Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective: Parts Of Speech & Suffixes

We briefly covered parts of speech last year during our series on the TOEIC test. Today, we're going to go into more detail. We'll look at a few helpful infographics,  and do a few exercises to practice.

TOEIC Strategies: Short Conversations & Short Talks

In today's post, I will go over strategies for both short conversations (part 3) and short talks (part 4) of TOEIC's listening section.

TOEIC Strategies: Question/Response

The Question response section (part 2 of Listening) can be the most difficult part of TOEIC. The questions aren't written down, so you must listen carefully, then choose the correct option (a,b,c, or d). 

First, listen the question. What kind of the question is it?  There are 2 types of the question; yes/no questions and wh questions

 If the question begin with will,do,does,did,is,are,can,would, etc, the answer will usually be a "yes or no" type. 

If the question begin with wh word (what,where,when,why,who,how), the answer be longer. 

Be Careful

TOEIC has a lot of  "traps" like words with similar sounds, the same words. Also, there are types of answers you must listen for: Indirect and  negative responses. 

Indirect Answers. 

Example:

Man: Who didn't finish their dinner"

Woman: I wasn't hungry.

or

Woman: Have you invited anyone I know to the party?

Man: You know everyone on the guest list.

Negative Responses

Example:

Man1: So, which car do you like?

Man2: Well, not the one that looks like a taxi.

Woman1: What movies do you like?

Woman2: Anything that doesn't have snakes.

Remember: there's about 7 to 10 seconds between questions in the listening part of TOEIC. Answer quickly. 

You can practice the Question/Response section here.

TOEIC Strategies: Photographs

The first part of  of the listening section for TOEIC is photographs. You will hear four sentences and must choose which sentence is best for the question.

Let's practice with the photo below:

If you're going to write the paper test, the best thing to do is arrive early, and look at the questions (but don't start the set time). This will help you make better choices when you're are writing the exam.

The options you will hear in this section are usually very basic sentences. Look at the photo. Note the possible nouns (people, places, and things), verbs (actions), and prepositions (in, on, under, etc).

Now, read the four sentences below, and choose the best answer.

a) The student is studying for a test
b) The student is reading a book
c) The library doesn't have any tables
d) There's a memo on the wall.

  Continue reading for the answer.