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What is TOEIC?
TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) is designed to

test your ability to understand English as it is used in international
business and other professional situations.
TOEIC Overview

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TOEIC Format
Section I : Listening Comprehension

Part 1 Sentence about Photographs 10 items
Part 2 Stimuli-Response 30 items
Part 3 Short Conversations 30 items
Part 4 Short Talks 30 items
Total Listening 100 items
Approximately 45 minutes

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Section II : Reading Comprehension
Part 5 Sentences Completion 40 items
Part 6 Passage 12 items
Part 7 Short Passages 48 items
Total Reading 100 item

Approximately 75 minutes
Total 200 items

Approximately 2 hours
Total Score 990

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Our Goal
550 out of 990 (~56%)

In average 275 Points in each section which means you have to
achieve
Listening 54 questions correct*
Reading 61 questions correct*
* Please be noted that the score calculation in each section is

different according to the TOEIC Test Score Conversion Table

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Test Example
Listening Comprehension
Part 1 : Sentence about Photographs 10 items

Part 2 : Stimuli-Response 30 items
Part 3 : Short Conversations 30 items
(10 conversations with 3 questions each)
Part 4 : Short Talks 30 items
(10 talks with 3 questions each)
Total Listening 100 items

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Photographs

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Photographs
You will hear
- A They are looking out the window

- B They look sad
- C They are looking at the computer screen
- D These kids are lazy

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Tactics
1. Statement

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Stimuli-Response
You will hear a question and 3 possible responses. Choose the most
correct answer
Example: What is silicon made of?
-A The sale is still on

-B Were out of telephone
-C Sand

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Tactics
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A. (WH-questions)
B. Yes/No
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A. Information Questions
Questions with What?
The question word What ...? is used to ask about things, names, actions, ideas, and definitions, among others.
Sample Questions Possible Responses

What are you thinking about? Im thinking about my family.
What did Cathy say to you? She just said, Good morning.
What is George going to do tomorrow? Hes going to a job interview.
Whats her name? Its Joyce Wong.
What happened here? There was an accident.
What type of ? and What kind of ? are used to ask about classification.

What kind of music does he listen to? He usually listens to jazz.
What type of people read this magazine? Well-educated people, generally.

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What time ? is used to ask about the time of day.

What time does your flight leave? At 7:30.
What time is the news on television? Its on at 11.
What do/did you think of ? asks for an opinion.

What do you think of Scott Grahams latest novel? Its a real thriller.
What do you think of your new supervisor? I dont know her well enough to say.
What like ? is used to ask for a general description or impression. It is also used to ask about the weather.

What are your new co-workers like? They seem very pleasant.
What does your house look like? Its a two-story, red-brick bungalow.
Whats the weather like here in the winter? Its cool and often rainy.

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What does do for a living? is used to ask about a persons occupation.

What does your brother do for a living? Hes an accountant.
Whats the matter with ? and Whats wrong with .? are used to ask about problems.

What s the matter with Joe? He ate too much and doesnt feel well.
Whats wrong with this microphone? I dont know; it just doesnt seem to work.
What ? is also used before many nouns to ask questions.

What size sweater do you wear? Medium, usually.
What sports do you enjoy? Tennis and volleyball.
What color is your new suit? Its dark blue.
What flavor ice cream do you want? Strawberry, please.

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Questions with How?
The question word how ...? is used to ask about manner and methods.

How did she get to Melbourne? By plane.
How did you get in touch with Mr. Suyoto? By faxing him.
How does he drive? Slowly and carefully.
How did you make these holes? With a drill.
How did they get a loan for their business? By providing collateral.
How do you know Christina? She works in my office.
How ? can be used to ask about the general condition of someone or something.

Hows your father doing? Hes doing well, thanks.
How has Ellen been? As far as I know, just fine.
How was dinner? Great we went to a good Mexican restaurant.

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How much ? is used to ask about cost or amount. How many ? is used to ask about quantity (number).

How much is motorcycle like that one? Around $5,000.
How much water should we bring? A couple of liters each.
How many guests were at the party? There were twenty or thirty.
How do/did you like ? is used to ask for an opinion of someone or something.

How did you like that new movie? I enjoyed it, but my husband didnt.
How get to ? is used to ask for directions.

How do I get to the post office from here? Walk down Liberty Avenue until you come to Third Street.

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How about ? is used to offer something to someone or to invite someone to do something.

How about some French pastries? Id love to have some, but Im on a diet.
How about coming to a barbecue at our house Sure, that sounds great.
on Saturday?
How ? is used with adverbs and adjectives to ask about age, duration, frequency, size, distance, and other characteristics.

How old is Fritz? Hes twenty-seven.
How long will this session last? For another hour, perhaps.
How often does Michelle go skiing? Once or twice a month.
How far is it from Boston to Washington, D.C.? Its around 400 miles.
How late is this store open tonight? Until nine oclock, I believe.
How soon can you be here? In about fifteen minutes.

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Questions with When? And Where ?
The question word when? is used to ask about time: times of day, days, dates, years, decades.

When did Christos arrive? Last Wednesday.
When will the planning session take place? Tomorrow at eleven.
When is Marias birthday? On March 3.
The question word where? is used to ask about locations: rooms, buildings, streets, cities, countries, and so on.

Where is the television studio? Its downtown on Wells Street.
Where is your passport? In my briefcase.
Where are you going? To the drugstore.
Where are my glasses? Over there, on your desk.
Where from? is used to ask about place of origin.

Where is Jaewoo from? Hes from Pusan, South Korea.

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Questions with Why?, Who?, Whose ?, and Which ?
The question word why? is used to ask about reasons and purposes.

Why did she go to Brussels? To attend a conference.
Why did you leave your last job? Because of the low wages.
Why dont you? is used to make suggestions.

Why dont you order the soup? Good idea soup sounds great.
The question word who? is used to ask questions about people.

Who were you talking to on the phone? To my wife.
Who is that woman in the blue raincoat? Thats Patricia Wedgewood.
The question word whose? is used to ask about possession.

Whose scarf is this? Its Frans.

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The question word which? is used to ask about choices from a limited number of selections.

Which salesperson won the award? Mr. Ishimura did.
Which floor is your office on? Its on the fourth floor.
Which way? is used to ask about directions.

Which way is it to Concourse E? Walk straight ahead, and youll see a sign.

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B. Yes/No Questions

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Basic Yes/No Questions
Yes/no questions begin with auxiliary verbs (do, are, has, should, can, for example) or with a form of the main verb be
(is, are, was, and were). Responses may be short answers or full sentences.

Did you watch television last night? No, I was out last night.
Is Herbert out of town? I believe he is.
Will Mr. Cho attend the meeting? Probably not.
Some yes/no questions contain the word yet or still. Yet is used in questions and negative sentences to mean that an
activity is continuing. Still has a similar in some questions and in affirmative sentences.

Is the game over yet? No, its still going on./No, Its not over
yet./Yes, its already over.
Are you still working at TRC Electronics? No, I dont work there anymore./Yes, I still
work there.

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Some yes/no questions contain the word ever. Ever means at any time in the past.

Have you ever been to Kuala Lumpur? Yes, several times./No, never.
Some yes/no questions begin, Have you had a chance to This means Have you had the opportunity to do
something yet?

Have you had a chance to read that letter? No, not yet.

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In Part 2, the correct responses for yes/no questions are often not simple short answers such as Yes, I do or No,
Im not. There is a range of affirmative, negative, or neutral responses, as shown:
Question: Has Martin finished writing the report?

Possible Affirmative Possible Negative Possible Neutral
Responses Responses Responses
I think so. No, I dont think he has. I have no idea.
Of course he has. Not yet, but hes hard at work on it. Why dont you ask him?
Yes, he finished this morning. No, but he should finish soon. Maybe.
I believe he has. No, he gave up on it. Perhaps.
Sure, hes a fast worker. No, hes doing something else now. Im not sure.
Probably.
As a matter of fact, he has.

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Requests, Invitations, and Offers

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C. Other Types of Questions and Statement

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Embedded Questions

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Alternative Questions

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Tag Questions

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Negative Questions

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Statements (Non-questions)

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Short Conversation
You will hear a conversation between 2 people
There will be 3 questions on each conversation and 4 possible answers

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Tactics
1. 8

2. Mark

3. Here Hear
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Short Talks
You will hear a talk given by a speaker
There will be 3 questions on each talk and 4 possible answers

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Tactics
1. , , ,
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2. Mark
3.
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Test Example
Reading
Part 5 : Sentence Completion 40 Items

Part 6 : Passage Completion 12 Items
Part 7 : Short Passages 48 Items
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Sentence
You will see a sentence with a missing word, choose the best answer
to the question.
Example I a boy.
a. is b. am
c. are d. been

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Tactics
1.
2. Adj., Adv., Gerund, etc.
3. Present, Past, Future, Present Continuous, Verb Tense
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5. Mark

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Function Words with Similar Meanings
Some answer choices dont look alike but have related definitions. Usually, all four choice have similar definition, but
sometimes choices have opposite meanings. Sometimes the words involved are function words (words used primarily to
show grammatical relationships)

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Certain function words are closely related and often appear in the same items. Following is a list of some these expression with sentences that
illustrate their use and explanatory notes.
enough I dont have enough money to buy that sweater now. Besides, I dont think its big enough for me.
too Its too expensive to buy right now.
so The suitcase was so heavy that I could barely lift it.
such It was such a heavy suitcase that I could barely lift it.
Enough is used to indicate that there is the correct amount of something needed to accomplish a certain goal.
Too is used to indicate that there is more than the correct amount.
So is used before an adjective (so heavy).
Such is used before an adjective and a noun (such a heavy suitcase).
Both enough and too are generally used with infinitives; so and such are generally used with that clauses.
most Most people enjoy music.

most of the Most of the people at the concert seemed to enjoy it.
almost Almost all the parking spaces were taken.
the most This is the most exciting book I have read in a long time.
Most means the majority. It is used to speak of a large, generalized group (most people).
Most of the is used to speak of a specific group (most of the people at the concert).
Almost means nearly. Almost all the parking spaces means nearly all of them.
The most is used with the superlative form of some adjectives (the most exciting).

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yet Has Henrik arrived yet?
still No, he is still not here.
anymore Trisha dose not live in that apartment complex anymore.
already She has already found another place to live.
Yet and still both mean up to now. Yet is used chiefly in questions and negative statements, and usually comes at the end of a clause.
Still is used in all types of sentences: questions, statements, and negative statements.
Anymore is used to indicate that something is not happening now. It occurs in questions and negative statements, and
usually comes at the end of a clause.
Already is used to indicate that something has happened before now. It is used in statements and questions.
any Do you have any change?
No, I dont believe I have any.
some Can I have some soup?
Sure, theres some in the pot.
Any is used in questions and negative statements.
Some is used in questions and affirmative statements.
ever Have you ever gone skydiving?
No, and I do not ever plan to go.
never I have never been skydiving either, but I would like to go.
Ever is used in question and negative statements.
Never is used in affirmative statements.

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no There was no coffee in the pot.
none There was none left.
not This is not coffee its tea.
I do not want any tea.
No is used before nouns (no coffee) and certain comparative words (no sooner, no longer).
None means not any or not one.
Not is a function word that makes almost any word or words negative.
after We will go to dinner after the theater.

We will go to dinner after the play is over.
afterwards We will go to the theater first and to dinner afterwards.
After is used as a preposition before nouns (after the theater) or as an adverb-clause marker before a clause (after the play is over).
Afterwards is an adverb and is usually used at the end of a clause.
much Will the trip take much time?

many Yes, it will be many hours before we arrive.
little There is a little money in the wallet.
few There are a few dollars.
amount There is a large amount of work that has not been done.
number There are a number of jobs that must be done.
The terms much, little, and amount are used with noncount nouns (time, money, and work).
The terms many, few, and number are with countable nouns (hours, dollars, and jobs).

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alike Field hockey and soccer are alike in many respects.
like Like soccer, field hockey is a fast-paced game.
Field hockey, like soccer, is a fast-paced game.
Field hockey is like soccer in that both are fast-paced.
similar (to) Your leather coat and mine are similar.
Your leather coat is similar to mine.
the same (as) Your leather coat and mine are nearly the same.
Your leather coat is the same size as mine.
Alike is used in the pattern A and B are alike.

Like is used in these patterns: Like B, A , A, like B, , and A is like B .
Similar is used in the patterns A and B are similar and A is similar to B.
The same is used in the patterns A and B are the same and A is the same as B.
between Relations between the two countries are cordial.

among The man divided his estate among his four children.
Between is used to refer to two entities.

Among is used to refer to more than two.

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.... Word Forms
Nouns
Nouns name persons, places, things, and concepts. Concrete nouns refer to physical things, and abstract nouns refer to qualities
and concepts. Most of the nouns that are tested in Part 5 are abstract nouns.
Some common noun endings:

-tion information -ery recovery
-dom freedom -ship friendship
-ence experience -tude solitude
-ance acceptance -ism industrialism
-ity creativity -cracy democracy
-hood brotherhood -logy biology
-ness happiness -ment experiment
Common endings for noun that refer to persons:

-er writer -ee retiree
-or governor -ic comic
-ist psychologist -ian technician
Verbs
Verbs may be action verbs or linking verbs.
She exercises every day. (action verb)
They seem upset. (linking verb)
Common verb endings:

-ize sanitize -ify notify
-en lengthen -ate incorporate
-er recover

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Adjectives
Adjectives modify nouns, noun phrases, and pronouns. Most adjectives tested in Part 5
refer to abstract qualities.
Adjectives are used before nouns.

a prosperous business
a common occurrence
Adjectives are used after the verb to be and other linking verbs.
That song is sad.
She looks sleepy.
That doesnt seem important.
Common adjective endings :

-ate moderate -y sunny
-ous ominous -ic economic
-al normal -ical logical
-ing interesting -ial remedial
-ed bored -ory sensory
-able comfortable -less hopeless
-ible sensible -ive competitive
-ish sluggish -ly friendly
-ile fertile -ful colorful

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Adverbs
Most of the adverbs seen in word-form problems are adverbs of manner. These adverbs are formed
by adding the suffix ly or ally to an adjective.
quickly reasonably precisely enthusiastically
Adverbs are most often used to modify verbs. They may come before or after the main verb,
or at the end of the sentence.
He eagerly accepted the challenge.
Ms. Isgaard spoke forcefully to the audience.
Wilson met his sales quota quickly.
Some adverbs are used to modify adjectives and occur before those adjectives.
His mail-order business has been moderately successful.
This bulletin is slightly out-of-date.
A few adverbs have the same form as adjectives.

fast hard high
The adverb form of good is well.

Jos did a good job on the contract. His boss congratulated him for doing so well .

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.... Verbs
Correct answer choices in this section have the following characteristics:
Correct Tense
Time words in the sentences provide clues as to which tense to choose.
He _____ to Brazil a month ago.

She _____ ballet since she was a child.
Ali always _____ a cup of coffee as soon as he gets to work.
In the first sentence, the phrase a month ago indicates that a past-tense verb is needed.
In the second, the clause since she was a child indicates that the present perfect tense is required.
In the Third, the word always and the use of the present tense in the second clause (gets) suggest that the simple
present tense should be used.
Correct Voice (Active or Passive)
You many have to choose between action and passive verb form. In the first sample items, choice (D) incorrectly
involves the passive because the subject (Anna) performs the action rather than receives it. In the second sample
item, choice (D incorrectly) uses the active voice; the subject (evening dress) receives the action rather than
performs it.
Agreement of Subject and Verb
Singular verbs (is, has, was, does, and so on) must be used with singular subjects. Plural verbs (are, have, were,
do, and so on) must be used with plural subjects. In the first sample item, choice (A) is incorrect because the plural
verb have does not agree with the subject.

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Correct Form of Irregular Verbs

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.... Preposition
Nouns + Prepositions
appointment with influence on

approach to interest in
cause of native of
combination of part of
contribution to participation in
cure for price of
decrease in probability of
demand for problem with
development in (a field) process of
development of (something) quality of
effect of (something that affects) reliance on
effect on (the thing affected) result of
example of rules for (doing something)
exception to rules of (a game)
experience in (a field) satisfaction with
experience with (something) search for
idea for solution to
impact on source of
improvement in supply of
increase in variety of

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Adjectives/Participles + Prepositions
accustomed to inferior to
acquainted with made of (material)
afraid of married to (someone)
angry at (something or someone) native to (somewhere)
angry with (someone) necessary for
attached to next to
aware of perfect for
based on pleased with
capable of polite to
close to preferable to
dependent on related to
different from responsible for (something or someone)
disappointed with/by responsible to (someone)
eligible for safe from
essential to/for satisfied with
familiar with similar to
free from (control) suitable for
free of (impurities) superior to
identical to surprised at/by

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Verbs + Prepositions
account for furnish with
agree to (a plan) grow into
agree with (someone) interfere with
approve of invest in
arrive at (an airport, a train station, a move to (a house or room)
building) move to (a city or country)
arrive in (a city or country) participate in
begin by (doing something) pay for
begin with (something) plan on
believe in prepare for
benefit from prohibit from
caution against recover from
chat with rely on
compete with replace with
concentrate on respond to
consist of result in
consult with subscribe to
contribute to substitute for
cooperate with succeed in
deal with talk about (a topic)
decide on talk to (an audience or a person)
depend on talk with (a person)
engage in wait for (someone or something)
escape from wait on (a customer)
divide among (more than two people) withdraw from
divide between (two people)
divide into (parts)

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Phrasal Prepositions
according to in spite of
ahead of instead of
along with on account of
because of on behalf of
by means of prior to
due to regardless of
in charge of thanks to
in favor of together with

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Using In
In some items, the key to correct preposition is the word that follows the blank the prepositional object or an
overall understanding of the sentence. Some uses of common prepositions are given here:

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Using On
Using At

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Using By
By is used before a point of time to indicate the latest possible time. By, in this case, means no later than.
I will be home by noon.
By can mean next to.

Shes standing by her friend.
By is used after passive verbs to identify the agent (the doer) of the action.
This report was written by Paco.
By is used with means of transportation and communication.

by car by plane by email
(Note: Both by and in/on are used before means of transportation or communication. By is used only before
singular nouns without articles or other determiners. If the noun is plural, or if it is preceded by a determiner, in
or on is used.)
in my car on the plane in faxes
Other
by chance by hand by far
by check/credit card by means (of)

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Using For
For is used with a period of time to show the duration of an action.
Smythe has been living abroad for six months.
Note: Since is used with points of time to show a similar relationship.

Smythe has been living abroad since January.
For is used to show purpose.

He went to the store for milk and bread.
For can mean in place of or on behalf of.

I asked Sally to work for me on Saturday.
Other
for free for sale (= on the market)
for rent for good (= permanently)
for the sake (of)
Using During
During is used with periods of time.

It snows a lot in Montreal during the winter.
His company grew rapidly during the 1980s.
During is not used with dates or days of the week.

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Using With
With is used to express the idea of accompaniment or ownership.
I went to the restaurant with Andrea.
The man with the briefcase is the vice-president.
With is also used to indicate the tool or instrument used to accomplish something.
He opened the door with his key.
He paid for the bill with a credit card.
Using Until
Until is used with points of time to indicate that an action continues up to that point.
Helen practiced the piano until noon.
They wont arrive until tomorrow.
Using From/To and Between/And
These phrases are used with starting points and ending points.
From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Nolan was in charge of the sales division.
Between 1990 and 1993, Mr. Nolan was in charge of the sales division.
Interstate Highway 90 runs from Boston to Seattle.
Interstate Highway 90 runs between Boston and Seattle.

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Connecting Words
Coordinate Conjunctions
These one-word conjunctions are used to join words, phrases, and independent clauses.

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Correlative Conjunctions
These two-word conjunctions are also used to join words, phrases, and independent clauses.

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Noun-Clause Markers
These words are used to join noun clauses to main clauses.

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Adjective-Clause Markers
These words join adjective clauses (also called relative clauses) to main clauses. They are sometimes called relative words.

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Adverb-Clause Markers
These words are used to join adverb clauses (also called subordinate clauses ) to main clauses. These words are also called
subordinate conjunctions. The adverb clause can either precede the main clause or follow it. If the adverb clause comes first, it is set
off by a comma.

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Other Adverb-Clause Markers

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Prepositional Expressions
These expressions have the same meaning as certain adverb-clause markers but are used before noun phrases rather than
before clauses.

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Gerunds (-ing forms ), Infinitives (to + simple forms), or Simple forms
Gerunds are verbal nouns. Gerunds may be the subjects of verbs, the objects of prepositions, or the objects o
certain verbs.
Swimming is good exercise. (Gerund as subject)
John gets his exercise by jogging. (Gerund as object of preposition)
I enjoy playing tennis. (Gerund as object of verb)
Infinitives can also be used as verbal nouns. Infinitives can be the subjects of verbs or the objects of certain
verbs. Infinitives cannot be used as the objects of prepositions.
To fly a small plane must be exciting. (Infinitive as subject)
My brother wants to get a pilots license. (Infinitive as object of verb)
After certain verbs, a noun or pronoun object must be used before the infinitive.
My father advised my brother to wait.
Infinitives have quite a few other uses.

To show purpose (why something happens):
She went to the bank to deposit the days receipts.
He took lessons to learn how to sing.
After certain adjectives: (including able, anxious, easy, good, important, common, nice, ready, difficult,
strange, hard, and others.)
Im anxious to learn.
Its nice to see you again.
After nouns:
The next person to walk through that door will win a prize.
Thats not a common sight to see.

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Simple forms (sometimes called bare infinitives) are used after a few verbs. (See list.)
The office manager let Bill move to another desk.

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Notes:
1. The verb help can be followed by an infinitive or simple form.

He helped me to solve the problem.
He helped me solve the problem.
Notice that the verb phrase, cant help (meaning cant prevent or cant stop) is used with a gerund.
His jokes are so funny that I cant help laughing at them.
I couldnt help overhearing your comment.
2. The verb go is followed by the ing form of many activity verbs: go shopping, go dancing, go skiing, go bowling,
and others.
3. The verb stop is followed by either a gerund or an infinitive, depending on meaning.

I stopped smoking (meaning I no long smoke).
He stopped to light his pipe (meaning He stopped doing something else in order to light his pipe).
4. The verbs get, have, and make are known as causative verbs because they indicate that one person causes another
person to do something. They are used in the following patterns:
We got Bob to help us.
We had Bob help us.
We made Bob help us.
Get and have can also be followed by past participles:

I got my car washed.
I had my car washed.
Some verbs (which are not listed) can take either infinitive or gerund objects.
I like to eat ice cream.
I like eating ice cream.

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Since both answer are correct, these verbs will seldom be tested on the TOEIC test.
In addition to the listed verbs, all two- and three-word verbs are followed by gerunds rather than by infinitive objects.
Are you thinking of moving?
Dont count on seeing Mr. Thomas.
Gerunds are used even when the verb phrase contains the word to, as in look forward to, object to, devote to, or be
opposed to.
He devotes much of his time to planning for the future.
Some verbs on the list that are followed by infinitives are often used in passive patterns:
This tool is used to open cardboard boxes.
He was asked to join the committee.

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Passage Completion
You will see 4 passages with 3 blanks, under the blank are 4 answer options. Choose the word/phrase
that best complete the sentence
, , E-mail, , ,

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Passage Completion

Tactics
1. Passage 1
2. Part-5

3. 4
4. Verb
5.
6. Part-6 3 Part-7

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Connecting Words
Many types of connecting words are tested in Part 6 items:
Coordinate conjunctions: and, or, but, nor, so

Correlative conjunctions: both and, not only but also, either or, neither nor
Noun clause markers: that, if/whether, what, when, why, how much, etc.
Adjective clause markers: who, whose, whom, that, which, when, where
Adverb clause markers: because, since, if, when, once, although, even though, unless, as, while, etc.
Prepositional expression (used with nouns): despite, in spite of, because of, due to, etc.
Conjunctive adverbs: These words are to join sentences and clauses. The use of common conjunctive
adverbs are explained in the following chart.

Conjunctive Adverbs
Conjunctive
Adverb Use Example
therefore cause/effect George lost his watch. Therefore, he is often late.
nevertheless contrast/opposition Betina was feeling sick. Nevertheless, she went to work.
however contrast Britain is considered an island. However, Australia is considered a continent.
likewise similarity Some words in French come from English.
Likewise, some words in English come from French.
furthermore, addition Mr. ODell is a successful engineer. Furthermore, he owns his own business.
moreover I found that movie boring. Moreover, I thought it was far too long.

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Short Readings
Single or double reading passages followed by several questions

1.
2. , E-mail, (Memo)
3.
4.
5. , , ,

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Reading Comprehension
153. What is the purpose of this

advertisement? 155. What will happen on June 16?
(A) To announce a change in business hours (A) A new owner will take over the
(B) To advertise a business for sale business.
(C) To encourage diners to eat early (B) The coupons will expire.
(D) To attract more customers (C) Prices will be further reduced.
(D) The restaurant will be closed.
154. What will customers receive if they spend
more than $10?
(A) A $2 discount on their bill
(B) 50% off their next purchase
(C) A liter of soda
(D) Free delivery service
Tactics
1. Passage 1
2. , ,
3. Passage
4. Match Passage
5. 2 Passage 2 Passage
6.
7.
Mark
8. Passage
logic

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Essential Grammar

Introduction
Grammar
TOEIC

Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Prepositions, Clauses
Conditional clauses If clause

prepositions
..?

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Parts of speech

+ +
Grammar
Verb run walk think believe
Verb Subject -
Object
Singular Plural
I am thinking.
She has seen the film already.
I can help you.
We might need to.

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Noun, Pronoun, Adverb
Noun
Table book ugliness time animal thing
Pronoun noun
Gary saw Sue so he asked her to help him.
Adverb verb
She ran quickly down the path.
Ran verb (past tense run ran run)
quickly adverb verb ran
Adverb adjective
He was a rather tall man. Its a very hot day.
adverb adjective ly
Fortunately, the rain stayed away. Honestly, I cant help it.

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Preposition
Prepositions
Preposition Noun Verb
on the bridge
over the rooftops
in the morning
at the gates
Verb Noun
Ive been chosen for the school play.
play noun
Christopher and Angus play golf together on Fridays.
play verb

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Preposition
Prepositions

Preposition
A noun phrase
In time
Under the table
Over the edge
Together with my friends
An ing clause
Thanks for looking.
He picked up some extra cash by working in a bar at night.
WH-word
Hes married to Rachel, with whom he has one daughter.

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Preposition
Prepositions of location Prepositions
towards, from, to, off
They ran towards the station.
He took the road from the town to the nearest village.
within, in, inside, outside
The lake can be seen from most positions within the room.
You have to stand outside the room while we make up some questions.
on, at, by, near
Dont stand on the beds.
Ill meet you at the library.
There is a huge park near where I live.
over, across, on, onto
He slid the packet across the table.
along, over, on
We walked along the bank of the river.
Please sign on the dotted line.
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Preposition
Prepositions of time
at, on, in
The baby arrived at 9 pm. on April 1st. at on
I usually go there after work.
for
Helen stayed there for the whole of July.

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Verb Tense
Verbs tenses

Present simple Past simple

I walk I walked
She sings She sang
They come They came
You bring You brought

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Verb Tense

I am walking I was walking
She is singing She was singing
They are coming They were coming
You are bringing You were bringing

I have walked I had walked
She has sung She had sung
They have come They had come
You have brought You had brought

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Verb Tense

I have been a teacher for four years.

He had lived in London for a year before coming to Sussex.
London
James has helped out before.
Sara and Scott had found their flat by then.

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Verb Tense

Simple tenses :
It tastes good.
Julie keeps a diary.
Adrian went home at midnight.
She heard a strange noise in the night.
Rob usually walks to school.
Yesterday he went by car.
Continuous tense :
It is raining hard this morning.
It was raining when we came out of school yesterday.
Im having dinner. Can I call you back?
He was listening to the radio when he heard the news.

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Verb Tense
verb 2
Perfect tenses : has/have + V. 3

Ken has walked all the way from the station.
He has never visited me.
She has missed the train.
Past Perfect tenses : had + v. 3

He told us that he had tried it before.

I had never been climbing before our activity holiday last year.
She was late because she had missed her train.

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Verb Tense
Perfect continuous tenses : has/have been + v.ing

I have been working hard in the garden all day.
My mother has been helping me.
My sisters have been riding all day.
I had been working in Italy that summer.
Some of us had been waiting for two hours when the doctor appeared.
Other verb forms
Verb
Do you like espresso coffee?
I dont like fried food.
Could I have a coke, please?
You will be in Edinburgh within two hours.
They will probably meet us at the station.
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Verb Tense
verb
Regular Verb verb past tense -ed
verb past tense Irregular verbs
Irregular verbs 3 verb 3
Group A: 1 (base form) 2 (past simple) 3 (past participle)
Bet bet bet
Cut cut cut
Let let let
Group B1: 2 3
Bend bent bent
Bind bound bound
Group B2: 3 1+ed
Burn burnt burned
Dream dreamt dreamed
Group C:
Arise arose arisen
Awake awoke awoken
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Adjectives
Adjectives (noun)
Adjective 2
noun be seem
A tall girl The roses are yellow.
Green grass The girls are getting tall.
These books seem really interesting.
Adjective
Bright brighter the brightest
Long longer the longest
adjective 3 more most

Fortunate more fortunate the most fortunate
Relevant more relevant the most relevant

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Adjectives
less least
Interesting less interesting the least interesting
Involved less involved the least involved

Good better the best
Bad worse the worst
Far further the furthest

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Adverb
Adverb Verb
I greatly admire your courage.
They changed hurriedly into their pajamas.
I thought about it quite seriously.
Frankly, I think he is lying.
Adverb
Happily, she ran over the sand dunes.
auxiliary main verb She ran happily over the sand dunes.
adverb verb back, up, down, sideways, clockwise
Suddenly the frightened animal ran back.
Adverb main verb barely, hardly, little, rarely, scarcely, seldom
He had hardly eaten anything.

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Adverb
Adverb
adjective ly
Slow slowly
Clever cleverly
Annual annually
ble e ly
Sensible sensibly
Suitable suitably
True truly
Due duly
adjective y y i ly
Happy happily
Greedy greedily

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Joining clauses

And ,
But ,
Either or
Either you come to my place or Ill meet you at work. Which do you prefer?
Neithernor -
It is neither possible nor desirable that they should be invited.
yet
She was suffering from a knee injury yet she still won the match.

either neither pronoun
Either book will do. It doesnt matter.
Neither book is at all suitable, Im sorry.

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Conditional clauses
Conditional clauses if-clause
conditional clause if unless
3
Type 1 : Main clause will, can, may, might v. 1
if-clause present simple tense
If you take the first bus, you will get there on time.
She will be cold if she doesnt wear a coat.
Type 1
If you book early, you will get a seat.
They will not finish their homework unless they start now.
may might
If you book early, you may get a seat.
Mary might deliver your parcel, if you ask her.

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Conditional clauses
Type 2 : Main clause would, could, might v. 1

if-clause past simple tense
If Jim lent us his car, we could go to the party.
We would save 100 baht a day if we didnt eat any lunch.
If I were you
If I were you, I would study TOEIC much harder.

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Conditional clauses
Type 3 : Main clause would, could, might + have + main verb past participate (v. 3)
if-clause past perfect tense
We could have had a longer holiday, if we hadnt spent so much money on the house.
If I had known about the exam, I would have paid more attention in class.
If you come, I will go with you.

If you came, I would go with you.
If you had come (V.3), I would have gone with you.

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Conditional clauses
Conditional clause consequences

If-clause present simple tense main clause present simple tense

If you heat water to 100 degree C, it boils.
Plants die if they dont get enough water.
If-clause present simple tense main clause imperative

If the alarm goes off, make your way outside to the car park.
If a red light shows here, switch off the machine.
If-clause present continuous present simple tense main clause modal verb

If you are thinking of buying a lawnmower, you could try mine first.
You should turn down his radio if you dont want the neighbors to complain.
if-clause will would main clause modal verb
If youll wait a minute, the doctor can see you.
If you would sign here, please, Ill be able to send you this books.

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Causative HAVE

have

(1) have + + 3 ( )
(have/get something done)
get have
He has his car washed every week.
He has his hair cut every month.
I get my hair cut.
(2) have + + (1)
(have someone do something) (get someone to do something)
I have Dang wash my car every week.
I had Suda take my photograph yesterday.
I get Dang to wash my car every week.

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Active/Passive Voices
Active Voice
The dog bit the boy.
Susan is cooking dinner.
Passive Voice
Object + Verb to be + Verb 3 (past participle) + by Subject
The boy was bitten by the dog.
Research will be presented by Dara at the conference.
Dinner is being cooked by Susan.
A new house is going to be built . ( by them )

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TOEIC Score Conversion table
Next Step
Study Plan
Involve English in your everyday life
Study regularly, a little at a time (30 min every morning or before bed)
Budget your time
Write out a study schedule
Know your goal
Positive Attitude
Relax and stay in good health

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On the exam day
Take a good night sleep.
Do not forget to bring Thai National ID card.
Arrive early, at least an hour before exam time.
You have to leave your belongings (including your mobile) outside the room
Deep breath three times before the exam starts
Do not regret during the exam
After the exam, lets celebrate you have done your best!

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Further Steps
Self study is important, however, we are here to help
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Dont forget to breath!!

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Welcome to

08:30 a.m.- 09:00 a.m. Registration

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Turn off your mobile phone during exam period

Raise question at anytime (except, of course, during exam period)

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TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) is designed to

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Section I : Listening Comprehension

Total Listening 100 items

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Total Reading 100 item

Total 200 items

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550 out of 990 (~56%)

* Please be noted that the score calculation in each section is

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Part 1 : Sentence about Photographs 10 items

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You will hear

- A They are looking out the window

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Example: What is silicon made of?

-A The sale is still on

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Sample Questions Possible Responses

What is George going to do tomorrow? Hes going to a job interview.

Whats her name? Its Joyce Wong.

What happened here? There was an accident.

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What type of people read this magazine? Well-educated people, generally.

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What time is the news on television? Its on at 11.

What do/did you think of ? asks for an opinion.

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What ? is also used before many nouns to ask questions.

Sample Questions Possible Responses

What sports do you enjoy? Tennis and volleyball.

What color is your new suit? Its dark blue.

What flavor ice cream do you want? Strawberry, please.

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Sample Questions Possible Responses

How does he drive? Slowly and carefully.

How did you make these holes? With a drill.

How do you know Christina? She works in my office.

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How has Ellen been? As far as I know, just fine.

How was dinner? Great we went to a good Mexican restaurant.

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Sample Questions Possible Responses

How much water should we bring? A couple of liters each.

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How get to ? is used to ask for directions.

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