Lesson 1: ngày 12/1/2021

Common situation
Corporate Development – reseach, product, development

Dining Out – Business lunches, banquets, receptions, reservations

Entertainment – cinema, music, art, exhibitions, museums, media

Finance and Budgeting – banking, investments, taxes, accounting, billing

General Business – contracts, negotiations, mergers, marketing, sales, invoicing, warranties, business
planning, conferences, labor relations

Health care – medical insurance, visits to doctors/dentists, clinics, hospitals

Housing/Corporate Property – construction, specifications, buying and renting, electric and gas services

Human Resources – recruiting, hiring, retiring, promoting, job applications, job advertisements, salaries,
pensions, awards

Manufacturing - assembly lines, plant management, quality control

Office – procedures, board meetings, committees, letters, memos, telephone, fax and email messages,
equipment

Purchasing – shopping, shipping

Technical Areas – electronics, technology, computers, laboratories and related equipment, technical
specifications

Travel – trains, airplanes, taxis, buses, ships, ferries, tickets, schedules, station and airport
announcements, car rentals, hotels, reservations, delays and cancellations

TOEIC Test format

    Old Version Current version

Part Stand-alone Questions Photographs 10 questions Photographs 6 questions

1

Part Stand-alone Questions Question-Response: 30 questions Question-Response: 25

2 questions

Part Set-based Questions Conversation 30 questions. Conversation 39 questions.

3 = 10 conversations, 3 questions per = 13 conversations, 3 questions
     Old Version Current version

conversation. per conversation.

Part Set-based Questions Talks: 30 questions Talks: 30 questions

4 = 10 talks, 3 questions per talk. = 10 talks, 3 questions per talk.

Listening comprehension 100 Listening comprehension 100

questions questions

    Old Version Current version

Part 5 Stand-alone Incomplete Sentence: 40 Incomplete Sentence: 30 questions

Questions questions

Part 6 Stand-alone Text Completion: 12 questions Text Completion: 16 questions

Questions

Stand-alone Single Passage 28 questions Single Passage 29 questions

Questions = 9 single passage, 2-5 = 10 single passage, 2-4 questions per
questions per passage passage

Part 7 Stand-alone Double Passage: 20 questions Multiple Passage: 25 questions

Questions = 4 double passages, =2 set-based double passages,
5 questions per set 3 set-based triple passages,
5 questions per set.

Reading Comprehension 100 Reading Comprehension 100 questions

questions

Listening section

 A lower number of Photograph and Question Response questions

 To increased number of Conversation questions
 Conversations that include shorter turns and more exchanges
  More speakers in some conversations
 Conversations that include elisions (going to à gonna) and incomplete sentences/fragments (Yes,
in a minute; Down the hall; Could you?)
 New question types testing the connection of what is heard in a conversation or talk and what is
seen in a graphic
 New question types testing a speaker’s implied meaning in the context of a conversation or talk

Reading section

 A lower number of Incomplete Sentence questions

 Two new question-types testing understanding of the overall organization of passages:
 Text completion questions that ask test takers to choose which new sentence fits best in the
context of the overall passage
 Set-based questions that ask test takers to understand where in the passage a sentence belongs
 Text messages, instant messages or online chat conversations with multiple writers
 Questions testing the understanding of three related texts
 A small increase in the number of single- and multiple-passage questions
 New questions about understating the writer’s words in context

Part 1:
Test point

1. Photographs of people: most photographs are of ordinary situations. Some of the photographed
involve one or more than one person, the others involve an object or a scene with people.

2. Photographs off a general description: The most likely correct answer choices usually contain general
words instead of specific description.

3. Photographs of objects/ scenes: in this type of photographs, the statements focusing on the state or
location of an object or a scene are also frequently given. The passive voice is usually used in these
descriptive statements.

Test- taking strategies

1. Previewing the photographs and predicting some possible descriptions

2. Choosing the statement that best describes the photograph
3. Listening and marking both correct and incorrect answers
Directions

Part 1 is composed of 6 pictures. You are going to listen to 4 sentences per picture and must select the
one that corresponds to the associated picture. No description will be written. Only the letters A, B, C,
and D will be written.

On Exam Day: You will see 6 photos in your test booklet. For each question, you will hear four
statements. When you hear the statements, you must select the one statement that best describes
what you see in the picture. Then find the number of the question on your answer sheet and mark your
answer. The statements will not be printed in your test book and will be spoken only one time. Writing
in the test book is strictly forbidden.

Tip: Anticipate what you are going to hear by imagining how the pictures could be described (who,
what, when, where, how...).

1.
A.

B.

C.

D.
2. A.

B.

C.

D.

3. A.

B.

C.

D.

4 A.

B.

C.

D.
 5. A.

B.

C.

D.

6. A.

B.

C.

D.

Part 2
Directions

Part 2 is composed of 25 questions or statements that will appear 5 at a time. You are going to hear 3
options per question or statement. You will have to select the one that best corresponds to the question
or statement. Nothing will be written except the letters A, B, and C.

On Exam Day: You will have to answer 25 questions. Each question or statement will be followed by 3
options spoken only one time. Select the best response to the question or statement and mark the letter
(A), (B), or (C) on your answer sheet. Writing anything in the test book is strictly forbidden.

Tip: Look out for any question words and keep in mind the main topic of the statement.
 1.
A
B
C
2.
A
B
C
3.
A
B
C
4.
A
B
C
5.
A
B
C

Part 5
Directions

Part 5 is composed of 30 fill-in-the-blank sentences that will appear 5 at a time. There will be 4 possible
responses for each fill-in-the-blank sentence. You need to choose the best answer.

On the Exam Day: A word or phrase is missing in each of the 30 sentences written in the test book. Four
answer choices are given below each sentence. Select the best answer to complete the sentence. Then
mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet. Writing in the test book is strictly forbidden.

Tip: You are supposed to take 30 seconds per fill-in-the-blank sentence. Thus, you should ideally spend
no more than 15 minutes on this part.

1. She is very keen ________ dangerous sports. 2. ___________ elaborate on possible language
She is a true adrenaline junkie. uses, one has to answer questions as to what
language is.
A. of A. In order to
B. into B. Firstly
C. in C. However
D. on D. Provided that
 3. This object is completely _______. There are 4. She told me yesterday that she _________ the
no marks nor scratches on the wood, it must be manager the other day about lay-offs to come.
brand-new!
A. tell this to
A. unused B. speaks to
B. useful C. have spoken to
C. useless D. had spoken to
D. used

5. _________ many leading experts on languages 6. It is a true bargain, it must have been very
divide them into groups such as Indo-European _______ before this Black Friday deal. I love it!
ones.
A. cheap
A. Actual B. expensive
B. Nowadays C. cashless
C. Whenever D. complex
D. In due time

7. ________ did we know, I would regret this 8. Mathew likes playing squash ________ I prefer
decision forever. Our company would soon throw playing tennis.
in the towel and lag behind.
A. whereas
A. Rarely B. even if
B. Little C. through
C. Not D. because
D. None

9. If we want to ensure greater energy ________, 10. The authorities told us that we _______
we need to focus on eliminating energy waste. cooperate and provide them with any useful
information that we have.
A. efficiency
B. efficient A. could have
C. efficiently B. don’t need to
D. effectively C. have to
D. don’t have to

Part 6
Directions

Part 6 is made up of 16 fill-in-the blanks spread throughout 4 different texts. Each text will appear
independently with 4 blanks per text. To help you, there will be 4 possible responses per blank. Select
the correct response.

On Exam Day: Read the 4 texts with the 16 blanks. A word or phrase is missing in some of the sentences.
In each text there are 4 blanks and for each blank 4 answer choices are given to you. Select the best
answer on your answer sheet. Writing in the test book is strictly forbidden.
Tip: You are supposed to take 30 seconds to one minute per blank. Thus, this part should take you
between 8 and 15 minutes.

Text

To: Jeremy Wilkinson

From: Emily Ruffin
Subject: Next Week’s Meeting
Dear Jeremy,
Thanks for your __________(1) to my email. I am __________(2) my travel itinerary
today and I will be sure to send you the final details by the end of the day. My flight
arrives on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. so I will take a taxi directly to my hotel. We can
discuss the final details of the presentation over dinner. My hotel will take care of my
__________(3) to your office the next morning. For the presentation, I plan on bringing
the product samples and marketing materials we discussed. __________(4).
Sincerely,
Emily Ruffin

1. A. responding 3. A. movement
B. response B. displacement
C. responsive C. delivery
D. responder D. transportation

2. A. finalized 4. A. First of all, we have a lot to discuss.

B. finalizes B. I am looking forward to meeting you
C. finalizing and your team.
D. finalize C. That is all I have to say.
D. In the end, the project was a success.