Get to Know the TOEIC Test Before you start practicing for the TOEIC test, it is important to get to know the test Let's look at the purpose of the TOEIC test as well as its content and format Scon Dy (yuping WHAT IS THE TOEIC TEST? The lest of English for International Communication (TOEIC®) is an English language proficiency test for people whose native language is not English TOEIC test scores indicate how well people can communicate in English with others in the global work place The test does not require specialized k nowledge or vocabulary; it measures only the k ind of English used in everyday activities What is the content of the TOEIC test? The TOEIC test was designed to meet the needs of the work ing world The test questions are developed from samples of spok en and written language collected from various countries around the world where English is used in the work place Test questions include many different settings and situations, such as: GENERAL B U S I N E S S —contracts, negotiations, mark eting, sales, business planning, and conferences M A N U FA C T U R I N G —plant management, assembly tines, quality control FINANCE AND BUDGETING— bank ing, investments, taxes, accounting, billing C O R P O R AT E D E VE L O P M E N T — research, product development Ojfjfices—board meetings, committees, letters, memoranda, telephone, fax and e-mail messages, office equipment and furniture, office procedures P E R S O N N E L —recruiting, hiring, retiring, salaries, promotions, job applications and advertisements P U R C H A S I N G —shopping, ordering supplies, shipping, invoices TECHNICAL A R EA S —electronics, technology, computers, laboratories and related equipment, technical specifications H O U S I N G / C O R P O R AT E P R O P E RT Y —construction, specifications, buying and renting, electric and gas services T R AVE L —trains, airplanes, taxis, buses, ships, ferries, tick ets, schedules, station and airport announcements, car rentals, hotels, reservations, delays and cancellations Diwing O U T —business and informal lunches, banquets, receptions, restaurant reservations E N T E RTA I N M E N T —cinema, theater, music, art, media H EA LT H —medical insurance, visiting doctors, dentists, clinics, hospitals Day21: Get to Know the TOEIC Test Booming familiar with I hi- language used in these settings will help you in Ihe test, but please note: • You Jo not neeii to k now specialized business and technical vocabulary for the lest • Your sk ills and k nowledge in specialized areas will not be tested What is the format of the test? • The TOEIC test itself tak es hours to complete Some extra time is needed to complete the biographical questions on the answer sheet and to respond to a short questionnaire about your educational and work history • It is a paper-and-perv.il test • It is a multiple-choice test For each question, you choose the answer that you think is correct and mark it with a pencil on your answer sheet • There are 200 questions in the test • The questions arednided into two main sections Listening Comprehension and Reading Each of these sections is timed separately The Listening Comprehension section tak es approximately 45 minutes Tlu* Reading section tak es 75 minutes Now- vou have a general idea about the test, its content, and its format In Ihe next part of the lesson, you will get to k now the test in more detail by answering questions from the different parts of the test The answers are printed at the end of the section GET TO KNOW THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUESTIONS IN THE TEST Section 1: Listening Comprehension In this section, there are 100 questions During the test, you will listen to a recording ol a variety of statements, questions, short conversations, and short talk s and then answer questions based on the listening segments There are four parts to this section Part I: Photographs There are 20 questions in this part For each question, you will see a picture in your lest book , and you will hear four short statements on the recording You have lo choose the statement that best describes what you see in the picture Here are some for you hi try Listen to the recording, look at the picture, and choose the correct answer Begin the recordings with Track on CD I the audio is then consecutive with the exercises in this book Part II: Question-Rasponsa Therv an- XO questions in this part You will hear a question ask ed by one speak er, followed by three responses from another speak er You have to choose the most appropriate response to the question I lere are some for you to try Listen to the recordinn l>,ul choose live correct answer o ® • o o • o 9, ® ® o ■ Now, STOP the recording Part III: Short Conversations Therv arv 30 questions in this part For each question, you will hear a short conversation between two people In the test book , you will see a question about the conversation and tour choices You have to choose the correct answer to the question Here arv some for you to try Listen to the recording read the question, and choose the correct answer » 10 Where the speak ers work ? 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T O E I C T E S T The 30 lessons follow the sequence of the different question types as they appear in the TOEIC test Days 2 to 14 give tips, strategies, practice activities, and practice questions for the Listening Comprehension section of the test Days 15 to 24 deal with the Reading section Days 25 to 29 give you the opportunity to prarnre questions from both sections Day 30 gives some general bps... second part of the sentence lias been written down for you Listen to the recording andFormal complete the sentence, first in an informal style, asEnglish you hear on the tape, and then in a formal style, he « or he 138 a 27 28 29 1 A nform 33 34 37 B ormal: I 30 35 the Fscales has they 31 areth e36.fishth e fish on the scales, 47 48 49 I50 Nest to 2 52 A 53 nform the bench a 54 55 bicycle 58 59 F60 Next... suonsanb asuodsa»-uoi)sanO aqj j ¿ ■jsat jaded-pue-|tauad e si isaj 3 (301 aqi J '9 44 38 True or False? 1 2 There are 200 questions in the TOEIC test "TDEIC" stands for "Test of English International Commerce * 1 S 1 F for 3 TOEIC questions test the type of English used in academic research papers 4 The Listening Comprehension section comes before the Reading section 5 I he IUEJC test has multiple-choice... assignment as part of the TOEIC test 33. _CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE _TOEIC TEST 34 I his lesson has given you an introduction to the TOEIC test and an opportunity to try some sample questions Without look ing back at the information given Imd out how much you k now about the test 35 Directions: Read the statements below 1/ you think the statement is a true statement about the TOEIC test, put... very difficult, the Question-Response type, for example, you might turn to Day 5 first, and work through Days 5, 6, and 7 31 32 You may want to go straight to thy set of practice questions for a particular type of question, see how you do on those, and then decide whether to work through the tips, strategies, and practice activities for that type of question For example, if you want to work on Error... talk s recorded in English, then you will answer the questions For Parts I and II, you will hear inly a recording For Parts III and IV, you will also see questions and op turns written in your test book In order to answer the questions in this section, you will use your ability to listen in English: for particular sounds, for details, and for the overall meaning of a statement or question You will have... section for the completed version of this text 89 EXERCISE A: IDENTIFYING STRESS 90 On the recording, you will hear twelve sentences The sentences are printed below Read each sentence as you are listening to it, and underline the stressed words, or most important information Each sentence will be read only once, as in the TOEIC test They are typical of sentences you might hear on the recording for the... then go back to Days 18 and If to do more work on Error Recognition questions if you leel you need to 6 The TOEIC test is a computer-adaptive test 7 All of the questions in the TOEIC test have four choices 8 The TOEIC test is designed to test candidates' k nowledge of the specialized vocabulary used in business and commerce 9 In the Listening Comprehension section, the recording for each question... lot each question 45 saqiAipe xepvi.vi.i ui pasn 46 M*!l^u3 J° adXj aqi isaj suoqsanb 3 1301 3 € 47 „uoiieaiuiHuuKQ |euoi| vuja) 48 -U| JO| qsqStq jo |sai„ JOJ spuejs OOQL 3 Z 49 50 1l :SJ8MSUV An Introduction to the Listening Comprehension Section and Tips and Exercises for Part I: Photographs 51 The lessons for Days 2 to 14 deal with the four different question types in Section 1 of the test, the Listening... intended as a brief grammar review for the students In Exercise B, an opportunity will be given for them to practice using these structures You may want to supplement this with extra explanations and exercises as you think necessary 1 2 3 1 The concert is tak ing place outdoors, 2 Some of the performers are seated 3 A man is playing the violin 26 Day 3: Further Exercises for Part I: Photograp 181 Photograph ... flip chart 298 299 300 301 302 303 Photographs: Practice Questions and Follow-up Exercises In this lesson, you will have the opportunity to practice Part I of the TOEIC test Before you this, remind... descriptions 304 • • • • • • • Listen carefully to each statement about the photograph Listen to all of the choices Get used to the timing and speed of delivery 305 306 307 PRACTICE QUESTIONS 308 Now,... down for you Listen to the recording andFormal complete the sentence, first in an informal style, asEnglish you hear on the tape, and then in a formal style, he « or he 138 a 27 28 29 A nform