Shadowing Practice: TOEIC Listening Part 2: Requests, Offers and Suggestions - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Number seventeen.
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Could you give me a hand with these chairs before the meeting?
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Sure! Just give me two minutes to finish this email.
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Number eighteen.
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Would you like me to book a table for the client lunch?
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Oh, yes, please! Somewhere near the office would be great!
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Number nineteen.
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Ooh, why don't we order a few dishes to share?
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Well... the client doesn't eat seafood, remember.
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Number twenty.
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Could you ask for the bill while I call a taxi?
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Ha, I've already paid it, actually!
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Number twenty-one.
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Oh, how about this blue scarf for Linda's retirement gift?
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Hmm, didn't we give her a scarf last year?
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Number twenty-two.
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Let's have the gift wrapped here. It's free.
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Ha, great idea! I'm terrible at wrapping presents.
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Number twenty-three.
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Oh no, my phone's dead. Could you watch my bag for a minute?
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Of course. Take your time, I'm not going anywhere.
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Number twenty-four.
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Shall I collect our train tickets from the machine?
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Don't bother. The ticket office is right there.
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Number twenty-five.
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Hey, why don't we take the earlier train home tomorrow?
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I'd love to, but I'm afraid I have a meeting until noon.
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Number twenty-six.
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Oh, would you mind sending me the photos from the trip?
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Not at all! I'll send you the whole album tonight!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “TOEIC Listening Part 2: Requests, Offers and Suggestions”. This video has 30 sentences and 221 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:28. The speaker talks at a natural 151 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 10 of its 30 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wrap verb | /ɹæp/ | To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. |
| scarf noun | /skɑːf/ | A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck. |
| bother verb | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for. |
| collect verb | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | To gather together; amass. |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| taxi noun | /ˈtæksi/ | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare. |
| noon noun | /nun/ | The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon. |
| seafood noun | /ˈsiːfuːd/ | Food from the sea, including that derived from fish, shellfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, seaweed, algae, marine mammals, and other marine organisms. |
| twenty noun | /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i] | The numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29). |
| ticket noun | /ˈtɪk.ɪt/ | A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc. |
| client noun | /ˈklaɪ.ənt/ | A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. |
| email noun | /ˈiˌmeɪl/ | A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network, primarily the Internet, using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and the Internet… |
| lunch noun | /lʌnt͡ʃ/ | A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. |
| retirement noun | /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/ | An act of retiring; withdrawal. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Ooh, why don't we order a few dishes to share?
- Hmm, didn't we give her a scarf last year?
- Could you watch my bag for a minute?
- Shall I collect our train tickets from the machine?
- Hey, why don't we take the earlier train home tomorrow?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, didn't. 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.
- 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 wrap, scarf, bother.
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.