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PreparingfortheTest

Tip1

TheTOEICtestfocusesonEnglishcommunication,sothebestwaytoprepareforitistolistentoandreadasmuchrealEnglishaspossible.ListentoradioandbooksonCDorcassette,watchTVandvideos,talktonativeEnglishspeakers—andlistentotheirconversationswitheachother!

Readbooks,magazines,newspapers,websites,andanyotherexamplesofrealEnglishyoucanfind.

Tip2

ThetopicscoveredintheTOEICtestareconnectedwiththeworkingworld.Forexample,generalbusiness,manufacturing,finance,personnel,purchasing,technology,property,offices,travel,diningout,entertainment,andhealth.Youdonotneedtohavespecialistknowledgeofanyoftheseareas,butitwillhelpyouprepareforthetestifyougetusedtothistypeofmaterial.Readawidevarietyofbusinesstextslikecatalogs,trainingmanuals,applicationforms,trainschedules,andmenus.

Tip3

ImprovingyourvocabularywillhelpyoutoachievethescoresthatyouneedfortheTOEICtest.EverytimeyoureadsomethinginEnglish,pickthreewordsorexpressionsthatyoudonotknow.Writethemdownandthenlookthemupinadictionaryand/orthesaurus.Keepavocabularynotebookofnewwords,withtheirmeaning,theirpronunciation,thesentenceyoufoundthemin,andanyotherusefulinformationsuchassimilarwordsandopposites.Itisalsoagoodideatocreateasentenceofyourownwiththesewordstoo.Thiswillhelpyoutorememberthem.

Ti4

TheEnglishyouwillhearintheListeningComprehensionsectionofthetestwillbeU.S.English,spokenatthenormalspeedofnativespeakers.Someofitwillbeinformalandincludeidiomaticlanguage.YouwillalsohearcontractionslikeI'll（Iwill）,she's（sheis）,gonna（goingto）,andyea（yes）.GetasmuchpracticeasyoucanoflisteningtothistypeofEnglishfromradio,TV,andnativespeakers.

Tip5

WhenyoulistentoEnglish,getintothehabitofaskingyourselfquestionslike:

Whoistalking?

Whoaretheytalkingto?

Whataretheytalkingabout?

Wherearetheytalking?

Whyaretheytalking?

ThesearethetypeofquestionsyouwilloftenbeaskedintheListeningComprehensionsectionofthetest.

Tip6

Makeyourselfastudyschedule.Trytogetintoaroutinewhereyoustudyatthesametimeeveryday.Donotstudyfortoolong.Itisbettertostudyfor10minutesadayandlearnsomethingreallywell,thanstudyfor2hoursonceaweekandtrytolearntoomuchatonetime.ThiswillkeepEnglishconstantlyinyourheadtoo!

Also,varywhatyoudoeachday—donotjuststudygrammar.

Tip7

AlthoughyourwritingskillsarenottestedintheTOEICtest,practicingwritinginEnglishwillhelpyoutolearnandimproveyourgrammarandvocabulary.Findafriendthatyoucancommunicatewithregularlybyemail.Keepajournaltooofwhatyouhavedoneandyourthoughts.

Tip8

Alwayskeepyourgoalinyourmind.WhyareyoutakingtheTOEICtest?

Isitforyourcareer?

Whatscoredoyouneed?

Ifyoukeepthisinyourmind,itwillreallyhelptomotivateyoutostudyandpractice.

Tip9

Bepositive!

TellyourselfthatyouwilldowellintheTOEICtestandgetthescoreyouneed.Sportspeopleusethistechnique.Ifyoubelieveyoucandosomething,itismuchmorelikelytohappen!

Part1:

Picture:

Tips

Lookatthephotographquicklybeforeyoulistentothefourstatements.Thinkaboutwhoisinthepicture,whereitis,andwhatishappening.Thiswillmakeitmucheasiertopickoutthecorrectanswerwhenyoulistentothestatements.

Example:

Whoisinthepicture?

Aman,awoman,andacheck-inclerk

Wherewasittaken?

Intheairport

Whatishappening?

Theyarecheckingin.

Itisimportanttolistentothewholeofeachstatementcarefully.Partofastatementmaybetrue,butnotallofit.Astatementmustbecompletelytruetobethecorrectanswer.

Example:

Heissittingonabenchinapark.

Thisstatementisincorrectbecauseitisonlypartlytrue.Heissittingonabench,butheisinthestreet,notinapark.

Whenyouarechoosingwhichstatementisthecorrectanswer,becarefulofwordsthathaveameaningwhichisconnectedwithwhatisinthepicture—theymaybetheretomisleadyou!

Forexample,ifthepictureshowsacar,andthereisastatementwiththewordchauffeurinit,thismayleadyoutothinkthisisthecorrectanswerevenifitisnot.ThisappliestoPart2,3,and4also.

Example:

Thechauffeurisgettinginthecar.

Thepicturehasacarinit,andthewordchauffeurisconnectedwithcars.However,thisisnotthecorrectanswerbecausethepersoninthepictureisnotgettinginacar.Heiswashingthecar.

Part2:

Question-ResponseTips

AlwayslistentoALLtheanswerchoicesbeforeanswering.Theremaybemorethanoneanswerchoicethatseemscorrect,orananswerchoicetomisleadyou,sowaituntilyouhaveheardthemallbeforeyoudecidewhichoneiscorrect.

Example:

Question-Response

Wheredidyougofordinner?

A:

Whydon'twegoat9o'clock?

B:

Wetriedthatnewrestaurant.

C:

Let'sgototherestaurantinthehotel.

ResponseCisconnectedtothequestionwordwhere,butitisincorrectbecausethequestionreferstothepast,notthefuture.

Part3:

Question-ResponseTips

Listencarefullyforquestionwordslikewhat,where,when,who,which,andhowatthebeginningofthequestions.Thesetellyouwhatkindofresponseisneeded.Ifthequestiondoesnotbeginwithaquestionword,thenitneedsayesornotypeanswer.

Example:

Whereareyougoingonvacation?

Thisquestionbeginswithwhere,sothecorrectresponsewillprobablycontainaplace,likeI'mgoingtoAustralia.

IsitOKifIpaybycreditcard?

Thisquestiondoesnotbeginwithaquestionword,sothecorrectresponsewillprobablycontainyesorno,likeYessir,that'llbefine.

However,rememberthatsometimespeopledonotknow,orarenotsureoftheanswertoaquestion.SothecorrectanswertoanytypeofquestioncouldalsobearesponsewhichexpressesuncertaintylikeIthinkso,Ihaven'tdecidedyet,orItmightdo.

Becarefulofquestionsthattrytomisleadyoubyusingorreferringtowordsthatsoundthesameorsimilar,buthavedifferentmeanings.Forexample,wordslikewriteandrightwhichhavethesamepronunciation,hungryandangrywhichhaveasimilarpronunciation,andbook（thingyouread）andbook（toreserve）whichhavethesamepronunciationandspelling.Listencarefullyforthemeaningofthequestionandtheresponses,notjustthesoundofthewords.ThisalsoappliestoPart1.

Example:

Question-Reponse

Whatareyougoingtoweartotheinterview?

A.It'sinthemeetingroomonthethirdfloor.

B.AsuitandtieIthink.

C.Itwentverywell,thankyou.

Thewordwearispronouncedthesameasthewordwhere.So,ifyoudidnotlistencarefullyforthemeaningofthequestion,youcouldthinkthatAisthecorrectresponsebecauseittellsyouwherethepartyis.However,thecorrectresponseneedstotellyouwhatclothesthepersonisgoingtoweartotheinterview,soBmustbethecorrectanswer.

Havealookatthequestionbeforeyoulistentotheconversation.Ifyoualreadyknowwhatquestionyouhavetoanswer,itwillmakeiteasierforyoutopickouttheinformationfromtheconversationthatyouneedtoanswerit.ThisappliestoPart4too.

Example:

Conversation

Man:

DoyouhaveanydoubleroomsavailableonJuly2nd?

Woman:

I'msorrysir.They'reallfully-bookedonthatday.Icanofferyouatwinroom.

Man:

No,it'sOKthankyou.I'lltrysomewhereelse.

Question

Whatisthewoman'soccupation?

A.Alibrarian

B.Arestaurantmanager

C.Ahotelreceptionist

D.Asalesassistant

Ifyouhavereadthequestionfirst,youwillknowthatyoujusthavetolistenoutforcluesthattellyouwhatthewoman'soccupationis,notanythingelse.Thecluesarethewordsdoublerooms,fully-booked,andtwinroomwhichareallconnectedwithahotel,soCmustbethecorrectanswer.

Focusonthewordsintherecordingthatarestressedbecausethesewillgiveyouthemainideaoftheconversation.StressedwordsinEnglishareusuallynouns,verbs,adjectives,andadverbs,becausethesearethewordsthatcontainthemostinformation.Wordslikearticles,prepositions,pronouns,andconjunctionsthatcontainmuchlessinformationusuallyhavelittleornostress.ThisappliestoParts1,2,and4too.

Example:

WeneedtofinishthatreportbyFriday.

Thewordsthataremostlikelytobestressedinthissentencearetheverbsneedandfinish,andthenounsreport,andFriday.Thesecontainthemostimportantinformation.

Somequestionsmayaskyouaboutfactsandsomequestionsmayaskyouaboutaspeaker'semotionsorrelationship.Forexample,"Howdoesthewomanfeel?

"or"Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?

"Theanswertothesetypesofquestionswillnotbegivendirectlyintheconversation.Youwillhavetoinfertheanswertothesequestionsbasedonwhatthespeakerssay,theirtoneofvoice,thelevelofformalitytheyuse,andsoon.

Example:

Conversation

Woman:

Thisisthesecondtimeyou'vebeenlateforworkthisweek.It'sjustnotgoodenough.

Man:

I'mreallysorry.Itwon'thappenagain.

Woman:

Well,justmakesureitdoesn't.

Question

Howdoesthewomanfeel?

A.Shocked

B.Sad

C.Angry

D.Worried

Thewomandoesnotdirectlysaythatsheisangry,butfromwhatshesaystotheman,andprobablyhertoneofvoiceintherecordingtoo,youcaninferthatCisthecorrectanswer.

Listencarefullytotheannouncementb