Why TOEIC? Graduation 550 Job hunting 500-900 多益- 國際移動之鑰 Why TOEIC? Graduation 550 Job hunting 500-900
How to increase your TOEIC scores Listening Part 1 Ignore the pictures Repeat what you hear sentence by sentence Circle unfamiliar words or phrases Circle unfamiliar grammar Go back to question 1 and this time focus on choosing the right answer
Listening Part 2 - Functions Repeat the sentence. Infer about the function Repeat the items Choose the right answer Justify the answer
Part 3 Conversations and Short talks Repeat each sentence Circle unfamiliar words and grammar Infer about the function Infer about the context “Who…..Where…..When….Why….What….How….” Read the question and the answers Listen to the conversation/talk again Choose the right answer
Reading 文法書? 單字書? Text Types: Letters /E-mails/ memos Advertisements Notices Articles (newspapers or magazines) Instructions Forms (surveys, employee evaluations) Graphics
Reading Vocabulary build up --10 to 20 words a day Part 5 – 3 to 5 questions Part 6 – 3 to 5 questions Part 7 – a passage or just a paragraph TOEIC 400-500 = 3000 words (初級優異) TOEIC 500-600 = 4000 words (中級) TOEIC 600-700 = 5000-6000 words(中級優異) TOEIC 700-800 = 6000-7000 words (中高) TOEIC 800-900 = 7000-8000 words (中高優異) TOEIC 900-990 = 8000-10000 words (高級)
Math Questions If you have a 50 weeks to prepare for a TOEIC test, how many words do you have to acquire in a week? A. Current Level: 4000 words; 50 words / week * 50 weeks = 2500. Target level = 4000+2500=6500 = TOEIC 750 B. Current Level: 5000 words; 30 words / week * 50 weeks = 1500. Target level = 4000+2500=6500 C. Current level: 6000 words; 50 words / week *50 weeks = 25oo. Target level = 6000+2500=8500= TOEIC 900
What does your boss want you to be capable of doing? Read E-mails Listen to a phone call from a supplier What about? Reply E-mails Call your supplier about a delivery problem