600 Words for TOEIC 3rd Edition

BARRON’S The Leader in Test Preparation ESSENTIAL WORDS FOR THE 3RD EDITION ■ All activities match the new TOEIC format ■ Words presented with definitions and examples used in sentences ■ Vocabulary-building practice exercises with answer keys ■ Advice on expanding your English vocabulary ©TOEIC is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Service This publication has been neither reviewed nor endorsed by the Educational Testing Service Dr Lin Lougheed BARRON’S ESSENTIAL WORDS FOR THE 3RD EDITION Dr Lin Lougheed BARRON’S ®T0E!C is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Service This publication has been neither reviewed nor endorsed by the Educational Testing Service Copyright © 2008, 2003,1999 by Lin Lougheed AH rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means without the written permission of the copyright owner All inquiries should be addressed to: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc 250 Wireless Boulevard Hauppauge, New York 11788 www.barronseduc.com Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 2008013444 ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-9401-6 ISBN-10: 0-7641-9401-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publlcation Data Lougheed, Lin, 1946600 essential words for the TOEIC test ; with listening comprehension compact discs / Lin Lougheed.—3rd ed p cm Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-9401-6 (aik paper) ISBN-10: 0-7641-9401-1 (alk paper) Test of English for International Communication—Study guides English language—Textbooks for foreign speakers English language—Examinations—Study guides Vocabulary—Examinations—Study guides I Title II Title: Six hundred essential words for the TOEIC test PE1128.L643 428.1-d c 2 2008 2008013444 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 98765432 Table of Contents What the Book Is About How to Use This Book Strategies to Improve Your Vocabulary Strategies to Practice Your Vocabulary Lessons 1-5 Contracts Marketing Warranties Business Planning Conferences Word Review #1 Office issues Computers Office Technology Office Procedures Electronics Correspondence Word Review #2 Personnel Job Advertising and Recruiting Applying and interviewing Hiring and Training Salaries and Benefits Promotions, Pensions, and Awards Word Review #3 65 71 77 83 89 95 Purchasing 16 17 18 19 20 Shopping Ordering Supplies Shipping Invoices Inventory Word Review #4 Lessons 21-25 33 39 45 51 57 63 11 12 13 14 15 Lessons 16-20 13 19 25 31 10 Lessons 11-15 vi xi General Business Lessons 6-10 V V 97 103 109 115 121 127 Financing and Budgeting 21 22 23 24 25 Banking Accounting Investments Taxes Financial Statements 129 135 141 147 153 iv CONTENTS W ord R eview #5 Lessons -3 159 M anagement Issues 26 Property and Departments 27 Board Meetings and Committees 28 Quality Control 29 Product Development 30 Renting and Leasing Word Review #6 Lessons -3 191 Restaurants and Events 31 Selecting a Restaurant 32 Eating Out 33 Ordering Lunch 34 Cooking as a Career 35 Events W ord Review # Lessons -4 Travel 36 General Travel 37 Airlines 38 Trains 39 Hotels 40 Car Rentals 225 231 237 243 249 255 Entertainment 41 Movies 42 Theater 43 Music 44 Museums 45 Media W ord Review #9 Lessons -5 193 199 205 211 217 223 W ord Review #8 Lessons -4 161 167 173 179 185 257 263 269 275 281 287 Health 46 Doctor’s Office 47 Dentist’s Office 48 Health Insurance 49 Hospitals 50 Pharmacy 289 295 301 307 313 Word R eview #10 319 Answer Key Word Index Appendix: Tapescript for the Listening Comprehension Exercises 321 325 329 What the Book Is About This book teaches you vocabulary that will help you when you take the TOEIC {Test of English for International Communication) The TOEIC measures the English proficiency of people working in international business or plan­ ning to use English to communicate with others Although the exam does not specifically test specialized vocabulary, the items on the exam are in specialized contexts This book will help you understand specialized contexts that are often used on the TOEIC Each chapter focuses on a particular context that has appeared on the TOEIC The contexts are specialized, but the words are not The words are genera! vocabulary They can be used in many contexts You will learn these words in contexts that are used on the TOEIC How to Use This Book This book contains 50 lessons, and each lesson introduces you to 12 new words in a specific context If you study one lesson every day, in 50 days you can learn 600 new words You will practice these words by doing exercises that look just like the questions on the TOEIC Word List On the first page of each lesson, you will see a list of 12 words For each word you will see the definition of the word and two sentences using the word in context This page • Introduces you to the words for the lesson • Shows you the words in context • Serves as a reference anytime you need to check the meaning of a word Vocabulary in Context Next you will see a paragraph called Vocabulary in Context You will have the opportunity to see and use the words for the lesson in context • Complete the paragraph using words from the word list • Read the paragraph over to see all the words for that lesson used in context • Return to the paragraph as often as you like to reinforce the meanings of the words Word Families On this page, you will see the verb, noun, adjective, and adverb forms of six words selected from the word list Example i verb popularize noun popularity adjective popular You will also see sentences using these words in context On this page, you will ■ Learn more words • Learn to recognize words in their different forms ■ Learn about word endings that change words into nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs v vi 600 ESSENTIAL WORDS FOR THE TOEIC TEST Listening Comprehension In this section, you will practice the words for the lesson by doing exercises that are just like the listening questions on the TOEIC Part 1—You will Part 2—You will Part —You will Part 4—You will see a photo You will choose the statement that best describes the photo listen to a question or statement and choose the best response listen to a conversation and answer three questions about it listen to a talk and answer three questions about it You will practice the words for the lesson in context because the questions, conversation, and talk all use words from the word list for each lesson You will also practice listening skills and test-taking skills that you will need when you take the TOEIC Reading Comprehension In this section, you will practice the words for the lesson by doing exercises that are just like the reading questions on the TOEIC Part 5—You wilt choose the best word to complete each sentence Part 6—You will read a paragraph and choose words to complete it Part 7—You will read a passage, or two related passages, and answer comprehension questions You will practice the words for the lesson in context because the reading passages all use words from the word list for each lesson You will also practice reading skills and test-taking skills that you will need when you take the TOEIC Strategies to Improve Your Vocabulary One of the best ways to improve your vocabulary is to read, and read often When you read, you • See words in context • Expose yourself to new words The more you read, the more words you will see The more words you see, the more you will learn Reading can be a very enjoyable experience, so make sure you read things that are interesting to you Then you will have fun, improve your vocabulary, and build skills you will need for the TOEIC, all at once When you read, there are several strategies you can use to improve your vocabulary Analyze Word Parts Words can be made of roots, prefixes (before the root), and suffixes (after the root) Example re (prefix) + circula (root) + tion (suffix) = recirculation In English, many of these roots, prefixes, and suffixes come from Greek and Latin words Learning the meanings of different roots, prefixes, and suffixes will help you increase your vocabulary Example re means again reunite reconsider retrain bring together again think about again train again This book will expose you to many words that use common roots, prefixes, and suffixes STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY v ll Recognize Grammatical Forms Some suffixes tell you whether a word is a noun, a verb, an adjective, or an adverb You can learn to recognize these different suffixes They will help you understand the meanings of new words Examples Nouns -tion -ance -ence -ment -ism -ship -ity -er -or -ee Adjectives competition deliverance independence government Buddhism friendship community teacher inspector attendee -y -ous -able -al -ic -ful -less Verbs easy mountainous capable musical athletic beautiful careless -ize -ate -en memorize refrigerate lengthen Adverbs -ly quickly in this book, you will see many examples of words with these suffixes Recognize Word Families Just like brothers and sisters in the same family, words can be related, too One word can become a noun, a verb, an adjective, or an adverb by changing its suffix Example depend (verb) dependence(noun) depend able (adjective) dependably (adverb) These four words together make up a word family The meaning of each word is similar to the others, but each one has a different grammatical form How can knowing about word families help you? ■ You will learn more words When you find a new word, look in the dictionary to find other members of the same word family • You will understand new words Look carefully at a new word It might be related to a word you already know You will see many examples of word families in this book Make Your Own Word Journal When you read, you will come across many new words, and you will need an organized way to record them • Use a special notebook just for recording your new words ■ Make a new page each day or each time you read a new article or story • For each new word, write the word, a synonym, a definition, the original sentence where you found the word, and then make up your own sentence using the word • Every day, review the pages from the previous days • Photocopy the chart below to make the pages for your word journal Example New Word Synonym Definition Original Sentence My Sentence consider think about To think carefully about something After considering all the difficulties, they decided to go ahead with the project considered different schools before chose this one viü 600 ESSENTIAL WORDS FOR THE TOEIC TEST New Word Synonym Definition Original Sentence My Sentence STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY ix Keep a Daily Reading Log It is important to read something in English every day, aside from class assignments It is important to read things that are interesting to you You will get more out of the experience this way It is also important to read many different kinds of things This keeps you from getting bored, and, more important, it helps you learn a wider variety of vocabulary * * * * Read for 20-30 minutes each day Read things that are interesting to you Read on a variety of topics Read books, magazines, newspapers, and web pages The following steps will help you read in a way that will improve your vocabulary: Read without stopping Do not stop to look up unknown words You can understand the general idea of a pas­ sage without understanding every word Underline or highlight unknown words, or write them on a separate piece of paper, Guess the meaning of unknown words Use the context and your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes and word families to this Choose five key words and write them in your reading log These should be unknown words that are important for understanding the meaning of the passage Look up the five key words in your dictionary Write a one-paragraph summary of the passage Try to use the five key words in your summary ... learn 600 new words You will practice these words by doing exercises that look just like the questions on the TOEIC Word List On the first page of each lesson, you will see a list of 12 words For. .. nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs v vi 600 ESSENTIAL WORDS FOR THE TOEIC TEST Listening Comprehension In this section, you will practice the words for the lesson by doing exercises that are... specific word can change the meaning dramatically 600 ESSENTIAL WORDS FOR THE TOEIC TEST WORDS IN CONTEXT Read the following passage and write the words in the blanks below abide by cancel establishment