Practical Guide to the NEW TOEIC® Test

Lesson 1 Who-Questions, Subjects & Advertisements Listening Section 　 Question Types Focus 　　　Part 1: Photographs  Photographs of People (1) 　　　Part 2: Question-Response  Who-Questions 　　 　　　Part 3: Short Conversations  Who-Questions 　　 　　　Part 4: Short Talks  Announcements on Transportation Reading Section 　 Question Types Focus 　　　Part 5: Incomplete Sentences  Grammar: Subjects 　　　Part 6: Text Completion  Grammar: Subjects 　　　Part 7: Reading Comprehension  Reading Text: Advertisements Section I Listening Comprehension Strategies Part 1: Photographs Focus: Photographs of People (1) A picture is worth a thousand words On the TOEIC test, a picture can be worth valuable points Having an understanding of how these pictures and questions work will make this part of the test a breeze There are several different types of photos that are used on the TOEIC test, including people, action, location and object In this section, we’re going to look at the photos featuring people When there are more than one person in the picture, choices may describe their interactions, positions, appearances, and so on We need to pay attention to lots of things Tips  Before the recording starts, take a few seconds to look at the picture  Listen to the entire question before you make a choice on your test paper Lesson 1　Listening: Part 1　　15 Avoid being influenced by distracters Throughout the TOEIC test, there are answers that are known as distracters In the photo section, there are four answers for each question Out of the four answers, there are three distracters and one correct answer The purpose of the distracter is to blur your focus, or distract your attention away from the correct answer When it comes to photograph questions, there are two common types of distracting answers: Misrepresentation of activity These sorts of distracters will give an incorrect activity for the person(s) Sample In this portion of the test, you will only see pictures You will hear four statements per picture Choose the best answer according to what you see Here is an example of what you will see and hear on the test What you will see: What you will hear: (A) The family is enjoying a meal together (B) The kids are playing hide-and-seek (C) The women are setting the table (D) The waitress is serving the food ® 16　　Practical Guide to the NEW TOEIC Test Choice (A) is the correct answer The family is all sitting around the table and in front of them are various dishes This is a meal that they are all enjoying Choice (B) is incorrect; it is a distracter There are children in the picture, but they are not playing a game together The answer uses the words kids and playing to distract the listener Choice (C) is incorrect and is another example of a distracter There are two women in the picture, but they are seated at the table To set a table is to put down the plates, forks, and napkins before the meal is served In this picture, the table is already set and ready for a meal Choice (D) is incorrect because there isn’t a waitress in the picture Wrong characteristics of physical appearance Distracters of this sort give opposite characteristics of the people pictured in the photo That is to say, the answers may give the characteristics or physical appearance of one person to another Keep in mind the position of the person and also the genders of the people in the picture Sample What you will see: Lesson 1　Listening: Part 1　　17 1 What you will hear: (A) The father and mother are sitting next to each other (B) The daughter is typing on her laptop (C) The boy is looking at his father (D) The mother is surfing the Internet Choice (B) is the correct answer In front of the girl is a laptop computer and she’s typing on it Choice (A) is incorrect because the father and mother are sitting across from one another Choice (C) is incorrect; it is a distracter It is the mother, not the boy, who is looking at the father The boy is looking at something he is holding in his hands Choice (D) is incorrect and is another example of a distracter The description of surfing the Internet may fit the daughter, not the mother The mother doesn’t have a computer in front of her ® 18　　Practical Guide to the NEW TOEIC Test ... hide-and-seek (C) The women are setting the table (D) The waitress is serving the food ® 16　 Practical Guide to the NEW TOEIC Test Choice (A) is the correct answer The family is all sitting around the table... another example of a distracter The description of surfing the Internet may fit the daughter, not the mother The mother doesn’t have a computer in front of her ® 18　 Practical Guide to the NEW TOEIC... of the people pictured in the photo That is to say, the answers may give the characteristics or physical appearance of one person to another Keep in mind the position of the person and also the