TOEIC The Test of English for International Communication

What TOEIC? Section 1: Listening comprehension Section 2: Reading Section 3: Speaking Section 4:

Test questions n Real-life work settings (e. g. meetings, travel) n a machine-scannable answer

Section 1: Listening comprehension n 100 questions: 45 minutes n Part 1: photographs (20

Section 2: Reading n 100 questions: 75 minutes n Part 5: Sentence Completion (40

Part 5 Sentence Completion n Word Choice (similar meaning/shape) n Word Forms (parts of

Part 6 Passage Completion n 3 short readings (cf. cloze test; blank filling) n

Part 7 Short Readings n 7 -10 single reading passages with a total of

Tips on Listening n Syllabus n Stress Ø pronunciation n Intonation o o o

Tips on Reading n Bottom-up & Top-down Strategies n Catch key words n Divide

Tips on Speaking 1. Educated native speakers know more than 50, 000 English words

Tips on Writing n Know the text structure n Collect examples, e. g. stories,

References n TOEIC offical website: http: //www. toeic. com. tw/ n WAIKATO institude of

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TOEIC: The Test of English for International Communication Yuying Chris Chang, SLHS

Why TOEIC? Examples

What TOEIC? Section 1: Listening comprehension Section 2: Reading Section 3: Speaking Section 4: Writing

Test questions n Real-life work settings (e. g. meetings, travel) n a machine-scannable answer sheet n 200 multiple-choice questions 990 points n 2 sections (listening & reading) a. 45 m 100 questions (listening) b. 75 m 100 questions (reading) 495 points c. Other questions: individual background

Section 1: Listening comprehension n 100 questions: 45 minutes n Part 1: photographs (20 questions) n Part 2: question-response (30 questions) n Part 3: Short conversations (30 questions) n Part 4: Short talks (20 questions)

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Section 2: Reading n 100 questions: 75 minutes n Part 5: Sentence Completion (40 questions) n Part 6: Passage Completion (20 questions) n Part 7: Short Reading (40 questions)

Part 5 Sentence Completion n Word Choice (similar meaning/shape) n Word Forms (parts of speech) n Verb (Tense, S-V agreement, active vs. passive) n Preposition (n-prep; adj-prep; v-prep) n Connecting Words (conjunction, clause markers) n Gerunds; infinitives; causative verbs r a m m a r G & y r a l Vocabu

Part 6 Passage Completion n 3 short readings (cf. cloze test; blank filling) n Contents: articles, letters, emails, announcements, advertisements n 4 blanks in each passage V r a m m a r G & y r a ocabul

Part 7 Short Readings n 7 -10 single reading passages with a total of 28 questions n 4 paired readings with 20 questions n Contents: articles, business correspondence, announcements, advertisements, non-prose reading (e. g. charts, schedules, business forms, graphs, maps) dea) i n i a M ( w e i v r e v O. 1 l i a t e D. 2 y r a l u b a c 3. Vo e c n e r e f n 4. I

Tips on Listening n Syllabus n Stress Ø pronunciation n Intonation o o o words phrases; idioms sentences

Tips on Reading n Bottom-up & Top-down Strategies n Catch key words n Divide long sentences n Make inferences and assumptions n Read a lot and reread the same books n Write your thinking

Tips on Speaking 1. Educated native speakers know more than 50, 000 English words 2. Educated native speakers use only the same 3000 words in normal conversations 3. Educated native speakers are masters of spoken English grammar, but they never have to think about it 4. The success comes from the effort

Tips on Writing n Know the text structure n Collect examples, e. g. stories, events, news, etc. n Write, rewrite, and rewrite n Get comments from others

References n TOEIC offical website: http: //www. toeic. com. tw/ n WAIKATO institude of education: http: //www. wie. ac. nz/TOEICCourse. htm