LC + RC TN T TO EIC Basic Course Copyright © 2012 LORI, Darakvvon, Inc Published in Vietnam, 2013 This edition is published in Vietnam under a license Agreement between Darakvvon, Inc and Nhan Tri Viet Co., Ltd Vietnam through Imprima Korea Agency AI! rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or othervvise, vvithout the prior written permission of the C o p yrigh t ovvners NTV ■Ẩ' • ’ 'i • Pi*r, íj N H À XUẤT BẢ N TỔNG HỢP T H À N H PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH C n g tyT N H H Nhân Trí Việt iEMCE TNT TOEIC Series is a three-level preparation course for the TOEIC test, which is intended to help learners at beginners and intermediate levels to develop the strategies, skills and vocabulary that are necessary to well on the test TNT TOEIC, Introductory ONE, is for learners at high-beginner level whose target TOEIC score is in the range of 350-400 The book consists of 20 listening units and 20 reading units, which focus on TOEIC listening testing points practice and basic grammar items to help learners at this level tackle the test w ith some coníidence The grammar section in this book covers the most fundamental aspects of English grammar such as nouns, pronouns, adverbs, subject-verb agreement and basic verb patterns TNT TOEIC, Introductory TWO, is intended for pre-intermediate learners who want to aim for a higher TOEIC score range of 380-450 The book consists of 20 listening units and 20 reading units, providing the learners w ith TOEIC-style listening practice and key lessons on more difficult grammar aspects such as tenses, subordination, comparisons and ellipses TNT TOEIC BASIC provides a clear, systematic approach for intermediate learners who need to score 500 or higher on the TOEIC The book consists of 20 listening units and 20 reading units The listening units give learners a closer look at all the parts of the TOEIC listening section, strengthening their listening skills w ith some tips, skill-building exercises and TOEIC-like practice The reading units cover many grammatical points which írequently occur in the TOEIC test, such as parts of speech, conditional sentences, passive voice, comparisons, etc The series has been designed in sequential order so that you can build up your skills, vocabulary, grammar and test-taking strategies as you move along However, if you haven't got time to it all, you can always focus on those units that deal with the skills or aspects you need to improve and skip the units that you don’t have time for The grammar sections in the series may be used as a quick reference guide whenever you want to check a certain grammar aspect or revievv some grammar points during your preparation for the test Pinally, if you want to aim for a higher score range of 550-750, TOEIC ICON series is your ideal choice LORI TENTS What's the NEW TOEIC? Listening Comprehension Reading Comprehension Unit 01 British Accent versus American Accent 14 Unit 01 Sentence Structures and Patterns 88 Unit 02 Photographs (1) 17 Unit 02 Nouns Unit 03 Photographs (2) 21 Unit 03 Adjectives 94 Unit Unit 04 Adverbs 98 Photographs (3) 24 90 Unit 05 Blank-fillingandReadingCompreheĩision(l) 102 Unit 05 Photographs (4) 27 Unit 06 Adjectives of Quantity 104 Unit 06 Photographs (5) 30 Unit 07 Question-Response - Who-questions33 Unit 07 Pronouns Unit 08 Question-Response - Where-questions36 Unit 08 Blank-íilling and Reading Comprehension (2) 113 Unit 09 Question-Response - When-questions39 Unit 09 PassiveVoice 116 Unit 10 Question-Response - How-questions42 Unit 10 CombinationsofVerbs 119 Unit 11 Unit 12 Question-Response - What-questions 45 Question-Response - Why-questions 48 Unit 13 Question-Response - Questions with Mođal Verbs, Unit 11 Tenses 122 Unit 12 Conditional Sentences 126 Unit 13 Blank-filling and Reading Comprehension (3) 129 Negative Questions, and Tag Questions 51 Unit 14 Conjimctions 131 Unit 14 Question-Response - Preíerence Questions 54 Unit 15 Comparison 135 Unit 15 ShortConversations(l) 57 Unit 16 Blank-filling 138 Unit 16 Short Conversations (2) 63 Unit 17 Prepositions 141 Unit 17 Short Conversations (3) 67 Llnit 18 Blank-fíllingandVocabulary(l) 145 Unit 18 Short Conversations (4) 71 Unit 19 Blank-filling and Vocabulary (2) 150 Unit 19 ShortTalks(l) 75 Unit 20 Reading Comprehension-Double Passages 156 Unit 20 ShortTalks(2) 81 R/C Ansvvers 199 c Transcripts & Answers 161 ’sthe NewTOEIC? What Is TOEIC? TOEIC, which stands for Test of English for International Communication, measures English proíiciency in a work-related environment at advanced and intermediate levels It is designed to give an accurate measurement of the English capabilities of people who not use English as their mother tongue Each year there are m illion people from more than 60 countries tâking the test for various purposes, from seeking jobs to getting promotions TOEIC Test Areas As TOEIC measures the candidate’s proíiciency in the workplace and everyday communication, the test questions are based on real-life work settings in an international environment (meetings, travel, telephone conversations, etc) TOEIC test questions include various settings and situations, such as: (1) Corporate Development: research, product development (2) Dining Out: business and intormal lunches, banquet, receptions (3) Entertainment: c in e m a , th e a te r, m u s ic , a rt, e x h ib itio n , m u s e u m , m e d ia (4) Pinance and Budgeting: banking, investment, taxes, accounting (5) General Business: contract, negotiation, mergers, marketing, sales, vvarranties, business planning, coníerence, labor relation (6) Health: medical Insurance, visiting doctors dentist, clinics (7) H ousing/Corporate P r o p e r ty : c o n s tr u c tio n , s p e c itic a tio n , b u y in g a n d re n tin g , e le c th c a n d gas services (8) Office: board meeting, committee, letters, telephone, fax, e-mail, office equipment (9) Personnel: recruiting, hiring, retiring, salaries, promotion, job application (10) Purchasing: shopping, ordering, supplies, shipping, invoice (11) Travel: trains, airplanes, taxis, terries, car rental, technical areas To ensure that the test measures what it is supposed to in a fair, valid and reliable Wây, these characteristics are common of the test items: Vocabulary, grammar and idioms are not speciíically American English Culture-speciíic and job/profession-specific situations are avoided Names from different countries are included Different English accents are used throughout the test - mainly American, British, Canadian and Australian accents w w w n h a n t r iv e t.c o m Structure of the Test Section L v Listening Task Part ' Comprehension i "3 ' Photographs 10 i Question-Response 30 ; Short Conversations 30 i Short Talks 30 Incomplete Sentences 40 Text Completion 12 L J - 1_ Reading ; ^ Comprehension ị ■ Reading Comprehension (Single Passages) 28 ■ Reading Comprehension 20 45 minutes 495 75 minutes 495 (Double Passages) TOTAL 200 questions Parts 120 minutes Listening Comprehension This section measures the candidate’s ability to understand spoken English Varied accents, including us, British, Australian, and Canadian can be heard in all parts of the test in order to reflect the reality of the workplace Practice with all ther;e accents is thereíore necessary to help yourselí get used to listening to English in the global business world PART 1_Photographs 10 questions Time for instruction; about 90 seconds Time between questions: seconds In Part you will see a picture in your test book and hear four short statements You should choose the statement that best describes the picture and mark your answer on the given answer sheet All the statements will be read once only w w w n h a n tr iv ie t.c o m 's the New TOEIC? PART 2_Question & Response 30 questions Time for instruction: about 60 seconds Time between questions: seconds n Mark you r ansvver on your ansvver sheet 26 M ark yo u r ansvver on yo u r ansvver sheet 12 Mark your ansvver on your ansvver sheet 27 M ark yo u r ansvver on y o u r answ er sheet 13 Mark your ansvver on your ansvver sheet 28 M ark yo u r ansvver on ỵ o u r ansvver sheet 14 Mark your ansvver on your ansvver sheet 29 M ark yo u r answ er on y o u r ansvver sheet In Part you w ill hear a speaker asking a question or making a short statement Then a second speaker w ill give three possible responses You are to choose the best response to the question or statement you have heard and mark your answer on the answer sheet All the questions and statements w ill be read once only PART 3_Short Conversations 30 questions Time for instruction: about 30 seconds Time between questions: seconds 41 W here is the conversation taking place? (A) In a travel agency (B) In an airport (C) In a post office (D) In a convenience síore 42 W hat is the w o m a n doing? (A) Sending a package (B) Picking up an aĩrline ticke t (C) G etting a physical checkup (D) Buying som e groceries 43 VVhere will th e w om an m ost likely go next? (A) To the a irp ort (B) To the post office (C) To a travel agency (D) To a m arket In Part you w ill hear short conversations between people You then read three questions in your test book about each conversation There are four responses to each of the questions You are to choose the best response in each case and mark your answer on the answer sheet You w ill hear each conversation once only w w w n h a n tr iv ie t c o m PART 4_Short Talks 30 questions Tim e for instruction: about 30 seconds Time between questions: seconds 71 W hat is the ta lk m ainly about? (A) The launch of th e ir new product (B) T heir sales record from last year (C) M aking m ore p ro tits this year (D) G etting rid o f th e inactive accounts 73 H ow are they go in g to achieve their goaỉ? (A) Bỵ getting extra phones in the office (B) By em p lo yin g m ore vvorkers (C) By going o u t to m eet their clients (D) By a p p o in tin g a new board o f directors In Part you w ill hear short talks given by single speakers Each short talk is followed by three questions printed in your test book There are four responses to each of the questions You are to choose the best response in each case and mark your answer on the answer sheet You w ill hear each talk once only Reading Comprehension PART 5_lncomplete Sentences 40 questions 101 Last ye ar’s jo b fa ir in London w as a rem arkable , drawing over 200,000 participants w o rld w id e (A) success (B )su cc e s se s (C) succeed (D) succeeding 103 G uests can exp e rie n ce excellent Service at our newly opened Italian restaurant (A) di ne (B) dines (C) dining (D) dined In Part you w ill read incomplete sentences Each sentence is followed by four answer choices w ith words or phrases You are to choose the answer choice that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the answer sheet w w w n h a n trlv ie t.c o m the New TOEIC? PART 6_Text Completion 12 questions M a y S hangh a i - The Peking Dance Society m ade p u b lic last vveek th a t it w ill hold its biannual m odern dance testival at Shanghai's prestigious Heritage Pertormance C e n te ríro m June u n til the end o f th e m o n th This a nn ouncem ent bỵ Mr M in g Chun Ru, the president 141 (A) made (B) will be m ade (C) was m ade (D) had m ade o f the Peking Dance Societỵ This year's perform ance w ill íeature a solo dance pertorm ance by Ms Xiaoịian Hwang, recentlỵ returned fro m the U.S after a series o f nationvvide períormances 142 (A) w ho (B) w hom (C) w hich (D) w hose T ickets vvill be o n sale s ta rtin g M a y 15 a t w w w s h a n g h a ip e rfo rm a n c e o rg A d va n ce tic k e t purchasing is as m any o f Ms H wang's fans have been vvaiting fo r this 143 (A) advice (B) advise (C) advising (D) advised o p p o rtu n lty fo r alm ost tw o ỵears In Part you w ill read four cloze passages - passages with a word or phrase missing in some of the sentences Each incomplete sentence is followed by four answer choices You are to choose the ansvver choice that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the answer sheet Note that you may have to refer to other parts of the passage to complete the sentence 10 w w w n h a n tr iv ie t c o > m ... HỢP T H À N H PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH C ô n g tyT N H H Nhân Trí Việt iEMCE TNT TOEIC Series is a three-level preparation course for the TOEIC test, which is intended to help learners at beginners and intermediate... adverbs, subject-verb agreement and basic verb patterns TNT TOEIC, Introductory TWO, is intended for pre-intermediate learners who want to aim for a higher TOEIC score range of 380-450 The book... providing the learners w ith TOEIC- style listening practice and key lessons on more difficult grammar aspects such as tenses, subordination, comparisons and ellipses TNT TOEIC BASIC provides a clear,