tante!
23
Well... I suppose it's still worth it.
Beh... immagino che ne valga comunque la pena.
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Lovely, here's your new ticket.
Perfetto, ecco il suo nuovo biglietto.
25
It leaves from platform six, so you'll need to hurry.
Parte dal binario 6, quindi dovrà sbrigarsi.
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Platform six. Brilliant, thanks so much!
Binario 6. Fantastico, grazie mille!
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Why does the man want to change his ticket?
Perché l'uomo vuole cambiare il biglietto?
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What does the woman say the man has to pay?
Secondo la donna, che cosa deve pagare l'uomo?
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Where will the man most likely go next?
Dove andrà probabilmente l'uomo subito dopo?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “TOEIC Listening Part 3: A Restaurant Reservation and a Train Ticket Change”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: forty, ticket, ten. This video has 29 sentences and 261 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:51. The speaker talks at a steady 141 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 12 of its 29 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| forty adjective | /ˈfoɹti/ | Resembling or characteristic of a fort. |
| refer verb | /ɹɪˈfɜː/ | To direct the attention of (someone toward something). |
| pound noun | /ˈpaʊ̯nd/ | A unit of weight in various measurement systems. |
| chef noun | /ʃɛf/ | The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household. |
| thirty noun | /ˈθɝti/ | A commercial lasting 30 seconds. |
| fifty noun | /ˈfɪfti/ | A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50. |
| deposit noun | /dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/ | Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| fifteen noun | /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ | An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut. |
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
| fourteen noun | /ˈfɔɹ.tin/ | A group of fourteen items. |
| 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). |
| risotto noun | /ɹɪˈzoʊtoʊ/ | An Italian savoury dish made with rice and other ingredients. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come off verb | To become detached. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Is your private room free that evening?
- I'll call you back this afternoon to pay.
- Is there any way I could catch an earlier train?
- I suppose it's still worth it.
- Lovely, here's your new ticket.
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | will there · I'll call · you'll need |
| Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessario | need to hurry · has to pay |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: chef /ʃɛf/, mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/
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 forty, refer, pound.
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.