TOEIC Listening Tips

I. Part 1 : Picture description (10 cu hoi)

1. Thng tin chung:
+ Ta ngi: 7-8 cu
+ Ta v t: 2-3 cu
+ Introduction: 90 giy=> phai t n dung brainstorm, nhin tranh va brainstorm t vng lin quan n tranh
+ khng bi bo sot ap an, anh du tick nho vao mi ap an co kha nng ung theo th t cu miu ta
2.

Tranh ta ngi: Mun loai ap an sai phai da vao 3 tiu chun:

+ Sai gender/sex/s lng ngi

+ Sai actions
+ Sai locations
Trong s 3 yu t trn, yu t kho hoc nht la actions=> phai giup hoc sinh tao c 1 t in v no, chu y :
+ Trong Toeic co thoi quen dung cum danh t thay th cho ng t va co nhng cum t in hinh ( ng t lun Ving)
+ ng t co gii t i kem: pick up, clap for,
Eye: starring at/gazing at/glancing at/referring to=looking at/ admiring/studying
Mouth: smiling at/chewing/ speaking to/ talking to / having a chat/ involved in a conversation/ addressing the
audience
Hands: typing at the computer/ shaking hands/ giving a handshake/ carrying/holding something/ applauding=
clapping for/ picking up.
Legs: Walking along - on the street/ strolling/ dancing.
+ Nhc hoc sinh check pronunciation va t tao 1 quyn t in bng tranh,etc
+ Trend ra Toeic: general information: He is working with a tool=> cu tra li kinh in cua toeic
By too detail
By all, entire
3. Tranh ta v t:
+ Cu truc thng dung: there be N1 and N2 ho c N1 be preposition N2 nhng khng thng thy trong Toeic vi no thng
dung qua=> thng se dung cu truc bi ng:
S+ be+ Ved/ Pii
S+ have/has been Ved/Pii

+ Nhc hoc sinh l p 1 t in v cac v t chia lam 3 loai:

Indoor
Outdoor: Scenery: tree, river,, grass , bush- grassy area, park, bench
Transportation: boat (+ tied to/ floating), sedan, train, railway..
Architecture: facade,
+ Trend ra : By being Pii
Option co passengers, people=>loai
1 cu co 2 danh t ung va reliable , co kha nng la ap an
1

s cum thng xuyn c dung nh : in use/ conversation/ under repair=> la ap an

II. Part 2: Question- response (30 cu hoi)

1.Thng tin chung:
+ Introduction: 30s
+ La chon answer sheet la 3
+ Cac loai cu hoi: Wh-questions
Statements
Yes/No questions
Tag/ negative questions
Choice questions
Alternative and preference questions
+ Chu y phn nay chi c sai 7-8 cu
2.Wh question: what/who/ when/where/which/how/why
Cac tips:
a.

b.

c.
d.
e.

La chon cu tra li da vao cac basic answering patterns (tip quan trong)
Who: tn ngi / tn phong ban/ chc vu/ I do
When : at / between + mc thi gian, in + khoang thi gian, ngay , thang, nm signal words la gii t i kem
hoc last, earlier, next, before , after , by the end .... ( by vi: How long; How long ago; When=how soon)
How: by + nghe phng tin; cach thc ( nghe ng t,trang t ); trang thai ( nghe tnh t ) hoi gia ( nghe s+
tin t ); hoi s lng ( s + nghe danh t ); tn xut ( nghe trang t tn xut ) ;
( : how about= why dont we = lets )
Where: in, on , at..
Why: because / to V ( why = how come )

I dont know type: Cu tra li rt co th la I dont know (tip quan trong)

I dont know
I have no idea
Im not sure
I havent decided yet
It hasnt been decided yet
I havent informed about it
S dung cu tra li cua loai cu hoi khac ho c cu tra li yes/no=> loai (tip quan trong)
Blame type ( trach nhim tra li cho ngi khac): Ask John, Kelly.(tip quan trong)
Same sound/ Similar sounds cu hoi va cu tra li
Tips nay chi ung 50-60%

Toeic thng s dung cac c p cum t sau (khi co trong bai=>100% la sai)
Book-book
Store store
Show- show
Company company
Report- report
Represent representative
Project- projector
.
f.

By related words:
Language va English/ French
Bank va money
Concert va opera

Chu y: Cu hoi vi when/what time hay by thi => khi nghe co when phai y tr ng t dung thi gi?
3. Yes/No questions, Tag questions/ Negative questions
y la cac dang cu hoi make sure thng tin. S khac nhau cua cac cu hoi nay mc chc chn
You are a student? (chc chn nht)
You are a student, arent you?( Kha chc chn)
Arent you a student?(ging cu trn, kha chc chn)
Are you a student?(cu hoi khng chc chn, ki vong cu tra li)
Cac tips:
a. Cu tra li ma la : Yes/No+additional information (chu y cac conjunction i sau yes/no)=> lun la ap an ung
b. Chu y s khac bi t gia cu hoi ting vi t va ting anh. (Are you a student va arent you a student u co nghia
ging nhau va co cung cach tra li)
4. Statements
Cac tips:
a. Dang nay thng la nhng cu a ra thng tin mi (Giving new information). Nhng cu tra li ung co th la:
Where did you hear this?
Who told you?
b. Khi cu a ra problems, cu tra li thng la (chu y giao vin ly v du hai hc, thc t)
Why dont you..
You d better
Youd rather..
You have to..
How about, Lets .
c. Khi cu a ra nh n xet, cu tra li thng la:
Nu cu tra li la ng y, thi thng co cac tnh t chi s ng tinh (I think so; maybe youre right.)
Nu cu tra li khng ng y, thi thng co cac cu phu inh nh : I dont think so
5.Cu hoi chon la (choices)

Cac tips:
a. Cu tra li co th bao gm cac cum chi s chon la: neithernor, either.or, both..and, none.; it doesnt
matter to me.
b. Khi nghe thy cac cum t thu c cung 1 nhom nh : fly-plane, terms-conditions, delay-postpone, fix-repair thi o
chnh la cu tra li. (chu y khac vi wh questions)
Tip Same sound; similar sound ko work c na.
III. Part 3: Short Conversations (30 cu hoi)
1. Thng tin chung
Phn bai noi c chia lam 3 phn:

Introduction: Cung cp general information ( thng tin chung chung) va tra li cho cac cu hoi v:

+ Chu : What is the topic?

+ Vi tr: Where is the speaker?
+ Ngh nghi p: Who is the man/woman?

Body: cung cp specific information (thng tin cu th) (SI)

Tra li cho cac cu hoi: When/ How/ What/ What time

Conclusion: cung cp thng tin suy ra (Do-next or inference)

Mi bai noi co 3 cu hoi:

Cu 1: hoi v general information

Cu 2: general information ho c specific information
Cu 3: Specific information ho c do-next
2. Tra li cho cu hoi phn introduction:
Phn nay chia lam 3 cu hoi:
+ Topic : What is the main topic of the conversation- la cu d nghe vi co s tng tac gia 2 ngi. Ngoai ra con co cu
hoi c bi t: Why is the conversation taking place?
+ Occupation: Who is the man? Who are the speakers?
+ Location: Where is the man? Where is the conversation taking place? Where is the conversation being made?
+ Hng dn hoc vin lun hoc occupations i vi locations=> giao vin hng dn hoc sinh l p t in v cac ni
chn va ngh nghi p hay xut hi n i thoai:
Restaurant: waiter/ waitress
Airplane: passenger, flight attendant, crew, captain, pilot, take off, land
Supermarket: cashier, customer,
3. Tra li cho cu hoi v body: What/why/how

Phn nay co y u cac cu hoi cua question- response

Phn nay khng co thoi quen ra nhng co phng phap hoc: nhin vao cu hoi oan ap an

+ Tim question words: when, how, what

+ Nghe li thoai cua ai the woman or the man
+ Tim ra key words cua cu, chu y lng nghe phn co nhng t cung nghia/ cung nhom vi key words tim ra cu tra li
nh:
Online= the Internet
Have sbd do sth = get sbd to V
Fly= fly out

Thoi quen ra cua Toeic trong phn nay vi cu hoi v thi gian when la:

Co key words
Co time point trong bai thm 1 khoang thi gian (100% ap an ung)
Chu y co time point tr i time point (from 10 a.m to 10 p.m = 12 hours)
Giao vin phai a ra time point va cac cach paragphrases cho hoc sinh (30 minutes = half an hour; yearly =
annually; every 3 months = quarterly)
Thoi quen ra cua Toeic vi where: thng la i g p client, museum, park,.
Thoi quen ra cua Toeic vi cu hoi what :
Chu y cac cum paraphrase cho key words nh look for= find= seek va danh t trong cu tra li
Trong phn nay con co loai cu hoi what is the problem? , What does the man refer, vi loai nay thng se phai nghe
cac loai ng t/danh t/ tnh t mang tnh phu inh va th hi n cam xuc. Chu y nghe li thoai.

Thoi quen ra vi phn why

S dung basic pattern la To V se nhiu hn la because

4. Tra li cho cu hoi cho phn Conclusion- Do-next :
Se phai tra li cho cu hoi : What will the man probably do next?
What is the man asked to do?
Phng phap lam:
+Xac inh li thoai
+ Nghe cac cum yu cu: Please make sure
You are asked to do sth
Dont forget to V..
Please be informed that
We suggest that

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PART 4: SHORT TALKS (30 QUESTIONS)
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Chi nn provide ly thuyt chung trong 15; 20 phut

Danh phn ln thi gian hv lam bai, kham pha
Khch l hv phn nay khng kho khi ta am hiu v no va co chin thut r rang
Compare : 30qs, 3q/ talk, nhng chi co 1 ngi noi, ko co s chuyn going, kho bt keyword nhng bu lai no lai
co mt format d doan bit c trc khi nghe
c bit vi cac conjuction ( but, actually, however, so, therefore , in fact... ) va key word khac n bit la nouns
and verbs
Cng gm 3 phn :
Introduction( list cac cu hoi hv quen ) : topic, occupation, occupations
Body : phu ht cac cu hoi phn 2
Do next conclusion , inference,
Phn short talk thc cht lai la phn d bi Toeic co thoi quen ra vao cac fixed situation : announcement, ads,
tour, messages, traffic report, weather forecast, event, introduction; vi du : airport : announcement v thi tit xu
hon chuyn bay, lost child, 1 hanh khach ko thy xut hin
Phng phap hoc : Questions => situations => vocab
Cu th :
Advertisement : products and services
Intro: name of products, services, company...( 1 -2) cu u tin( what being advertised, main topic of ad, why ad
being made..)
Body: specific functions, bn canh cac loai cu hoi nh phn 2 + NOT question (nghe keyword va loai tr
phng an sai )
Con : do next, contact information : website, email , mail, fax, in person , phone
Cho hv nghe cac cu hoi mu nu co th minh chng
Quang cao san phm thng thy : machine, home equipment, fax machine , book, goi san phm du lich
Fax machine : button, beep, tray, slot
Copy machine : button, lid
Giup hv xy dng vocab tt cho mi chu im
Recorded messages: automated answer system; personal message (leave a message ) => d n im
Automate answering system : reach ABC corporation, press 1 2 3...=> name of company, major field, what
number to make a complaint, ....
Personal message:
Phn 1 : who is the speaker?...., what is the main topic....--> ap an ngay 2 dong u.
Phn 2 : catch key words for specific detail
Phn 3 : do next thng se la call me as soon as possible
Tour :
Thng s hoi v loai transportation c s dung
By bus: ride, park
By train: railway, platform, and conductor
boat: row, sail, safe jacket...
airport : pilot, captain, take off, flight attendant, land....
i tour u: museum, park, beach, palace, ( Xy dng cho hv trng t vng hp ly mi ia im )
Traffic news :
Thng cu tra li se tp trung :
Nguyn nhn : accident, construction, bad weather
Khuyn : take a detour, take an alternative/ different road/ path/ way
Weather focast : bo ma u..=> xy dng cho hoc vin vocab of weather ( Celsius, degree, temperature,
stormy, raniny, cloudy)

Event, introduction :
P1: General information (name of retired employee, new employee, name of company+ job titles)
P2: (Detail information) lam u, cng hin linh vc nao ...
P3: Do- next (Ngi guest se thng la: make a speech, deliver a speech, give a talk, come on stage.... (lun la
ap an ung)