Taking the TOEIC®

Taking the
TOEIC®
1&2
Skills and Strategies
Wendi Shin

 Book Overview
 Key Features
 About the Test
 Walkthrough of Taking the TOEIC
 Chapter 1- Listening Practice
Part 1 Picture Description
Part 2 Questions and Responses
Part 3 Short Conversations
Part 4 Short Talks ·
 Chapter 2- Grammar Practice
1. Parts of Speech
Part 5 Incomplete Sentences
Part 6 Text Completion
2. Tenses
3. Voice
4. Agreement
5. Infinitives and Gerunds
6. Participles and Participle
Clauses
Chapter 3- Reading Practice
7. Relative Clauses
8. Conjunctions and Prepositions
9. Modification
10. Pronouns
11. Comparisons
12. Negation and Word Order
 Chapter 4- Practice Test
 Support
Transcripts
Answer Key
 Online Supplements
 Wrap-up

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Taking the TOEIC®
Book Overview
Taking the TOEIC® 1 & 2 Overview:
 Taking the TOEIC® 1 & 2: Skills and Strategies is intended for pre-
intermediate students of English who need to start preparation for the
TOEIC® Test
 The book is divided into four sections, or chapters, dealing with the
areas tested in TOEIC®: listening, grammar, and reading as well as a
full-length practice test
 The first section develops students ability to answer a variety of
listening questions which the student would encounter on the test
 The second section deals with the key grammar points that
commonly appear on the TOEIC® test and provides exercises to
refine grammar skills
 The third section deals with reading practice and provides key
practice and tips on methods to improve the student’s reading
ability
 The final chapter of the book is a full-length practice test, giving
students the opportunity to put into practice what they have
learned in the previous chapters
 A mini-test in each chapter of the book, which follows the same style
and format as the actual TOEIC® test
Get the skills and
strategies needed
to ace the exam!

Key Features:
 General information about the TOEIC®
 Tips on how to complete each section of the test
 Clear & precise grammar explanations
 Mini practice tests in each section
 Transcripts for all listening questions
 MP3 recordings of all listening sections
 Full-length practice test with focused practice of TOEIC®
test questions
 MP3 recordings, transcripts, & answer keys with expanded
explanations
 Answer keys for all mini-test and the full-length practice
test, including expanded explanations for Incomplete
Sentences and Text Completion sections
 User-friendly for both teachers & students
Taking the TOEIC®
Key Features

Information about
the TOEIC® Exam
&
Test Walkthrough

About this Presentation:
 This walkthrough helps test takers to become familiar with the
style of the test and explains how Taking the TOEIC® is
designed to develop the skills needed to improve their
TOEIC® score
 By discovering strengths and weakness, test takers can
better manage their time when preparing for the test using
Taking the TOEIC®
Taking the TOEIC®

About TOEIC®:
 TOEIC® stands for Test of English for
International Communication. This book
focuses on preparation for the TOEIC®
Listening and Reading Test.
 The listening section tests the ability to
understand spoken English
 The reading section tests the
knowledge of grammar and vocabulary
usage and the ability to read and
understand short passages
 There are a total of 200 questions on
the TOEIC® test, and the test lasts
about 2 hours. All of the items are
multiple-choice questions with three or
four possible answers.
Information about
the TOEIC® Exam
TOEIC® Test Structure:
 Section 1 Listening Test
Listening Total: 100 questions
Time: 45 minutes
 Section 2 Reading Test
Reading Total: 100 questions
Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Section 1- Listening Test:
 In this section, test takers will have the chance to show how well they understand
spoken English
 There are four parts to this section with special directions for each part
 100 total listening questions
 45 minutes to complete the section
Tips:
 Focus on identifying key factors in the image
 Who? a man / a woman
 Where? indoors / next to a computer
 What? a screwdriver / a computer /
repairing
TOEIC® Test
Overview
Part 1- Picture Description:
 Explains how to focus on the
meaning of the statements as
a whole
 Provides direction in
answering the question as
quickly as possible

Part 2- Questions and Responses:
 Questions or statements are provided and three
responses are spoken in English
 Questions are spoken only one time
 Responses to questions or statements are to be
marked with the letter (A), (B), or (C) on the answer
sheet
Tips:
 The first word of the question will help to know what kind of
answer is required
 What, where, who, why, how—ask for information
TOEIC® Test
Overview

Part 3- Short Conversations:
 Conversations between two people are spoken
 Test takers must answer three questions about what the speakers say in each
conversation
 The best response to each question is to be marked with the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D)
on the answer sheet
 Conversations will be spoken only once and are not printed in the test book
Tips:
 Preview the question to
help students listen for the
right information when
time is available
 Have students preparing
for the test by listen to the
dialog from Taking the
TOEIC®, and imagine
where the speakers are
TOEIC® Test
Overview

Part 4- Short Talks:
 Test takers will hear some short talks
given by a single speaker
 They will be asked to answer three
questions about what the speaker says
 The best response to each question
should be selected, by marking one of
the following letters (A), (B), (C), or (D)
on the answer sheet
 The talks will be spoken only one time
and will not be printed in the test book
TOEIC® Test
Overview
Tips:
 Test takers must listen closely to the
introduction preceding the talk. It will tell
them what type of information they will hear
(news report, weather report, advertisement,
recorded message, announcement, etc.)

Reading Test:
 In this section of the test, test takers have the chance to show how well
they understand written English
 There are three parts to this section, with special directions for each part
TOEIC® Test
Overview
Part 5- Incomplete Sentences:
 A word or phrase is missing in each
of the sentences
 Four answer choices are given
below each sentence
 Select the best answer to complete
the sentence
Part 6- Text Completion:
 Test takers Read texts in which a
word or phrase is missing in some of
the sentences and identify content by
selecting the appropriate answer
 Four answer choices are provided to
choose from

Part 7- Reading Comprehension:
 Testers will read a selection from the
texts
 Such texts can be advertisements,
letters, magazine, and newspaper
articles
 Each text is followed by several
questions
TOEIC® Test
Overview

Walkthrough:
Taking the
TOEIC®

Chapter 1:
Listening Practice
Listening Practice:
 Each unit features sample
questions and answers to
develop strategies to recognize
relevant information
 Part 1 Introduces common
themes from TOEIC®
 Part 2 Introduces commonly
tested question types and
provides assistance to identify
each type
 Parts 3 and 4 give sample short
conversations and talks to
identify key points in order to
answer questions
 Each part features a mini-test
to practice strategies introduced
from the chapter

Part 1- Picture Description:
 Common themes are featured in Part 1 of
the TOEIC®
 Familiar locations like homes, the
workplace, and public places
 Test takers are to look and identify words
and expressions that best describe the
picture
 Test takers are to choose from 4 multiple
choice questions
Chapter 1:
Listening Practice
Words & Expressions Box:
 Target vocabulary lists
likely to be on tests

 Focuses on commonly tested
question types
 Provides assistance in identifying
appropriate answers for each type
 Incorrect answers may contain
similar-sounding words
 Incorrect answers may give wrong
pronouns, numbers, and locations
 Incorrect answers may include some
correct words
Types of Questions and Grammar:
 Questions with interrogative pronouns:
 Who, whose, whom, what, which, where, when, why, and how
 Questions with no interrogative: Be/Do: Be-verb, Do-verb
 Auxiliary verbs: Can/ May?, Will?, Have?
 Other types of questions: Indirect question, tag question, negative questions
 Alternative Question: Which do you prefer?
 Declarative Sentence: Expresses emotion
 Suggestion: Why don’t?, How/What about?, Should/Shouldn’t
Chapter 1:
Listening Practice

Part 3- Short Conversation:
 Listen to different conversations
in various environments
 Test takers must know the
following: Who, why, and what
will happen?
 An understanding related to Part
2 of what the speakers are
looking for based on the types of
questions
 Requires the understanding to
know what to listen for
 An ability to identify the feelings
and moods of the characters
from the story
 Commonly tested themes with
sample conversations and their
main points
 5 dialogs per chapter
Chapter 1:
Listening Practice

 Test takers are to read the following
talks, and focus on the main points
 They are then asked to listen to the
provided test questions
 Test takers are encouraged to use the
“What to listen for” sections as a
guide
 Commonly tested themes with
sample talks and the main points
 8 stories per chapter
Chapter 1:
Listening Practice

Grammar Practice:
 Units within the Grammar Practice chapter outline
fundamental grammar points frequently tested on
the TOEIC®
 Each unit begins with a brief explanation of the
grammar target including key points and particular
structures of interest in the TOEIC®
 The units also provide short exercises based on the
format of TOEIC® grammar questions, which allow
students to practice their understanding of the
grammar points
 Tasks include incomplete sentence exercises and
word form exercises
 Additional practice is provided in mini-tests at the
end of each unit
 These mini-tests take the format of questions
found in Parts 5 and 6 of the TOEIC®, combining
grammar and vocabulary practice
 After every three units, students may measure their
progress with review tests
Chapter 2:
Grammar Practice

Parts of Speech:
 This section will help in aiding
and identifying the following
grammatical rules
Parts of Speech:
 Nouns
 Subject of verb
 Object of verb or
preposition
 Subject or object
complement
 Verbs
 Intransitive
 Transitive Modal
 Auxiliary
 Imperative
 Pronouns
 Adjectives
 Adverbs
 Conjunctions
 Prepositions
 Interjections
Chapter 2:
Grammar Practice

Chapter 2:
Grammar Practice
 Practice by inserting the correct grammatical use
of the word or phrase to best complete the
sentence
 Exercises include incomplete sentences, text
completion, and vocabulary use
 Choose the word or phrase that best
completes the sentence

Tenses:
 Choose the word or phrase that
best completes the sentence
Chapter 2:
Grammar Practice Key Tenses to Know on the Exam
Present: Simple, Progressive, and Perfect
 Present simple
 Present progressive
 Present perfect
Past: Simple, Progressive, and Perfect
 Past simple
 past progressive
 past perfect
Future: Use of Will and Other Words with
Future Meaning

Chapter 2:
Grammar Practice Voice:
 Forming the Passive
A. Active sentence
B. Using by + noun
 Usage of the Passive
A. Transitive verbs
B. Causative verbs
C. Perceptual verbs
D. Phrasal and Prepositional
verbs that consist of verb +
adverb/preposition

Chapter 2:
Grammar Practice
Agreement:
 Subject-Verb Agreement
 Modifiers
 Expressions-time, distance, price
and weight
 Adjective/ Determiner- Noun
Agreement
 Modifiers
 Noun-Pronoun Agreement
Infinitives and Gerunds:
 How to us to-Infinitives following
verbs and subject
 Using gerunds with the appropriate
verb
 Choosing between infinities and
gerunds

Chapter 2:
Grammar Practice
Relative Pronouns:
 Use the pronouns who, and which
in describing association
 In use of possession the words
whose, of which and what are
provided
Relative Adverbs:
 Words used to describe time with
such words as when, where, how,
and why
Participle:
 Used when two things occur at the
same time
 When one action occurs as a result
of the first action
Participle Claus:
 Form can be used when two things
occur at the same time.

Chapter 2:
Grammar Practice
Conjunctions:
 Conjunctions are followed by subject
+ verb
 Prepositions are followed by a noun,
pronoun, or gerund
Modifications:
 Determiners are articles, possessive
pronouns, quantifiers, numerical
adjectives, and demonstrative
adjectives that modify nouns
 Adjectives modify nouns and come
before or after a noun
 Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives,
adverbs, prepositional phrases, or a
sentence

Chapter 2:
Grammar Practice
Pronouns:
 Subjective, objective, two possessive forms,
and reflexive
 Demonstrative Pronouns: this/these and
that/those, can be used to replace nouns
 Interrogative Pronouns: Who(ever),
whom(ever), which(ever), and what(ever)
introduce a noun clause
 Indefinite Pronouns:
A. Use one and the other
B. Use one, another, and the other
C. Use one, another, and the others
Comparatives:
 Regular Comparatives: When comparing things,
one-syllable adjectives or adjectives ending in -y
end
 Irregular Comparatives: A few adjectives and
adverbs have comparative and superlative forms
that are different from the regular forms

Negotiation and Word Order:
 No vs. Not:
 Use no as an adjective: no time;
no choice
 Use not as an adverb: not
going; not busy
 Non-finite Verbs: To-infinitives,
Gerunds, and Participles:
 Put a negative word before
non-finite verbs
 Redundancy in Negation
 Avoid double negatives
 Do not use a negative word
along with such words as
hardly, seldom, scarcely, lest,
or unless
 Special Word Endings:
 Words ending in -thing, -body,
-one, and -where come before
adjectival modifiers
Chapter 3:
Reading Practice

Mini-test Section:
Provides extensive test practice
with the format of questions
found in Part 7 of the TOEIC®
Chapter 3:
Reading Practice
Reading Practice:
 The Reading Practice chapter introduces sample texts to
familiarize students with the kinds of materials they will encounter
on the TOEIC®—such as emails, letters, brochures, tables, articles,
and reports—together with examples of the kinds of questions
students may expect to find in this part of the test

Emails and Letters
Advertisements
Chapter 3:
Reading Practice
Reading Comprehension:
 Focus on the various forms of
materials found within the
TOEIC®
 Test takers will learn to know
what to look for and identify key
elements within the writing
 Taking the TOEIC® will explain
how to specifically analyze
emails, letters, advertisements,
office memos, articles, reports,
forms and informational
documents

Office Memos
Articles and Reports
Chapter 3:
Reading Practice
What to look for?:
 Each form of material demonstrates and
details the key information test takers must
place importance where time is an issue

Mini-Tests:
 Multiple tests that focus on the
different types of material
documents found on the TOEIC
Chapter 3:
Reading Practice

TOEIC® Test:
 Section 1: Listening Test
 Listening Total: 100 questions
 Time: 45 minutes
Chapter 4:
Practice Test
Listening Test:
 Test takers are to demonstrate
how well they understand spoken
English
 The entire Listening Test will last
approximately 45 minutes
 There are four parts, and
directions are given for each part
 Answer on a separate answer
sheet

 A question or statement is given and
three responses are spoken
 The questions and statements will be
spoken only one time and will not be
printed in your test book.
 To the question or statement, and mark
the letter (A), (B), or (C) on your answer
sheet.
Chapter 4:
Practice Test

Chapter 4:
Practice Test
 Short talks given by a single
speaker
 Test takers are asked to about
what the speaker says in each
short talk
 They will mark the letter (A), (B),
(C), or (D)
Part 3-Short Conversation:
 Conversations between two people
are spoken
 Test takers are asked to answer three
questions about what the speakers
say in each conversation
 Select the best response to each
question, and mark the letter (A), (B),
(C), or (D)
 The conversations will be spoken only
one time and will not be printed in the
test book

Chapter 4:
Practice Test
TOEIC® Reading Test:
 Section 2 Reading Test
 Reading Total: 100 questions
 Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Reading Test:
 A variety of texts for test takers to
answer several different types of
reading comprehension questions
 The entire Reading Test will last
75 minutes.
 There are three parts, and
directions are given for each part

Chapter 4:
Practice Test
 A word or phrase is missing in
each of the sentences below
below each sentence
 Test takers are to read texts on
the assigned pages and identify
the word or phrase which is
missing in some of the sentences
below each of these sentences
 Select the best answer

Chapter 4:
Practice Test
Part 7- Reading Comprehension:
 Test takers will read a selection of
texts such as magazine and
newspaper articles, letters, and
advertisements
 Each text is followed by several
questions.
 Select the best answer for each
question

Support:
 Includes reference materials related for all chapters
 Listening transcripts for each part of Chapter 1
 A blank sample answer sheet
Support

Available
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 Taking the TOEIC® 1& 2
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supplementary materials:
 Answer Key
 Audio Tracks
 Sample Unit
 Transcripts
Online Resources

Free Preview:
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The simplified grammar and thematically based texts of Taking the TOEIC® 1 & 2: Skills
and Strategies provide pre-intermediate students with access to TOEIC® practice
materials appropriate for building their test-taking skills without the frustration of
encountering overly complicated vocabulary and grammar structures.
Taking the TOEIC® 1 & 2: Skills and Strategies provides an excellent foundation for
students starting preparation for the TOEIC® Test
-Wendi Shin
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