The Test of English for International Communication- TOEIC - is “an English language test

designed specifically to measure the everyday English skills of people working in an international environment.

TOEIC Listening and Reading Sections

The test takes 2 hours, with 200 questions:

• 45 minutes - Section I - Listening – 4 Parts

• 75 minutes for Section II: Reading – 3 Parts

Test Preparation Tips

There are several things you can do every day to prepare for the TOEIC Listening and Reading test.

The more you practice, the easier it gets.

Listening closely to the words in music, online broadcasts, radio, television, and movies in English is a great way
to improve your listening skills in English.

The more you listen, the more you will understand vocabulary, idioms, and expressions. Music helps you acquire
the rhythm and stress patterns of spoken English.

Reading is the best way to improve your vocabulary.

English-language reading materials — newspapers, magazines, books, and websites — are always available.
Choose your favourites! Read materials that genuinely interest you and are not too challenging.

Use the language every day.

Each day set some time aside to communicate only in English.

Listen, read, speak, and write in English every chance you get. The more you use the language, the better you'll
become.

Read to yourself and read aloud. This will also help you listen to how the words sound.

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TOEIC Tips and Tricks

#1 First of all, don’t try to cut corners, you need to try to learn the language and work very hard every day.

The TOEIC test is not something that you prepare for overnight so take your time and plan your routine..

#2 In the listening section, I like to take a few seconds to read the questions before I listen to the listening
passage, doing that I get to know what I have to listen for, that’s called listening for details. Some test takers
listen to the passage first and then try to answer the question, but they forgot the passage as they read the
questions.

#3 In the reading section, do the math and try to find out how many seconds or minutes you can spend dealing
with each question.

#4 Try to avoid distractions the day before you take the TOEIC Test, make sure you don’t start any troubles at
home, try not to get the flu and sleep well a night before. Test Takers who arrive to the examination classroom
thinking or concerned about something else tend to get poor results.

#5 Read the TOEIC Test handbook so you know what to expect, if you have never taken the test before, make
sure you do everything to make that situation predictable, I mean you have to know what comes first and what’s
next. Be in control.

#6 Did you know that there are books that can get the student ready for the TOEIC? If you haven’t checked this
list of great resources to prepare for the TOEIC, you better go and do it.

#7 If you don’t like books, you can check sites that will help you prepare for the TOEIC.

#8 Know the level that you have right now, you can do that without paying a fee by visiting the EF Standard
English Test: https://www.efset.org/products/

#9 Practice under real test conditions, don’t expect to deliver if you practice for short periods of time and under
unreal circumstances.

#10 Don’t try to translate during the reading section, scan the text and look for the information that you need.
Believe me, there is no time to check the meaning of every word, line, and text.

#11 If you get distracted during the listening section, mark the option that makes more sense. For example, If I
couldn’t listen for option A, I still listen attentively for options B, C and D, if the last three seems like incorrect
answers. I choose A even though I have no clue what it says.

#12 Manage stress, stay calm and no matter how hard you think the test is, stress won’t help.

#13 Love Learn and Live English, there is no magic trick that can take you from A1 to B2/C1 in two weeks.

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Resources to Pass the TOEIC Listening and Reading

• English-test.Net

- 5 TOEIC Simulation Tests (Practice Mode) + 5 TOEIC Simulation Tests ( Exam Mode)

• Can Pacific College: http://www.canpacificcollege.com/toeictest/toeictextstart.php

- Here a two hours simulation test: 200 questions divided into two sections: The questions in this
practice test are very similar to the actual TOEIC test.

• English Tests: http://www.english-test.net/toeic/

- Free interactive questions to increase TOEIC vocabulary and learn the TOEIC words.
In addition, there is a TOEIC forum to share experiences.

• Examenglish.com: https://www.examenglish.com/TOEIC/toeic_listening_and_reading.htm

This test consists of two sections and takes 2.5 hours to complete. Test questions are based on real-life
work settings in an international environment.

• TOEIC-Training.com: http://www.toeic-training.com/test/toeic.php?part=1

This Training gives an experience like the previous four recommendations, there is no shortage of
resources here: an excellent interactive test that helps learn the core vocabulary of the TOEIC test.

TOEIC Apps

These are some of the TOEIC Apps available for Android and IOS

Android
“TOEIC Test – TOEIC Practice” application is an application that allows users to practice the questions
according to the current format of the TOEIC.

TOEIC Listening is an application that brings together more than 500 articles listen to high quality sound
will help you improve your English listening skills for TOEIC in the most natural way.

TOEIC 900 has 5900 questions of TOEIC Reading with translation and full explanation for correct
answer.

With TOEIC Test Pro, you can study for FREE with our questions, practice tests, flashcards, and score
reports with detailed analytics.

Vocabulary for TOEIC Test is a very helpful application contain a giant collection of TOEIC questions.
This app is suitable for all Beginner, Intermediate and Advance levels user.

TOEIC* Test – Improve your score is a user-friendly app designed to help you study, practice and
prepare for your official TOEIC Test, or simply to improve your English skills. Once you start practicing on
this app, we help track your performance to let you know your strengths, your weaknesses and what you
need to concentrate more to get the best results

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TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests

The TOEIC Speaking Test Format

Content: 11 questions Time: approximately 20 minutes Score scale: 0–200

For each question, you will be given specific directions, including the time allowed for preparing and speaking
your response. The test takes about 20 minutes.

Questions Task Description

1–2 Read a text aloud Read the text on the screen aloud.

45 sec. to prepare -then 45 sec to read the text aloud.

3 Describe a picture In as much detail as possible.

30 sec. to prepare your response then 45 sec. to speak about the picture.

4–6 Respond to questions You will answer 3 questions.

No preparation time is provided:15 sec. for questions 4 and 5 - 30 sec. for question 6.

7–9 Respond to questions on information provided You will answer 3 questions.

30 sec. to read the info before the questions begin. No additional preparation times.

15 seconds response time for questions 7 and 8.

30 seconds response time for question 9.

10 Propose a solution Presented a problem and asked to propose a solution.

30 sec. to prepare - 60 sec.to speak.

In your response, be sure to show that you recognize the problem and to give a solution.

11 Express an opinion Give an opinion about a specific topic.

15 sec. to prepare a response - 60 sec. to speak.

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The TOEIC Writing Test Format

Content: eight questions Time: approximately 60 minutes Score scale: 0–200

Below is an overview of the TOEIC Writing test, which includes eight questions that measure different aspects of
your writing ability and takes about one hour.

For each type of question, there will be specific directions, including the time allowed for the response.

Questions Task Description

1–5 Write a sentence based on a picture Write 1 sentence that is based on a picture.

With each picture, you will be given 2 words or phrases that you must use in your sentence.

You can change the forms of the words and you can use the words in any order.

6–7 Respond to a written request Write a response to an email well.

10 minutes to read and answer each email.

8 Write an opinion essay

Write an essay in response to a question. State, explain and support the opinion on an issue.

An effective essay will contain a minimum of 300 words.

Resources to Pass the TOEIC Speaking and Writing

• https://www.englishclub.com/esl-exams/ets-toeic-practice-speaking.htm

• https://www.testden.com/toeic/speaking.htm

• https://www.examenglish.com/TOEIC/toeic_speaking_and_writing.htm

• http://yourenglishtest.com/