Shadowing Practice: Siêu luyện nghe Toeic Part 4 Short 10 #newtoeic #toeic2025 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Good morning employees, this is a quick announcement regarding our upcoming company picnic.
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This year's event will be held at Riverside Park on Saturday, July 15th, starting at 11am.
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We'll have a variety of activities, including volleyball, frisbee, and a special relay race.
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Lunch will be catered, featuring barbecue options, and vegetarian dishes.
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please remember to rsvp by the end of this week july 7th
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so we can get an accurate headcount for food
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and activities you can sign up on the hr department's intranet
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page we look forward to seeing everyone there for a fun day of team building

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Siêu luyện nghe Toeic Part 4 Short 10”. This video has 8 sentences and 100 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:40. The speaker talks at a natural 152 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
upcoming adjectiveHappening or appearing in the relatively near future.
announcement noun/əˈnaʊns.mənt/An act of announcing, or giving notice.
dish noun/dɪʃ/A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
relay noun/ˌɹiˈleɪ/A new set of anything.
volleyball noun/ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.
picnic noun/ˈpɪknɪk/An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
vegetarian noun/vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products.
cater verb/ˈkeɪɾɚ/To provide, particularly
headcount noun/ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt/The act of counting how many people are present in a group.
intranet noun/ˈɪntɹəˌnɛt/A private computer network, typically one that uses the protocols of the Internet.
regarding/ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/Concerning, respecting.
lunch noun/lʌnt͡ʃ/A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
accurate adjective/ˈæk.ɹɪt/Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
employee noun/ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/A person who provides labor to a company or another person.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
look forward to verbTo anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itwill be held · will be catered
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill be · We'll have

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like upcoming, announcement, dish.

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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