INTRODUCTION to TOEIC TEST

READING SECTION

TOEIC book

P. 12 – TOEIC Outline

How many parts in this section?

• There are 3 parts:• Part 5: Incomplete Sentences• Part 6: Text Completion• Part 7: Reading Comprehesion

Part 5: Incomplete Sentences

The most common types:• Word families• Similar words• Prepositions• Conjunctions• Adverbs of Frequency• Verb tenses• Two-word verbs

Word Families

- Are words that look alike but have different endings:

nation: national - nationalityfrequent: frequency- infrequently

Similar words

- Are words that have similar meanings but cannot used interchangeably

except – excerpt salary – wage – income…

Prepositions

- Are small words that introduce phrases at: She learned at that school

in: Brad Pitt was born in 1963

Conjunctions

- Are words that join other words, phrases, or clauses:and: My mother and I like crabsalthough: Although he is just 23, he earns 30 millions a month.

Adverbs of Frequency

- Are words that describe how often ones do something:

always: I always go to school lateseldom: He seldom does houseworks

Verb tenses

- Look at the time expressions to decide the tense.Last night, I couldn’t sleep.Mr. Dung will go to Thailand for a visit next month.

Two-word verbs/Phrasal verbs

- Are words that combine with other words that are often prepositions

turn on: switch onturn off: switch offsee off : farewellsee about: take care of

Part 6: Text Completion

The most common types:• Word in context• Pronouns• Subject-Verb agreement• Modal Auxiliaries• Adjective Comparisons• Gerunds or Infinitives

Part 7: Reading Comprehension

The most common types:• Advertisements• Business Correspondence• Forms, Charts, Graphs• Articles and Reports• Announcements and Paragraphs

Grammar

P.26• Subject + verb• Object• Complement• Modification

Parts of speech…

P.28• Nouns• Pronouns• Verbs• Adjectives

• Adverbs• Conjunctives• Prepositions• Exclamations

5 types of Sentences

P. 27• Subject + verb• Subject + verb + complement• Subject + verb + object• Subject + verb + indirect object + direct object• Subject + verb + object + complement

Reading

• Paraphrase– To understand the meaning

• Change words that have the same meaning• Generalize• Summarize• Infer

Week 1 Day 1

• P. 34 ~ 47• Questions to ask– What type of word is ______?– Is this a ______? (noun, adjective?)– Why is the answer ___?

Great work!

• Self evaluation!

• See you next week!