A TOEIC Speaking model answer for Questions 8–10: an HR coordinator explains a staff training day, and a hotel receptionist confirms a guest's booking.
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The structures this recording uses most, with the exact words you will hear:
| Structure | In the recording |
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| Present perfectIntermediatehave/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now |
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| Passive voiceIntermediatebe + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it |
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| Requests, offers and permissionBeginnerCould you…? Would you mind…? Can I…? Would you like…? — asking politely |
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| Possibility with “might / may”Intermediatemight/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain |
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| Future with “will”Beginnerwill + verb — a decision, promise or prediction |
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| Phrasal verbsIntermediategive up, find out, end up, come up with — a verb + particle with its own meaning |
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| Question word + to-infinitiveBeginnerhow to…, what to…, where to… — a question word followed by to |
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| During vs whileIntermediateduring + noun, while + clause — at the same time as |
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| Prepositions of time: at / on / inBeginnerat 7 o'clock, on Monday, in the morning / in 2020 — which word goes with which time |
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| Ability with “can / could”Beginnercan/could + verb — what someone is able to do, or could do in the past |
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| There is / there areBeginnerthere is/are + noun — saying that something exists or is somewhere |
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| QuantifiersBeginnera few / a little, much / many, a lot of, plenty of, none of — saying how much or how many |
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| Past simple (irregular verbs)Beginnerwent, saw, took… — a finished action in the past, with an irregular verb |
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| Verb + prepositionIntermediatedepend on, listen to, wait for, deal with — verbs with a fixed preposition |
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