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Your name? Your age? Your hometown? Who is your favorite person? What are you wearing ?: glasses, shirt, jeans I am Thy Ngn, I am 24 years old. I am from Nam Dinh. My favorite singer is Westlife, and I am one of their craziest fans.
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1. Go to the class on time. 2. Bring the right course book and notebook to the class. 3. Ask the teacher to go out to use your mobile phone. 4. Call the teacher Ms 5. Finish all the homework before going to the class. 6. Maximize English use in the class.
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I.2. Facts about TOEIC

Takes 2 hours to complete Is a multiple choice test Is a paper and pencil test Includes 2 sections: listening (45min) & reading (75min)

TOEIC

Includes 200 questions (100 questions/each)

Format of the TOEIC test

Old format

New format

Section I: Listening Part I: Picture 20 Part II: Question-Response 30 Part III: Short conversation 30 Part IV: Short talks 20 Total: 100 45 minutes

Section I: Listening Part I: Picture 10 Part II: Question-Response 30 Part III: Short conversation 30 Part IV: Short talks 30 Total: 100 45 minutes

Section II: Reading Part V: Incomplete Sentences 40 Part VI: Error Recognition 20 Part VII: Reading Comprehension 40 Total: 100 75 minutes

Section II: Reading Part V: Incomplete Sentences Part VI: Incomplete Texts Part VII: Reading Comprehension Total: 100 75minutes

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TOEIC TEST
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
READING

Part 1: Picture Part 2: Question Response Part 3: Short Conversations Part 4: Short Talks
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Preposition of place
AT close to, but not touching We'll meet you at the bus stop. I think I heard someone at the door. a point on a scale Bake the pie in the oven at 170. a journey. I'm sure we stopped at York during our trip north.

IN inside The money was in a box in a drawer in the desk in my office. What's in the envelop?

a general area such as a region or a country Is that in France or Italy?

Note Who is the small boy in the picture? (NOT on the picture)
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ON in contact with a surface I left the key on the table. She reached over and put her hand on his. a place in relation to a line such as a road or a river. You'll pass Stratford on the way to Birmingham. It's just a small town on the river Avon.

ABOVE OVER one thing is in a higher position than another. There's a full moon above/over the mountain. He has a small scar above/over his left eye.

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ABOVE

one thing is at a higher level or point on a scale than another. It's always colder above the snowline. Her name is above mine on the waiting list. better than His work is above average.
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OVER

one thing covers another in some way There are thick clouds over most of Scotland. I had to wear a scarf over my head.
More than Are you over 21?

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Para 1
Dispute: an argument / disagreement between 2 people Restore: to repair a building, work of art, piece of furniture, etc. so that it looks as good as it did originally Resolve: find a solution to a problem
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Strike: a protest about your pay / condition of work Stroke: a hit with a hand / an object Abdicate: to give up the position of being king or queen Arbitrate: officially settle an argument or a disagreement

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Para 2
timekeeping: a person's ability to arrive in time for things, especially work Timeserver: someone who does not put much effort into their work because they are waiting until they can retire

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Abstention: an act of choosing not to use a vote either in favour of or against something Absenteeism: the fact of being frequently away from work or school, especially without good reasons Misconduct: bad management of a company

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Para 3
Fraught: filled with something unpleasant fraught with danger/difficulty/problems Fraud: the crime of cheating somebody in order to get money or goods illegally

Dissemination: spread of information, knowledge, etc. so that it reaches many people

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Bully: a person who uses their strength or power to frighten or hurt weaker people Bumbling: behaving in an awkward confused way, often making careless mistakes

Racy: special Racial: happening or existing between people of different races

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Obtuse: slow or unwilling to understand something Abuse: the use of something in a way that is wrong or harmful

Harass: to annoy or worry somebody by putting pressure on them

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Suspect: not trust Suspend: to officially prevent somebody from doing their job, going to school, etc. for a time Dismissive: reacting to something in a way that shows you do not think it is worth paying attention to Dismissal: act of dismissing s.o

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LISTENING
In this part, you: - See 10 pictures. - Hear 4 statements for each picture. - Cannot see the statements on the test paper. - Choose the best statement. There is a pause of 5 seconds between each picture description.
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Listening skills
Test-taking tips

Pre-listening
- For people: Identify whether they are female/male (woman/man)/ types of action/relations with other people. - For objects: Identify the position/distance/size/relations with others - Make any sentence while looking at the picture
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While listening: - Quickly compare with your own sentence - Decide which sentence is false, maybe true or definitely true - The sentence maybe false as: the action is the same in the picture but the person/object is different and vice versa - Listen carefully 4 statements and choose the most suitable one - If you are not sure any answer, guess what you think the most suitable
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Look at the photo before you listen to the audio - Ask yourself some questions + What is in the photo? + Where is it? - Give the photo a title - Tell yourself a short story about the photo

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Your Whiteboard

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