Shadowing Practice: TOEIC Listening Part 3: A Restaurant Reservation and a Train Ticket Change - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Questions thirty-eight through forty refer to the following conversation.
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Hi, I'd like to book a table for a team dinner next Thursday.
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Wonderful! How many people will there be?
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Fourteen. Is your private room free that evening?
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Let me see... Yes, it's free from seven o'clock.
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Great! Oh, and three of us don't eat meat.
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That's no problem at all. Our chef makes a lovely mushroom risotto.
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I'm afraid we ask for a deposit for groups over ten, though.
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Oh, really? How much is it?
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Fifty dollars, and it comes off your final bill.
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Well... my manager has the company card.
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I'll call you back this afternoon to pay.
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What is the woman planning?
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What does the man say about the chef?
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What does the woman mean when she says, 'My manager has the company card'?
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Questions forty-one through forty-three refer to the following conversation.
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Excuse me, I've got a ticket for the four fifteen to Manchester.
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Is there any way I could catch an earlier train?
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Certainly. There's one at two forty, but it's quite busy.
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Oh, that's fine! My meeting finished early, you see.
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I'm afraid there's a ten-pound fee to change your ticket.
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Ten pounds? Ugh, that's a lot!
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Well... I suppose it's still worth it.
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Lovely, here's your new ticket.
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It leaves from platform six, so you'll need to hurry.
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Platform six. Brilliant, thanks so much!
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Why does the man want to change his ticket?
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What does the woman say the man has to pay?
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Where will the man most likely go next?
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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.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will there · I'll call · you'll need |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | 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.
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.