TOEIC Test-taking Experience (Part 1)

posted May 7, 2011, 8:38 PM by Isabella Le Pham [ updated May 10, 2011, 6:19 AM by Qu Nguyn Ph ] Nh gii thiu, mn qu u nm ca English Home dnh tng cc bn l lot bi vit v kinh nghim thi TOEIC do bn Th Duy, cu sinh vin H Ngoi Thng TP. HCM vit. Bn Th Duy vn l mt hc sinh khi A (khi t nhin) thi ph thng nhng kh nng Anh Ng khng th km cnh cc bn chuyn khi D, bng chng l bn t 970/990 im trong k thi TOEIC gn y, mt im s gn nh tuyt i m khng my th sinh c th t c. Sau y l mt vi chia s ca bn Duy v nhng kinh nghim thi c ca mnh.

Phn 1:

TOEIC l g? L do v li ch khin bn phi hc & thi TOEIC?

Nu bn c th tr li 2 cu hi trn vi vu m khng h ngn ngi, th c l bn nhn ra TOEIC khng km phn quan trng trong thc o Anh ng hin nay. Nhiu trng i hc bt u p dng TOEIC nh l mt tiu chun v ting Anh bt buc i vi sinh vin ra trng, v hu ht cc cng ty, ngn hng Vit Nam cng nh nc ngoi cng nh gi cao v chp nhn tm bng TOEIC. Chnh v gi tr , TOEIC thng tr thnh mt trong nhng la chn hng u ca cc bn theo hc anh vn. Mt s dng bi tp ca TOEIC thp ch cn c nhiu trng i hc a vo chng trnh ging dy vo kho th anh vn ca h. TOEIC Test of English for International Communication nh tn gi ca mnh ch yu thin v k nng giao tip thng mi. Ng php, t vng, cc on hi thoi l tt c nhng g c th xy ra hng ngy ti cc doanh nghip. V th TOEIC nh l mt cng c mt cnh ca gip bn tip cn v t tin lm vic trong cc mi trng quc t nng ng. V TOEIC khng phi l mt thc o phn nh con ngi bn, TOEIC ch l mt cng c khng hn khng km nh gi mt cch tng i kh nng Anh ng thng mi ca bn. Do ng mc cm khi bn im thp v cng ng t mn khi bn im cao.

I. GII THIU V TOEIC MI: t hn s c rt nhiu bn qu quen thuc vi phin bn TOEIC c, nhng mnh ch cp ch yu n nhng g trong phin bn mi, phin bn m chng ta phi thi. TOEIC mi bt u c p dng t thng 7 nm 2010 nhm ci tin cho phin bn c vn b

cc th sinh bt bi qu nhiu. V theo ETS, cc th sinh c th phi bt buc d thi tt c 4 k nng nghe/ ni/ c/ vit trong NEW TOEIC vo nm 2011. Cc bn hy nhanh chn ln, v t y n lc c thng bo chnh thc NEW TOEIC vn ch kho th c 2 k nng nghe v c hiu. Nhng im khc nhau gia bi thi NEW TOEIC v phin bn c: i vi phn Reading:

+ Vn gi nguyn 40 cu hon chnh cu (Incomplete Sentences) + 12 cu hon chnh on vn ( 4 on vn, mi on 3 cu hi) thay th cho 20 cu tm li sai (error recognition) ca phin bn c. + Phn c hiu c 48 cu ( on n 28 cu hi, on kp 20 cu hi) so vi 40 cu ca phin bn c. i vi phn Listening:

+ Ch cn 10 cu hi lin quan n hnh nh thay v 20 cu nh trc. + Phn hi v p (Question & Response) vn gi nguyn l 30 cu + Phn on hi thoi ngn (short conversations) vn gi nguyn l 30 cu hi, tuy nhin li thay i cch thc l c 10 on, mi on c 3 cu hi thay v c 30 on, mi on 1 cu hi nh trc y. + Phn on ni chuyn ngn (short talks) tng ln 30 cu hi ( 10 on, mi on 3 cu) so vi 20 cu hi ( 6-9 on, mi on 2-4 cu) ca phin bn trc.

Theo nh gi ca c nhn mnh th bi thi TOEIC mi kh l kh hn so vi phin bn trc. Th nht trong phn nghe cc phn vn d kim im nh Nghe nhn theo hnh b ct gim bt, phn hi thoi ngn tng t 1 on 1 cu hi ln 3 cu mi on nn i hi cc th sinh phi ghi nh nhiu thng tin hn v kh dng mo nh trng hn. Th hai trong phn c hiu, phn tm li sai hay cn gi l phn ng php, vn thng l th mnh ca th sinh Vit Nam b loi b. Thay vo l phn hon chnh on vn kh l kh. Phn ny i hi bn phi kh rnh v cch dng t, t vng v i khi cn cho ra c nhng khun mu (pattern) hay thnh ng (idiom). Phn c hiu on vn b sung thm on vn kp i hi th sinh khng nhng phi hiu tng on m cn phi kt ni c thng tin gia hai on .

Kinh Nghim n Thi TOEIC (Phn 2)

Cc bc chun b trc khi thi: 1. nh v bn thn v xc nh mc tiu: Hu nh khi tri qua bt k k thi no, cc bn cng cn tri qua cc bc nh sau:

+ Xc nh r trnh hin ti ca bn thn + Xc nh mc tiu cn t c + Bn c bao nhiu thi gian luyn tp v trao di kin thc Bi TOEIC cng khng l mt ngoi l. Xc nh kh nng ca bn l mt iu rt quan trng bi n khng ch cho bn bit bn ang u m cn gip bn xc nh hng mc tiu v thi gian n luyn. ngh ca mnh l cc bn nn lm mt bi test hon chnh t mt trong 2 b sch sau y: Oxford TOEIC ( TOEIC c) hoc LongMan Advance New TOEIC. Sau cc bn chuyn im th ca mnh ra thang 990. V d bn t c 600, v mc tiu ban u ca bn l t c 800 trong thi gian n luyn 1 thng. Lc bn nhn ra mnh c v hi khng thc t lm v iu chnh mc tiu xung cn 700 trong 1 thng hay l vn l 800 nhng trong 2 hoc 3 thng. 2. Tin hnh n luyn: Cc gio trnh mnh hc qua v c xut nh sau:

+ New Longman Real TOEIC - Actual tests (c 3 quyn: Reading, Listening, v quyn Full, xanh cy, xanh dng v cam) + Oxford practice tests for the TOEIC test (Hng + xanh dng) C m hay + Longman Preparation for the TOEIC Intermediate Course (dnh cho nhng bn cn hi yu cha th lm full test c) + Barron 600 words essential for the TOEIC + English Grammar in Use Raymond Murphy (Ng php cn bn) + Practical English Usage Micheal Swan Oxford (Mu tm) Mi ngi u c mt phng php hc tp ca ring mnh. Phng php ca ngi ny cha chc ph hp vi ngi khc. y l phng php ca mnh; cc bn c th tham kho qua: Ngy u tin: lm 1 bi test trnh , v d bn c 650. Nhng cng ty bn bo l 800+ th mi c tng lng. Chn nh, sao cn n 250 im th! Vi s im nh vy bn

xc nh rng s dnh ra khong 3 thng chun b cho k thi ( nhanh hoc lu hn ty vo kt qu cc bi test lc bn n) v xy dng 1 k hoch t hc cho mnh ng vi thi gian . Cc bn cng c th cn nhc ghi danh vo cc lp hc TOEIC nu nh mun tng tc cng nh mun c gio vin hng dn cc bn trong cc vn hc ba. Bn cng nn lp ra mt bn ghi ch li kt qu cc bi test theo di s tin b cng nh cc im yu cn khc phc (Excel, hay ghi s, ). Mnh th xi excel, v bng bao gm cc ct nh sau: + Date/Reading/Listening/Total Score/Error Track
Error track Date 12/3/2010 25/4/2010 Total 640 720 Reading 65 75 Listening 60 71 Vocab 10 6 Reading Gram 14 10 Id/Pa 11 9 Vocab 12 9 Listening Speed 18 12 Pro 10 8

i vi mnh cc li trong reading mnh chia lm 3 loi: Vocabulary: li t vng Grammar: li v cu trc ng php Idiom/ Pattern: li thnh ng

Cn cc li trong listening th c th c phn loi nh sau: Vocabulary: cng l li t vng Speed: li khng theo kp nhp Pronunciation: li pht m

Qua bng nh trn cc bn s nm r v tp trung vo ci thin cc im yu ca mnh. Cc bn c lm u n 1-2 test mi tun (i vi cc bn cn tng i yu, <500, cc bn c th bt u vi TOEIC 600 words, longman intermediate hoc cc sch pre-toeic khc). Thi gian gia cc test l thi gian cc bn xem li v cng c cc li sai.

Kinh Nghim n Thi TOEIC (Phn 3)

Reading:

- Nu bn gp vn vi t vng, bn nn c mt quyn tp ghi ch li tt c nhng t m bn khng bit m c tn sut xut hin cao. Bn nn chp li nguyn cu trong bi test m t xut hin, sau t mnh t 1 cu c s dng t . Cc bn cng c th ghi thm cc t cng root vi t nu bn mun nm r hn. Mt iu cng khng km phn quan trng l cc bn phi ghi chp li cch pht m ca t , v c gng c tht chun. V sao? Rt nhiu bn nh mt ch nhng li pht m sai dn n vic khi nghe cc bn khng nghe c t . - Nu bn sai nhiu li vn phm, bn ghi chp li ri tra cu trong 2 quyn ng php mnh gii thiu hoc cc ngun khc ng tin t internet. Cc bn nn ghi chp theo nhm, v d nh nu bn sai mnh if loi 2, bn nn ghi ch im ng php v tt c cc loi mnh if (1,2,3 v hn hp chng hn) nh vy bn s ghi nh mt cch c h thng hn - Nu bn sai thnh ng v khun mu nhiu, bn ng qu lo. Bi y l phn kh nht v hu nh ch c th thnh thc c qua vic bn tip xc vi ting Anh nhiu v phi hc thuc lng. Cch hc cng gn ta nh t vng, bn ghi chp ri t cu vi thnh ng/khun mu va hc c.

Listening:
Sau khi nghe i nghe li nhiu ln m cc bn vn khng th hiu c bi nghe, cc bn nn m phn tapescript pha sau mi test ra c tm hiu nguyn nhn. - Nu bn khng nghe c do bn cha nm ht t vng, cc x l cng nh vn t vng trong reading. - Nu cc bn khng nghe c do tc ni qu nhanh hay do bn khng nm bt ht ngha tng th ca cu d bn nghe r tng t. Cc bn nn tng cng tp nghe cc i nc ngoi lin quan n tin tc v kinh doanh ( do TOEIC ch trng vo giao tip thng mi), mt s ngh bao gm ci i nh sau: + Bloomberg TV,CNN TV (xem qua TV hoc internet u c) + Internet Radio (V d nh http://tunein.com - nu khng nghe c bng Firefox hay Chrome th c th dng Internet Explorer), c rt nhiu i nhng mnh th c bit thch Fox News, WNYC. Cc bn ch cc on qung co, n rt ging TOEIC nn rt hu ch. Vic luyn nghe thng khng my d chu v rt l chn nn vi mt s bn, c bit l khi bn yu k nng ny. Cc bn c TV hoc my tnh pht, i lm g nh git , qut nh nu thy chn, cn nu cc bn cm thy thoi mi th c th tp trung ngi lng nghe. Theo mnh bit th mt s ngun c ch nghe chm, mnh cng tng thy CD VOA cha m y bi nghe ch chm m gi khng bit tm mua u. - Nu sau khi cc bn check li tapescript v pht hin ra mnh khng nghe c d ch mnh bit nhng mnh li pht m khc vi bi nghe th bn ang gp vn rc ri vi pht m. V

d nh archive d liu lu tr bn c l chi cn my c l kai hay persuade thuyt phc bn c l p say cn my c l p s quay vy. Pht m sai l mt trong nhng li kh sa nht bi a phn cc bn in su trong u mnh v cch c 1 t no nh vy ri. V vy c gng c ng ngay t khi bn hc 1 t mi. i vi nhng t sai th phi ghi ch li v thng xuyn c i c li t du t bn bit ngha rnh rnh.

Kinh Nghim n Thi TOEIC (Phn 4)

Cc ch khc trong qu trnh n luyn:

- Sau khi lm xong mi test cc bn nn xem gii thch cho tng cu hi, d cu bn lm ng. Rt nhiu cu cc bn c th trng do may mn hay do hiu nhm m nh trng. Cc bn cng xem nh l nhng cu sai v a vo ghi chp hc. Tt nhin lc tnh im theo thang 990 th cu trng li vn c tnh. - Nn hc theo block thi gian l 75 hay 150 1 ln rn luyn th lc v quen vi p lc thi tht. ng nn lm 30 ngh 15 ri li lm tip 30. - im cc bi test kh l khc bit, bi sau c th c im thp hn bi trc d bn thy mnh lm khng t lm. Bi mi bi test kh khc nhau v tm trng bn lm test tng lc cng khc nhau. iu quan trng l cc bn khng phm phi nhng li m cc bn hc qua bi test trc. - Khi luyn nghe cc bn nn tp nghe loa ngoi ng nghe head phone, bi cht lng m thanh ca head phone kh r nn khi i thi bn s cm thy ht hng vi loa ngoi ca trung tm kho th. V cht lng m thanh th mnh nh gi nh sau: Headphone > Loa ngoi trung tm kho th> Loa ngoi nh > Loa laptop

Khi i thi:
- Trc ngy thi khong 1-2 ngy cc bn nn ngng li ch n nh nhng vn mu cht, ch yu l u c th thn. - Cc bn ng k thi ti vn phng i din ca ETS vi mc ph l 35USD. Sau khi thi khong 10 ngy cc bn s bit kt qu. Vo ngy thi cc bn n sm 1 t trnh b cng thng v x l cc vn pht sinh nu c.

- Phn listening khi my c hng dn, bn tranh th xem hnh hoc c trc cc cu hi nhm nm s b ni dung, gip mnh d nghe hn. Nhn xt ring ca mnh v k thi: Mnh lm khong 5-6 test nh v im chy t 890 n 940. Khi vo thi thc mnh nhn thy phn listening tng i d hn nh hc ( nh mnh nghe bng loa laptop), phn reading cng tng ng. Khi nhn kt qu, mnh v cng bt ng khi t L 480 v R 490.

Chc cc hc v thi tt!