The TOEIC test is designed for workplace English and is ideal to take for anyone working in hospitality and tourism, business, or other service industries (restaurants, conventions, etc.).
The TOEIC consists of two tests that can be taken at separate times:
Listening and Reading (approximately 2.5 hours): paper based, multiple-choice
Speaking and Writing (approximate 1.5 hours):
Listening
• Part 1: Photographs:
• For this section, you will hear for statements and must choose the one that best fits the picture.
• Part 2: Question-Response
• You will hear a question and must choose the best response from three possible answers.
• Part 3: Conversations
• You will hear a brief conversation and then asked three questions about what happened in the conversation.
• Part 4: Short Talks
• Similar to the section above, except you will listen to a single speaker talk about a particular topic, then answer three questions.
Reading
• Part 5: Incomplete Sentences
• You will be asked to choose the appropriate word or phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct.
• Part 6: Error Recognition or Text Completion
• Similar to the section above, you will choose the appropriate word or phrase, but this time in a longer text (such as a letter).
• Part 7: Reading Comprehension
• You will read texts such as bulletins, letters, or advertisements and answer questions about the text in multiple choice format.
Speaking
• Part 1-2: Read a Text Aloud
o There are three questions in this section. You must read a text aloud with proper emphases, rising and falling intonation, and pauses.
• Part 3: Describe a Picture
o You will orally describe a picture. You will have thirty seconds to prepare and 45 seconds to describe the picture with as many details as you can.
• Part 4-6: Respond to Questions
o In this section, you will answer three general questions about a single topic. You will have no time to prepare. You will have between 15 and 30 seconds to respond to each question. Examples of questions are likes and dislikes, personal experiences, etc.
• Part 7-9: Respond to questions using information provided
o You will be given three short questions related to an events schedule. You will have 15 to 30 seconds to answer each question. The questions and answers follow the model of a telephone conversation.
• Part 10: Propose a Solution
o For this section, you will listen to a telephone message describing a problem. You will have 30 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to respond with a solution to this problem.
• Part 11: Express an Opinion
o You will be asked your opinion on a specific topic (for example, the benefits of online learning). You will have 15 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to respond.
Writing:
• Parts 1-5: Write a sentence based on a picture
o You will scored based on grammatical accuracy and relevance of the sentence to the picture.
• Parts 6-7: Respond to a written request
o You will have ten minutes to read and respond to an email.
• Part 8: Write an opinion essay
o You will write an essay (a minimum of 300 words) to describe your opinion on a particular topic. You will have 30 minutes to plan, write, and revise.
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