TOEIC Preparation. Week 2

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1 TOEIC Preparation Week 2

2 Class (Re- )organisation 10 x 1h30 ( ) + 1 x 2h Quiz 1 + listening test à 6 th November Quiz 2 + reading test à 4 th December Full- length practice test à 11 th December OR OR w/b 7 th December OR January exam?

3 Part I: Picture Identification 10 numbered photographs in test book Hear 4 sentences per photograph Choose the correct description Pictures: ordinary situations, people, objects Descriptions: short, grammatically simple sentences, main component or smaller details Speed: 5- second pause between Qs, no pause between sentences A) B) C) D)

4 Strategy Preview photographs and ask: PEOPLE OBJECTS SCENES What are they doing? What is it? What is in the foreground? Where are they? Who are they? (profession) How are they different? How do they feel? Where is it? What is it made of? What is happening? What is in the background? What is happening?

5 Grammar Most correct answers are in: The simple present tense Eg. The furniture looks new The present continuous tense (progressive) Eg. The woman is riding a bicycle

6 Tricks Eliminate distractors (incorrect answers): Problems in meaning Problems in sound Problems in sound + meaning

7 Meaning Problems Related words eg. car, drive Incorrect verb eg. reading, writing Incorrect prepositions eg. in front of, behind Incorrect environment eg. inside, outside Incorrect material for objects Assign characteristics to the wrong person Identify people in scene without people Identify background detail as central feature

8 Sound Problems Homonyms (same pronunciation + spelling, different meaning) eg. train Homophones (same pronunciation, different spelling, different meaning) eg. wrap, rap Rhyming words eg. pile, file Similar- sounding words eg. car, card Often both sound and meaning problem inaccurate description with sound- alike words

9 Practice Test Part I Choose the correct answer and identify the type of distractor

10 Question 1 A. They re shaking hands B. They re filling their glasses C. They re applauding the speaker D. They re waving to their friends

11 Question 2 A. The train is moving fast B. It s a rainy day C. Their umbrellas are in the closet D. They re walking on the sidewalk

12 Question 3 A. The carpenter is using a drill B. The patient is sitting up C. The driver is wearing gloves D. The dentist is examining the man

13 Question 4 A. They re talking about the house B. They re closing the window C. They re printing the plans D. They re catching a mouse

14 Question 5 A. The plane has already landed B. The passengers are ready to board C. The train has left the station D. The pilot has a uniform

15 Question 6 A. Their hats are in their hands B. The window is broken C. Their bags are in the car D. They re looking at clothes in the window

16 Question 7 A. He s walking down the hall B. He s wearing a bathing suit C. He s talking to his colleagues D. He s looking out the window

17 Question 8 A. The customers are sitting inside B. The chairs are on the sidewalk C. The waiter is standing by the window D. The tables are in the kitchen

18 Question 9 A. She s reading a newspaper B. She s eating a meal C. She s looking at new shoes D. She s reporting the news

19 Question 10 A. There is a big truck on the road B. The bridge crosses a river C. There isn t any traffic on the highway D. The cars are passing under the bridge

20 Now you write the questions In groups of 4, write 4 sentences per picture, 1 correct description and 3 distractors.

21 Descriptions PEOPLE OBJECTS SCENES What are they doing? What is it? What is in the foreground? Where are they? Who are they? (profession) How are they different? How do they feel? Where is it? What is it made of? What is happening? What is in the background? What is happening?

22 Use a variety of distractors Meaning Problems Related words Incorrect verb Incorrect prepositions Incorrect environment Incorrect material for objects Assign characteristics to the wrong person Identify people in scene without people Identify background detail as central feature Sound Problems Homonyms (same pronunciation + spelling, different meaning) Homophones (same pronunciation, different spelling, different meaning) Rhyming words Similar- sounding words

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