TOEIC

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TOEIC

• How to Prepare for the TOEIC
• http//www.fr.toeic.eu/

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What is the TOEIC

• A test to appraise your ability to use the
  English language
• Internationally recognized
• based on authentic examples of the working
  environment (business, commerce, and industry)
• uses natural, simple, native speaker English

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General directions 1

• Total time 2 hours
• MCQ (answer all questions)
• 200 questions (100 Listening/100 reading)
• Cost 40 for the 2012 exam
• 7 parts (listening and reading)
• no penalty for guessing
• The oral statements are spoken just one time

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General directions 2

• A combination of level of difficulty
• Results sent within 2 weeks (score sheets)
• Score range - 010 to 250
• - 255 to
  400
• - 405 to
  600
• - 605 to
  780
• - 785 to
  900
• - 905 to 990

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Part 1 (Section 1)

• Listening comprehension pictures
• YOU SEE a picture
• and LISTEN TO 4 different statements
• You have to choose the sentence that best
  describes what you see on the picture

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Part 2 (Section 1)

• Listening comprehension question/responses
• Nothing written out for you
• You hear a question spoken in English followed by
  3 responses also in English
• Listen carefully and choose the best response to
  each question

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Part 3 (Section 1)

• Listening Comprehension short conversations
• You listen to short conversations between 2
  people and read a short question about each
  conversation
• Choose the best answer to each question

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Part 4 (Section 1)

• Listening comprehension short talks
• You listen to several short talks and read 2 or 3
  questions responses about each short talk
• Choose the best answer to each question

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Part 5 (Section 2)

• Reading Incomplete sentences
• The sentences are incomplete with 4 words (a, b,
  c, or d)
• Choose the best word that best completes the
  sentence

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Part 6 (Section 2)

• Reading Find synonyms
• Each sentence has a word underlined
• There is one synonym among the 4 possibilities
  a, b, c, or d
• Find the synonym that is similar to the word
  underlined

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Part 7 (Section 2)

• Reading Reading comprehension
• Text questions based on a variety of reading
  material (notices, letters, newspaper and
  magazine articles, advertisements)

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FAQs

• What is the difference between the TOEIC and the
  TOEFL? (purpose and content)
• Can I retake the TOEIC?
• (as many times as you like)
• How about its validity process?
• (A two-year validity process in the UK and in the
  US)

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Key Partners

• AGF, Aerospatiale, Airbus, Air France, Alcatel,
  Allergan, Allianz, Alstom, Accenture, ANPE,
  Atofina, Auchan, Aventis, Axa, Bayer, Bell, BNP
  Paribas, Bosch-Siemens, BP, Caisse des dépots,
  Coca Cola, Coface, Cogema, Compaq, Crédit
  Agricole, Daewoo, Dassault, EADS, EDF, Essilor,
  Esso, Europ Assistance, Ford, Framatome, France
  Telecom, Gan, Heineken, Hewlett-Packard, IBM,
  Institut Pasteur, Kodak, KPMG, Kraft, l Oreal,
  Lyonnaise des eaux, Matra, Mérieux,
  Moët-Hennessy, Monsanto, Nike, Norwich Union,
  Orange, NEC, Oberthur, PSA, Philips, Procter
  Gamble, Rank Xerox, Renault-Nissan, Repsol,
  Reuters, Ricoh, Roche, Roussel, Sagem, Sanofi,
  Siemens, SNCF, Tetra pak, Thomson, 3M, Unilever,
  Valeo, Weleda
• AFPA, CEL, Greta, HEC, EDHEC, ESC, ESIG,
  INSEEC, Language schools, Universities...

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How to get ready practise!

• Documents on IUTbay/reseau ? TC ? English G.
  Sigal ? TOEIC-TOEFL
• (Shift to slideshow mode to access
  internet)http//www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuit
  em.fab2360b1645a1de9b3a0779f1751509/?vgnextoid06c
  fd898c84f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD
• and take the toeic tour