FOREWORD This textbook is compiled to meet the needs of students taking a TOEIC course which forms part of the curricula at Lac Hong University. In selecting the materials for this textbook, the compilers set before themselves a modest goal. They were guided by the desire to provide the students, within the framework of the textbook, the possibility of getting acquainted with the format of the new TOEIC test. We are aware of the deficiencies that remain in the textbook in spite of the efforts to make it an efficient aid in the study of this TOEIC course. Needless to say, the compilers will be greatly indebted for all criticism and corrections sent to Lac Hong TOEIC Center via the following e-mail address toeiclachong@yahoo.com . 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TEACHING PLAN 3 END-OF-TERM TEST FORMAT AND COURSE RESULT 4 UNIT 1 5 UNIT 2 10 UNIT 3 15 UNIT 4 20 UNIT 5 26 UNIT 6 31 UNIT 7 38 UNIT 8 41 UNIT 9 45 UNIT 10 49 UNIT 11 53 UNIT 12 57 UNIT 13 61 UNIT 14 65 LANGUAGE FOCUS 70 Present Tenses and Preposition “AT” 70 Past Tenses and Preposition “IN” 71 Gerunds and Infinitives and Preposition “FROM” 72 Subject-Verb Agreement and Preposition “TO” 73 Auxiliaries and Preposition “BY” 74 Relative Pronouns and Preposition “WITH” 75 Nouns and Pronouns and Preposition “FOR” 76 Adjectives and Adverbs and Preposition “INTO” 77 Comparisons and Preposition “ON” 78 Conjunctions and Preposition “OVER” 79 Modifiers and Preposition “ABOUT” 80 Negation and Preposition “OF” 81 REFERENCES 82 3 TEACHING PLAN TOEIC PREPARATION COURSE TERM 1 (15 weeks x 4 periods = 60 periods) WEEK UNIT LISTENING INCOMPLETE SENTENCES ( VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR) INCOMPLETE TEXTS READING COMPREHENSION SPEAKING PART E 1 UNIT 1 PART A PART B PART C PART D TOPIC 1.1 2 UNIT 2 PART A PART B PART C PART D TOPIC 1.2 3 UNIT 3 PART A PART B PART C PART D TOPIC 1.3 4 UNIT 4 PART A PART B PART C PART D TOPIC 1.4 5 UNIT 5 PART A PART B PART C PART D TOPIC 1.5 6 UNIT 6 PART A PART B PART C PART D TOPIC 1.6 7 UNIT 7 PART A PART B PART C PART D TOPIC 1.7 8 UNIT 8 PART A PART B PART C PART D Speaking Test ( 30%) 9 UNIT 9 PART A PART B PART C PART D Speaking Test ( 30%) 10 UNIT 10 PART A PART B PART C PART D Speaking Test ( 30%) 11 UNIT 11 PART A PART B PART C PART D Speaking Test ( 30%) 12 UNIT 12 PART A PART B PART C PART D Speaking Test ( 30%) 13 UNIT 13 PART A PART B PART C PART D - Class attendance and midterm test results announced - Submission of score- sheets with students’ signatures to LH TOEIC Center 14 UNIT 14 PART A PART B PART C PART D 15 REVIEW 4 END-OF-TERM TEST FORMAT At the end of the term, the students will take a multiple choice test. This test lasts 60 minutes and consists of 6 parts as follows: SECTION A: LISTENING: 25 Questions (5.0 marks) – Listen just one time. PART 1: Picture Descriptions: 10 Questions (2.0 marks) PART 2: Questions and Responses: 10 Questions (2.0 marks) PART 3: Short Conversations: 5 Questions (1.0 mark) SECTION B: GRAMMAR & READING COMPREHENSION: 25 Questions (5.0 marks) PART 4: Grammar and Vocabulary: 10 Questions (2.0 marks) PART 5: Incomplete Texts: 6 Questions (1.2 marks) PART 6: Reading Comprehension: 9 Questions (1.8 marks) TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 50 (0.2 MARK/CORRECT ANSWER) COURSE RESULT Class attendance: 10% Midterm Speaking Test: 30% End-of-Term Test (Listening and Reading): 60% The final result of this subject is as follows: (Class attendance mark x 10%) + (Midterm test mark x 30%) + (End-of-term test mark x 60%) 100% Or: (Class attendance mark x 0.1) + (Midterm test mark x 0.3) + (End-of-term test mark x 0.6) Any student whose final result is below 4.5 has to retake the test. 5 UNIT 1 PART A: LISTENING Listen and circle the best response. 3. (A) (B) (C) 4. (A) (B) (C) Listen to the conversation and to the question that follows. Circle the best answers. 5. (A) Mark and Lee (B) Sleepy (C) Mark and Wong 6. (A) Bob (B) Lee and Wong (C) Red 6 PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (Tenses) Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. 1. They walked …………… the mud. (A) though (B) through (C) thorough (D) thoroughly 2. …………… it was raining, they went outside. (A) Though (B) Through (C) Thorough (D) Thoroughly 3. …………… , I like to walk in the park. (A) Sometime (B) Sometimes (C) Some times (D) Somehow 4. …………… tomorrow, I will paint the fence. (A) Sometime (B) Sometimes (C) Some times (D) Somehow 5. What are you …………… at school tomorrow? (A) study (B) studying (C) will study (D) studied 6. Our family …………… in this city for twenty years. (A) having live (B) is living (C) has lived (D) live 7. Paul and I are …………… to the movies. (A) go (B) going (C) goes (D) gone 8. The car …………… to my uncle. (A) belongs (B) are belonging (C) belong (D) belonging 9. I eat lunch …………… school every day. (A) once (B) now (C) twice (D) at 10. The train goes …………… many tunnels. (A) though (B) through (C) thorough (D) at 11. She …………… yawns in English class. (A) sometime (B) sometimes (C) some times (D) already 12. We …………… to London three times. (A) going (B) go (C) have been (D) have went 13. The bus …………… every twenty minutes (A) run (B) runs (C) are running (D) running 14. I …………… to watch comedies on TV. (A) liking (B) likes (C) am liking (D) like 15. She …………… on the phone since I came in. (A) talks (B) talked (C) was talking (D) has been talking 16. They …………… at two o‟clock tomorrow. (A) arrived (B) have arrived (C) are arriving (D) arrive 17. I‟ve …………… the book already. (A) will read (B) read (C) reading (D) been read 18. He …………… a lot of money with him. (A) is having (B) has (C) have (D) had had 19. They‟ve …………… all weekend. (A) study (B) been study (C) studies (D) been studying 20. She‟s …………… for the singer. (A) clap (B) claps (C) clapping (D) been claps 7 PART C: INCOMPLETE TEXTS Choose the best word or phrase for each blank. Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following memo. To: All employees From: Management This is a reminder about the next general meeting. There will be a meeting for employees (1) 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25 th . (A) on (B) in (C) at (D) by All employees must attend. Please ( 2) John Fisher in the payroll office if (A) notify (B) talk (C) repeat (D) speak you cannot attend. If you have not told him ( 3) , please tell him before (A) now (B) since (C) yet (D) though Tuesday afternoon. The meeting will be held in the main conference room. Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following letter. Dear Mrs. Jones, Thank you for your letter of May 15 th . I am very sorry that the handle of your new pan broke. I have (4) asked our supplies office to replace your pan. (A) yet (B) soon (C) already (D) ago We (5) every product very carefully, but, as with every large company, (A) buy (B) check (C) sell (D) have (6) a faulty product does pass through. I apologize for the inconvenience. (A) sometime (B) sometimes (C) ever (D) even Please enjoy the $50 gift voucher attached to this letter. I hope you will continue to shop at Headway Hardware. Sincerely, Alex Morgan Quality Control Headway Hardware 8 PART D: READING COMPREHENSION Choose the best answer. Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following advertisement. Try new and improved Green Mountain Tea. Traditionally grown and hand-picked by the folks who have developed tea for centuries, Green Mountain Tea gives you a taste of history. It's delicious, and it's healthy, too. Green Mountain Tea contains more vitamins than any other tea on the market.* Good for colds, headaches, and even stomachaches! One box of fifty tea bags is only $5.00. Note - claim not yet proven through scientific study. 1. Which of the following is NOT true? (A) Green Mountain Tea is delicious. (B) Green Mountain Tea is good for toothaches. (C) Green Mountain Tea is good for headaches. (D) Green Mountain Tea is new. 2. How many tea bags are in one box? (A) Twelve (B) Twenty (C) Fifteen (D) Fifty 3. How much does it cost for one tea bag? (A) $5.00 (B) $ 0.50 (C) $0.10 (D) $1.00 Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following table. CITY ZOO Month Number of visitors January 5,000 February 4,500 March 4,675 April 4,980 May 5,950 June 5,897 4. How many people visited the zoo in February? (A) 4,000 (B) 4,500 (C) 4,675 (D) 5,000 5. When did 4,980 people visit the zoo? (A) March (B) April (C) May (D) June 6. Which was the most popular month to visit the zoo? (A) March (B) April (C) May (D) June 9 PART E: SPEAKING TOPIC 1.1: TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF Suggested questions: 1. What is your name? 2. When is your birthday? 3. How many sisters and brothers do you have? 4. Are you married or single? 5. Is Bien Hoa your native place? 6. Who do you share the room / flat with? 7. What do you study (is your major) at Lac Hong University? 8. What year are you in? 9. What is your (future) job? 10. When will you graduate from Lac Hong University? 10 UNIT 2 PART A: LISTENING Listen and circle the best response. 3. (A) (B) (C) 4. (A) (B) (C) Listen to the conversation and to the question that follows. Circle the best answers. 5. (A) Her title (B) Her husband‟s name (C) Her correct address 6. (A) Reading e-mail (B) Writing letters (C) Talking on the phone [...]... rmartin@cbt.com Subject: Pep talk Hi Jenny, This is a quick email to (1) - you that I know you are having a hard time (A) tell (B) speak (C) say (D) talk We are all here to help you, so come and talk to anyone whenever you want If you have time this week, how about meeting after work? I'd like to buy you a coffee and we (2) - have a chat Please let me know if you think this is a (A) had (B) could (C) advice... on (B) within (C) before (D) along Cheers, Rachel Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following complaint form Pentagon's Restaurants Customer Comments Form Date of visit: Jan 31st Time of visit: 11 a.m Branch name: Rochester High Street Comments This is the first (4) - I have eaten at Pentagon's However, I think it will also (A) time (B) event (C) turn (D) eating be the last I had to wait thirty minutes... have this problem If you work at a computer more than six hours a day, you might get headaches To avoid this problem, take a break once every hour Get up and walk around for a few minutes Let you eyes and mind rest This is a good way to stop headaches without taking aspirin 1 What kind of reading is this? 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Needless to say, the compilers will be greatly indebted for all criticism and corrections sent to Lac Hong TOEIC Center via the following e-mail address toeiclachong@yahoo.com. FOREWORD This textbook is compiled to meet the needs of students taking a TOEIC course which forms part of the curricula at Lac Hong University. In selecting the materials for this textbook,. guided by the desire to provide the students, within the framework of the textbook, the possibility of getting acquainted with the format of the new TOEIC test. We are aware of the deficiencies