Showing posts with label Comprehension. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Comprehension. Show all posts

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Structure and Content (TOEIC)


Of the four major language skill areas (listening comprehension, reading comprehension, speaking, and writing), TOEIC only evaluates two: reading and listening comprehension.

Section Parts Númber of Questions Time
Listening Comprehension Scene-sentence matching
10
45 minutes (100 questions)
Questions-Response
30
Short Conversations
30
Short Talks
30
Reading Comprehension Sentence Completion
40
75 minutes (100 questions)
Text Completion
12
Comprehension Textos
48

Score descriptors

TOEIC Listening and Reading test questions are based on a variety of real-world settings and situations:
  • Corporate Development — research, product development
  • Dining Out — business lunches, banquets, receptions, reservations
  • Entertainment — cinema, theater, music, art, exhibitions, museums, media
  • Finance and Budgeting — banking, investments, taxes, accounting, billing
  • General Business — contracts, negotiations, mergers, marketing, sales, warranties, business planning, conferences, labor relations
  • Health Care — medical insurance, visits to doctors, dentists, clinics and hospitals
  • Housing/Corporate Property — construction, specifications, buying and renting, electric and gas services
  • Human Resources — recruiting, hiring, retiring, promoting, job applications, job advertisements, salaries, pensions, awards
  • Manufacturing — assembly lines, plant management, quality control
  • The Office — procedures, board meetings, committees, letters, memos, telephone, fax and email messages, equipment
  • Purchasing — shopping, ordering supplies, shipping, invoicing
  • Technical Areas — electronics, technology, computers, laboratories and related equipment, technical specifications
  • Travel — trains, airplanes, taxis, buses, ships, ferries, tickets, schedules, station and airport announcements, car rentals, hotels, reservations, delays and cancellations
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