Shadowing Practice: TOEIC Listening Part 4: An Awards Dinner and a Recorded Message - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Questions ninety-five through ninety-seven refer to the following introduction.

Good evening, and welcome to our annual awards dinner!

It's my great pleasure to introduce our Employee of the Year.

Daniel Cho joined our sales team just three years ago.

Since then, he has doubled our sales in the Asian market!

He also created a training programme for our new staff,

and, believe it or not, he did most of it in his free time.

Daniel will now say a few words about his work.

After his speech, dessert and coffee will be served in the garden.

So please, join me in welcoming Daniel Cho!

What is the purpose of the talk?

According to the speaker, what did Daniel Cho create?

What will happen after the speech?

Questions ninety-eight through one hundred refer to the following recorded message.

Thank you for calling the Riverside Dental Clinic.

I'm sorry, but our office is closed at the moment.

We're open Monday to Friday, from eight thirty to five.

Please note that we'll be closed next Monday for a public holiday.

To book or change an appointment, please visit our website.

If this is an emergency, don't wait.

Call our twenty-four-hour line on 555-0162.

Otherwise, leave your name and number after the tone,

and we'll call you back the next working day.

What type of business recorded the message?

Why will the business be closed next Monday?

How can listeners change an appointment?

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 26 sentences and 243 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:54. The speaker talks at a steady 128 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 91% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
refer verb	/ɹɪˈfɜː/	To direct the attention of (someone toward something).
tone noun	/ˈtəʊn/	A specific pitch.
thirty noun	/ˈθɝti/	A commercial lasting 30 seconds.
introduce verb	/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/	To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
dessert noun	/dɪˈzɝt/	The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.
listener noun	/ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/	Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
appointment noun	/əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/	The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
holiday noun	/ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/	A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.
twenty noun	/ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i]	The numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29).
pleasure noun	/ˈplɛʒɚ/	A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
programme noun	/ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/	UK, New Zealand, and India standard spelling of program.
introduction noun	/ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/	The act or process of introducing.
speaker noun	/ˈspikɚ/	One who speaks.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as we'll, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: pleasure /ˈplɛʒɚ/, introduction /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/

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 refer, tone, thirty.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	will be served · is closed · be closed
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction	will now say · will be · will happen

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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