Sample answer TOEIC speaking 1-2 This is the text from the sample test. To read aloud well, you need to divide the text into short phrases, and you need to PAUSE (話をちょっと止める）a little between each one. In general, you should pause when you see a comma before a pronoun (代名詞） before a preposition （前置詞） […]
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Model answer for TOEIC writing questions 1-5
Directions: In this part of the test, you will write ONE sentence that is based on a picture. With each picture, you will be given TWO 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. Your sentence […]
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Your response will be scored on the quality and variety of your sentences, vocabulary, and organization. You will have 10 minutes to read and answer each e-mail. From: International Student’s Office To: New students Subject: Orientation Sent: April 1, 4:32 P.M. Welcome to the university! This is the international Student’s Office. There will be an […]
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Task title: There are many ways to learn a language: attend classes, use apps and websites, and travel to a country where the language is spoken. What do you think is the best way to learn a language? Give reasons or examples to support your opinion. Task instructions: Your response will be scored on: whether your opinion […]
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Here are some TOEIC sample test questions from the ETS website: https://www.ets.org/s/toeic/pdf/speaking-writing-sample-tests.pdf Here are the guidelines for taking the test, including detailed criteria for the marking of each question: https://www.ets.org/s/toeic/pdf/speaking-writing-examinee-handbook.pdf (This document quite hard to read, but we will be looking at the some parts of it in class, especially scoring guides for each question, […]
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to foreign countries —> abroad foreign countries —-> other/different countries foreigners / foreign country’s people —-> people from other countries * It was the first time I had been to foreign countries * There were many foreign country’s people at my school * Foreign country’s people give their opinions freely * I talked with foreigners […]
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I could learn lots of things I could enjoy my trip overseas I could make a good friend COULD = WAS ABLE TO The most common use of ‘could’ is when we talk about something that MIGHT happen (but has not happened yet), IF some condition is present If I went overseas I could learn […]
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I had studied in the US for six months. I had made many friends there. I had been to England for six months. It had been my first time there. Past perfect is for when you are talking about the past (using simple past tense) and then you talk about something that happened BEFORE that […]
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Most and Almost Almost Canadians are friendly Almost days I get up at 7 Most + NOUN ‘most’ means the majority, >70-80%, a little less than ‘all’ Examples Most Canadians go to work by car Most days I get up at 7 She’s very busy, like most students Almost + NUMBER WORD (+ a/the) (+ […]
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Common errors – ‘I thought’ I learned about many new cultures. I thought that I couldn’t learn these in Japan. At first I was nervous, but I tried to talk English everyday and bit-by-bit I got better. I thought that communication was very important. ‘I thought’ is PAST TENSE, so we use it to describe […]
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