Shadowing Practice: TOEIC Listening Part 2: Three Responses — Schedules and Deliveries - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Number twenty-one.

When will the new brochures be delivered?

At the print shop on Pine Street.

By Thursday afternoon, I believe.

Yes, they look wonderful!

Number twenty-two.

Who's picking up the clients from the airport?

Mr. Lee offered to drive them.

At terminal two.

Hmm, about forty minutes by taxi.

Number twenty-three.

Why was this morning's meeting cancelled?

In the large conference room.

Oh, the director's flight was delayed.

No, I didn't cancel my order.

Number twenty-four.

Have you reviewed the contract yet?

Sorry, I haven't had a chance.

It's a three-year contract.

Yes, the view is amazing!

Number twenty-five.

Would you rather meet on Monday or Wednesday?

We met at a trade show.

Either day works for me.

Yes, I'd love to!

Number twenty-six.

Ugh, the photocopier is out of paper again.

There's more in the supply closet.

Two copies of each page, please.

I read the paper this morning.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 30 sentences and 158 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:12. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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

12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
cancel verb	/ˈkæn.sl̩/	To cross out something with lines etc.
delay noun	/dɪˈleɪ̯/	A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
terminal noun	/ˈtɚmɪnəl/	A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
forty adjective	/ˈfoɹti/	Resembling or characteristic of a fort.
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.
closet noun	/ˈklɑzɪt/	A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
brochure noun	/bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/	A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
photocopier noun		A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.
twenty noun	/ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i]	The numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29).
deliver verb	/dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/	To set free from restraint or danger.
client noun	/ˈklaɪ.ənt/	A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
print verb	/pɹɪnt/	To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
pick up verb	To lift; to grasp and raise.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, haven't, I'd. 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 cancel, delay, terminal.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	Have you reviewed · haven't had
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	be delivered · was delayed

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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