Achieve TOEIC Bridge’ Test-preparation ey relicH pam (Teac A nem TaC= 1 c(0 (209 Sma ea Semi nena eeC@n(e M3 6 © Grammar Review ® Vocabulary Review © 1 Audio CD Q Pormrgohe i?) ne Ter alan Renald RilcyACHIEVE TOEIC BRIDGE” (TOEIC BRIDGE™) Renald RILCY Marshall Cavendish EducationGraphic artist: Jean-Pierre Grandhomme Proofreaders: Tracy Plowman, Bérangére Chevallier © 2008 Marshall Cavendish Education ISBN 9780462004457 First Published 2008 by Marshall Cavendish Education Marshall Cavendish Education is a member of the Times Publishing Group All rights reserved; no part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Marshall Cavendish Education 5" Floor 32-38 Saffron Hill London ECIN 8FH Printed and bound by Times Offset (M) Sdn BhdCONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Introduction.. 1.1 WHAT IS THE TOEIC BRIDGE™ TEST?. ss 9 1.2 PURPOSE OF THE TEST 58 9 1.3 STRUCTURE OF THE TEST. 10 1.4 CONTEXTS OF THE TEST QUESTIONS. oll L.5 TEST SESSIONS 12 1,6 TEST SCORES AND SUBSCORES .. 12 7 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TOFIC® AND THE TOEIC BRIDGE™ TESTS., rasa 1 1.8 PREPARING FOR THE TEST. 1.9 STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK... 1.10 AMERICAN ENGLISH TERMS AND SPELLING .. 1.11 STUDY PLANS.. CHAPTER 2 see UT Mini-test 1 General. CHAPTER 3 Test-taking Strategies for Part I “PHOTOGRAPHS” 3.1 SCAN THE PHOTOGRAPHS. M 3.2 CHOOSE NOTHING BUT THE BEST STATEMENT. 3.3 LISTEN TO THE STATEMENTS COMPLETELY 3.4 PREPOSITIONS .. i 3.5 HOMONYMS AND SIMILAR-SOUNDING WORDS .. Exercises... CHAPTER 4 Test-taking Strategies for Part II “QUESTION-RESPONSE” sss 4.1 QUESTION worDs. 4.2 INFERENCES .. 4.3 SIMILAR-SOUNDING WORDS.. Exercises: CHAPTER 5 Test-taking Strategies for Part III “SHORT CONVERSATIONS AND SHORT TALKS”. 5.1 READ THE QUESTION FIRST 5.2 LISTEN TO THE QUESTIONS COMPLETELY .. 5.3 TRY TO PICTURE THE SCENE. 5.4 REPEATED WORI 5.5 INFERENCES, Exercises... CHAPTER 6 Mini-test 2 tening Comprehension Section...CHAPTER7 ‘Test-taking Strategies for Part [V “INCOMPLETE SENTENCES” sss 7.1 DETERMINE THE TYPE OF QUESTION 7.2 PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES .. 7.3 EASILY CONFUSED WORDS. 1.4 FALSE FRIENDS .. Exercises... CHAPTER 8 ‘Test-taking Strategies for Part V “READING” srsaneans 8.1 READ THE QUESTIONS AND THE INTRODUCTION FIRST. 8.2 UNKNOWN WORDS. 8.3 INFERENCES, 8.4 REPEATED WORD: EX€r C18 €8...00 CHAPTER 9 Mini-test 3 Reading Section... CHAPTER 10 iiacinrucearicasamencome ATT Vocabulary Review 10.1 HOUSING ...scceeste am 113 10.2 FAMILY AND FRIENDS... eT) 10.3 HEALTH 7 10.4 ATTITUDES AND FEELINGS. 119 10.5 SCHOOI 121 10.6 OFFICES ... 123 10.7 GENERAL BUSINESS 125 10.8 ENTERTAINMENT . 127 10.9 DINING OUT 129 10.10 SHOPPING .. 131 10.11 TRAVEL. 133 10.12 News i 135 CHAPTER 11 Grammar Review sevens 137 11.1 PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS .. 139) 11.2 PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE... 141 11.3 PAST CONTINUOUS. 11.4 PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS. 144 11.5 PAST PERFECT 145 11.6 FUTURE... 147 11.7 CONDITIONALS 149 11.8 GERUND AND INFINITIVE. 151 11.9 PREPOSITIONS .. 153 11.10 ARTICLES 156 11.11 PRONOUNS AND ADJECTIVES: 11.12 COMPARISONS. 11.13 LINKING WORDSCHAPTER 12 Toeic Bridge Practice Tests sv PRACTICE TEST I... 165 167 PRACTICE TEST 2.. 195 Appendix A TAPESCRIPTS AND ANSWER KEY FOR CHAPTERS 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 AND Hoc Appendix B MINI-TEST | — TAPESCRIPT.. - sae 243 MINI-TEST | — ANSWER KEY... 248 MINI-TEST 2 — TAPESCRIPT. MINI-TEST 2 — ANSWER KEY. 252 255 MINI-TEST 3 — ANSWER KEY... 258 PRACTICE TEST | ~ TAPESCRIPT. PRACTICE TEST I — ANSWER KEY PRACTICE TEST 2 ~ TAPESCRIPT. PRACTICE TEST 2 ~ ANSWER KEY Appendix C IRREGULAR VERBS.Chapter 1 INTRODUCTIONThe test was officially launched in 2001 by Educational Testing Service (ETS), a world leader in the field of educational assessment and the developer of such popular tools as the TOEIC and TOEFL tests. ‘The TOEIC BRIDGE evaluates the capacity of non-native speakers to communicate in English in everyday life and the international workplace. It aims at measuring a range of competences from the Novice to Lower-intermediate levels (described on the Common European Framework as levels Al to BI). The TOEIC BRIDGE test complies with the ETS standards for Quality and Fairness, ensuring that it is a highly reliable instrument for assessing English proficiency. The TOFIC BRIDGE test is an objective method of measuring English proficiency. It is suitable for various types of Novice to Lower-intermediate level learners: - High school, college and university students. ~ Learners in the international workplace. It can also be used as a decision-making tool by: Private and public language training institutions - To place students in homogeneous English language groups. - To encourage students to work towards targeted goals. - To validate training programs with an external, reliable certification. Higher education - To increase motivation by setting specific course objectives. - To check the progress of students at different stages in their courses. - To provide accurate information on language proficiency for résumés. Companies - To identify staff requiring further language training. - To set precise language learning goals and allocate training budget. - To compare levels of English language proficiency during language audits. - To award bonuses for linguistic competence Individual candidates - Graduate students willing to have an internationally recognized certification of their level of English proficiency. - Job seekers.The TOEIC BRIDGE test is a paper-and-pencil test. It consists of 100 multiple-choice questions divided into two sections: Listening comprehension and Reading. The test takes one hour to complete. However, candidates should allow an additional 30 minutes to carry out administrative formalities and respond to a brief questionnaire about their educational background, work history and English language experience. The responses given to these questions are strictly confidential and will have no impact on the test scores. They are intended to help ETS collect data about factors that affect test scores and improvement in English. When they take the TOEIC BRIDGE test, candidates get a test booklet and a separate answer sheet. All the test questions must be answered on the answer sheet by marking one of the circles (A), (B), (C), or (D) with a pencil. There are specific directions for each part of the test. ‘LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION The Listening Comprehension section takes approximately 25 minutes to complete. It consists of questions 1-50 of the test and is divided into three parts: 1 _ | Photographs 15 2 | Question - Response 20 3 | Short Conversations and Short Talks 15 The various questions, statements, short conversations and short talks are recorded on a CD by native English speakers. An announcer gives directions for each part and introduces the questions. The recording is played right through. Each statement is read only once but there is a pause of about five seconds between questions to give candidates time to select their answers. READING SECTION The Reading Section consists of questions 51-100 of the test and is divided into two parts. Candidates will have 35 minutes to complete the entire section. They can work at their own pace to complete the two parts. 4 _ | Incomplete sentences 30 5 __ [Reading Comprehension 20 In the test booklet, candidates will read either individual sentences or texts and respond to questions based on the content of the materials. They will not be recorded. In order to answer the questions, candidates will use their knowledge of English grammar, usage, and vocabulary as well as their overall reading skills. 10