TOEIC Preparation: Week 11

Warm Up: The Ulitmate Alphabet Game

Click the group worksheet link below. You will work with your partners to examine the images and find as many words as you can that begin with a particular letter. Use the time you have to write all the words you can find in the pictures to complete your two lists. You will get one point for each UNIQUE word on your list. If a word is repeated on the lists of multiple groups, it does not count.

• Group Worksheet: CLICK HERE 

Picture 1: Find Words that Begin with the Letter P!

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Picture 2: Find Words that Begin with the Letter S!

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Task 1: Common Talk Types

Part 4 will contain different kinds of talks given by a single speaker complete the following exercises with your partners to become familiar with some of the most common types of talks. If you do not have access to your anthology, CLICK HERE. 

• Anthology Section 4 pg 25: Match they type with a description and sample phrases.
• Anthology Section pg 26. Quickly skim the transcripts of the four talks and identify what kind it is. Underline key words and phrases from the transcript that let you know.

Task 2: Practice with Paraphrasing

In this task you will work with your partners to practice paraphrasing. You teacher put you  in a group. Click on your corresponding link below and complete Task 1. DO NOT click on the Task 2 tab until your teacher tells you to.

Group 1: CLICK HERE

Group 2: CLICK HERE

Group 3: CLICK HERE

Group 4: CLICK HERE

Group 5: CLICK HERE

Task 3: Focused Practice

Let's work in groups to practice two of the more challenging question types in Part 4: Questions about speaker intent and questions about graphics.

• Group Quiz: CLICK HERE

Task 4: Auditory Memory Practice

In this task you will read a text to your partner and he or she will answer some comprehension questions. Listen carefully to see how many details you can identify and retain in your short-term memory. If you don't remember the answer to some of the questions, you can ask your partner to read it again.

• Student A: CLICK HERE
• Student B: CLICK HERE