Listening 35–36 What the Speaker Is Doing + Matching Details

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This type has you listen to one person delivering a greeting or introduction at a formal occasion — an opening ceremony, commemoration, or awards ceremony — and answer two items. The first item (35) asks what the speaker is doing right now, meaning the nature of this speech act itself, and the second item (36) checks whether a detail within the talk is accurate. The typical structure runs on formal sentence endings (the '-습니다' style): the opening reveals a note of thanks and the nature of the occasion, the middle section gives background (the preparation period and process), and the latter section adds practical notices (operating hours, closed days, and so on). If you catch who the speaker is and what kind of occasion this is from the first sentence, item 35 is nearly solved already. The matching item 36 hinges on concrete details — numbers, days of the week — that appear from the middle of the talk onward. Common wrong answers flip information stated as a negative (like 'closed on Mondays') into a positive, or plausibly invent content never mentioned at all — so base your answer only on expressions that actually appeared in the talk.

What the Speaker Is Doing + Matching Details

• 존경하는 -여러분 — A formal way of addressing the audience at an official event. It appears in almost every opening line of an opening address, congratulatory remarks, or commemorative speech.
• 오늘 이 자리에 함께해 주셔서 감사드립니다 — A set phrase for an event greeting. Whenever this sentence appears, the nature of the occasion (what it's for) always follows.
• 지난 -간의 준비 끝에 — Background explanation stating the period leading up to the event. It's usually followed by a result expression like 'open' or 'be completed.'
• -게 되었습니다 — Used in the formal style to modestly announce a result or completion. Speakers use this even to downplay their own achievements.
• -ㄴ/는 덕분에 — An expression that states a cause when expressing thanks. Frequently used in greetings to mention the help of the audience or related parties.
• 앞으로 -고자 합니다 — A formal expression of aspiration or plans for after the event. Used in the middle of a greeting to lay out a direction.
• -임을 안내드립니다 — A polite way to announce practical information like operating hours or closed days. It's a notice signal attached at the end of a sentence.
• 매주 -부터 -까지 — A notice pattern stating operating days or a period. An exception (a closed day) often follows, so listen through to the end.
• 다시 한번 -께 감사드립니다 — A set phrase used to close out a greeting. When this expression appears, it's a signal the talk is about to end.
• 자리를 빛내 주시다 — An honorific idiom for those who attended. Understand it as a formal way of saying 'attend.'
• 무사히 -게 되었습니다 — An expression announcing that an event went well or is proceeding smoothly without major issues. Frequently used in opening addresses and commemorative speeches.

• The opening greeting that reveals the speaker's identity and the nature of the occasion
• Background information explaining the preparation period and process
• Notices, such as days or times, presented as either a positive or a negative statement

• First establish who the speaker is and what kind of occasion this is from the opening
• Note the key numbers and time periods in the mid-section background explanation
• Distinguish the later notices (days, times) precisely as positive or negative
• Check each detail in the options one by one against the expressions that actually appeared in the talk

• Confusing a question about the speaker's 'action' with mid-talk details like construction or recruitment
• Being fooled by a wrong answer that swaps a negative statement like 'closed on Mondays' into a positive option

This is a Hard-rated item type, so it's fine to skip if your target is Level 3 — but even just catching the speaker's identity and the nature of the occasion is enough to lock down item 35.