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The test of English for International Communication, or (TOEIC) test, assesses English
language skills for business. It covers the vocabulary and situations business people
encounter when using English all over the world.
This test is a paper and pencil, multiple-choice assessment. It has two (2) sections:
Listening Comprehension and Reading. In the listening Comprehension Section,
there are four (4) different listening sections that give you the chance to show well you
understand spoken English. You will have approximately 45 minutes to answer 100
questions. The four parts to this section are:
Part 1: Photos
Part 2: Question-Response
Part 3: Conversations
Part 4: Talks
10 questions
30 questions
30 questions
30 questions
For all four parts, you will listen to audio. You will choose the correct answer from four
written answers: (A), (B),, (C), or (D) in Parts 1, 3, and 4; and from three written
answers in Part 2.
Part 1: Photos
In part 1of Listening Comprehension, you will see a photo and you will hear four
statements, but you will not see these four statements in the test book. You will hear the
statements just once. Listen carefully to understand what the speaker says.
When you are listening to the four statements, look at the photo in your test book.
Choose the statement that best describes the photo. The statements in part 1 may have
any of these five characteristics:
a. late
b. money in the form of coins
c. a place where a train arrives
d. get on a train or plane
e. a conversation about a topic
In the new TOEIC test, you may have to recognize the different meanings of
homophones. Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and
spellings. You cannot distinguish homophones by their pronunciation. You must
distinguish them by the meaning of the sentence.
Skill Focus
Homophones can always be distinguished by their meanings, even you do not see them
written down. Because each homophone in a pair has a different meaning, the words
around a homophone in a sentence will indicate which homophone is being used. If the
homophones are different parts of speech (and many of them are), the position of the
word in the sentence will also help. You will see why this is true when you read the
following example questions and responses.
used with the negative word not (such as do not). Other words indicate other negative
ideas, example; nobody, not all, not at all, none, nor, never, neither
Part 3: Conversations
In this part you will hear ten conversations. The conversation is between two people.
You will hear each conversation only once.
Example: You will hear :
Woman: When are you leaving for your trip?
Man: Tomorrow evening on the five oclock train. Ill be gone for 12 days
Woman: Wow. Thats close to two weeks. It must be exciting to travel to faraway places
Man:
To tell you the truth, Im not happy about this trip. At this point in my career,
long trips like this just arent interesting anymore.
You will read:
1. How long will this mans trip last?
(A) Four days
(B) Five days
(C) Almost two weeks
(D) Exactly two weeks
2. How will he travel?
(A) By car
(B) By bus
(C) By plane
(D) By train
3. How does he feel about his trip?
(A) Bored
(B) Happy
(C) Excited
(D) Interested
Answers .
Answer for number 1 is choice (C) is the correct answer because the man will be gone
12 days. Number 2. Choice (D) is the correct answer because the man will have five
oclock train. Number 3. Choice (A) because the man is not happy and not interesting
In part 3 the questions ask either about the general idea of the conversation or for
specific information from the conversation. It has three common characteristics.
1. The questions are often very short
2. The questions ask for information (The first word may be a Wh- word)
3. The questions are often in present simple or present continuous tense
Skill 1: Developing Business Vocabulary
He is lost
He needs a job
The car needs repair
The garage is closed
Choice (C) is the correct answer, my car wont start means something wrong with the
car and it needs to be repaired.
Skill Focus: It is very helpful to distinguish questions that ask for main ideas from other
types of questions. If you know you have to answer a main ide question, you will know
what kind of information to listen for. Those are the common questions for main idea:
I have tickets for one oclock flight. Can you tell me which gate its leaving
from?
Man:
Im sorry. That flight has been delayed for two hours. We wont announce
the gate until about 30 minutes before departure.
Woman:
Man:
There are several nice restaurants right here where you can relax during
your wait.
I have to catch a p[lane at six oclock. Cant you drive any faster?
Man:
I dont think so. Just look at this traffic jam were stuck in. We cant make it
to the airport on time with the roads like this.
Woman:
Man:
Skill Focus:
Modal verbs convey ideas about obligation and possibility. Because modal verbs are
auxiliary verbs, they are used with main verbs. Sometimes the main verb can be
deleted but only if it is clearly understood (as in answer to Yes/No questions). Study
the following:
Modal Verbs
can, could
Meanings
ability, permission,
willingness or possibility
will, would
intention or probability
should
obligation , intention or
probability
must
Obligation, necessity, or
probability
may, might
Possibility, or permission
Examples
o Can we meet in the
small conference room?
o I can call her for you.
o This loose screw could
have been the problem
o Will you type this letter
for me?
o On the train we would
see more scenery
o We should mail this
letter before the post
office closes.
o The package should
arrive tomorrow
o Maybe we should
o I must give Mr. Plating
this urgent message
o It must be noon by now
o You may leave early
today
o Our company might bid
on the contract
Part 4 Talks
In part 4 you will listen to talks. These are not conversations. They are talks on the
weather, advertisements, recorded announcements and so on. There is only one
speaker. Each talk will be spoken only once. In you test book you will find three question
about the talk. You will also read four answer choices.
Example: You will hear: Attention, shoppers. We have a special sale today on womens
coats. Please visit the Womens Department on the second
floor, where you will find all womens winter coats are 25
percent off. This special deal is for today only. Dont forget to
visit our newly opened caf on the fourth floor. Enjoy hot
coffee, tasty baked goods. Sandwiches, and other delicious
treats while you take a rest from shopping. Remember, our
customers are not charged for parking in the mall garage, but
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Question Types
General
Questions
o Who is making
this
Listen For
o The people
Examples
o Teachers
speaking in
announcement?
o
o The setting
o What is the
o A problem, an
discussion about?
idea, an object
Specific
classrooms,
Business people
speaking in
meetings.
A business
meeting, an
airport
A deadline, a
marketing
strategy
Ten dollars
o Next Friday
o They will hire
more personnel
o They will have
the fax machine
repaired
Teachers
Farmers
Athletes
Business people