The document provides information about the TOEIC test, which tests English proficiency for non-native English speakers in business contexts. It outlines the goals of improving English proficiency, vocabulary, grammar and test-taking skills. It describes the structure and scoring of the TOEIC test, which has two sections on listening comprehension and reading comprising of multiple choice questions testing comprehension of conversations, talks, sentences and passages. Tips are provided on being familiar with directions, working rapidly while being careful, guessing answers and marking only one answer per question.
2. Goals
• Improving your proficiency in English and building
your vocabulary used in a variety of business
contexts such as negotiating contracts, marketing,
planning conferences, using computers, writing
correspondence, hiring personnel, and making
investments.
• You will also learn words frequently used in more
general contexts such as travel, entertainment,
shopping, dining, and other everyday situations.
• Helping you review English grammar.
3. Goals
• Improving your test-taking skills more effectively by
following general guidelines:
- Read the directions carefully.
- Work rapidly and carefully.
- Guess.
- Mark only one answer per question.
4. About the TOEIC Test
• The Test of English for International Communication
(TOEIC) is a multiple-choice test of English for adult,
nonnative speakars of the language.
• The test uses the language of international business.
• It has two sections: listening comprehension and
reading.
• The TOEIC test is scored on a scale of 10 to 990.
5. About the TOEIC Test
• Listening comprehension has 100 questions in 45
minutes. They consist of:
- Part 1: Photos (10 questions)
- Part 2: Question-Response (30 questions)
- Part 3: Conversations (30 questions)
- Part 4: Talks (30 questions)
6. About the TOEIC Test
• Reading has 100 questions in 75 minutes. They
consist of:
- Part 5: Incomplete Sentences (40 questions)
- Part 6: Text Completion (12 questions)
- Part 7: Reading Comprehension
- Single Passages (28 questions)
- Double Passages (20 questions)
7. Tips for Taking the TOEIC Test
• Be familiar with the directions before you take the
exam.
• Work rapidly, but carefully.
• Guess.
• Mark only one answer per question.
• Use the strategies and tips that you learned in the
book.
8. Reading Part 5: Incomplete Sentences
• You will be given a sentence that has a missing word or
phrase.
• You will need to choose the word or phrase that best
completes the sentences.
• Language strategies: word form, decide which noun,
verb, adjective, adverb, or pronoun is need to complete
the sentence.
• Test strategies: context, look at the meaning of the whole
sentence to choose which word or phrase best completes
it.