TOEIC

TEST OF ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION

What is it?

History 1979 –Japan 1982 –Korea

Educational Testing Service (ETS) –Princeton, New Jersey

Design, produce, administer Date, place cost score▪ Contact your local ETS associate

sponsoring organization/ corporation

What is it?

Standardized test

Recognized by several corporations and organizations all over the world

Evaluates your ability to understand English in business situations and real-world settings

What is it?

Tests your skills in:

Listening Reading Speaking Writing

Test Format

Online Voice is recorded 20 minutes 11 questions

6 tasks

Keyboard Requirements

English-language (QWERTY) computer keyboard

QWERTY Keyboard

English-language (QWERTY) computer keyboard

What do you study for?

Questions are based on real-life work settings in an international environment (meetings, travel, telephone conversations, etc). 

Typical TopicsBanking Jobs

Entertainment Offices

Health Restaurants

Housing Transportation

Industry Travel

What do you study for?

Daily life Global workplace

Typical TopicsBanking Jobs

Entertainment Offices

Health Restaurants

Housing Transportation

Industry Travel

How can I prepare?

Read

Reading is the best way to improve your vocabulary. ▪ newspapers, magazines, websites, novels,

non-fiction books

Choose something that genuinely interests you and isn’t too challenging.

How can I prepare?

Write

Daily journal, e-mail, text, letter

Practice using new words and expressions; this helps reinforce sentence structures and vocabulary.

How can I prepare?

Listen to music

Music helps you acquire the rhythm and stress patterns of spoken English.

How can I prepare?

Watch English shows/movies

This helps you pick up the language and does not bore you either!

How can I prepare?

Use the language

Set aside 30 minutes each day to communicate only in English Language Clinics

Talk to yourself in English

Why do I have to take the TOEIC Test???

Job / promotion in a company Graduation requirement Resume

Check level of English proficiency Monitor your progress

What’s your reason???

Test Scores Valid for Two Years

WHY?!!

Your proficiency can improve or decline over time

Good news…

No one passes or fails

Not every job requires the same level of English proficiency.

What else do I need to know?

The rooms for TOEIC Speaking exams can be noisy for some people.

Other people take the exam in the same room people talking at the same time!

Focus

Other Advice

No shortcuts

Only way to get a high score is by working hard to improve your English abilities.

Practice, practice, practice

Other Requirements

We’ll talk about other requirements towards the end of the semester…

Prepare specific questions

Next week…

Pronunciation

Pre-read pages 14–19

http://www.engvid.com/introduction-to-the-toeic/