TOEIC Listening

4 Parts

TOEIC Listening

Part 1 Sentences about photographs

Look at a photograph.Listen to 4 sentences.

Choose the sentence that best describes something you see in the photograph.

TOEIC Listening

Part 2 Stimuli – Responses

Pure test of listening. Listen to a question or statement.Listen to 3 responses.Select the correct response.

TOEIC Listening

Part 3 Short Conversations

Listen to the conversation (dialogue). Read the written question.Select one of four written answers.

TOEIC Listening

Part 4 Short Talks

Listen to the talk (monologues). Read the written question.Select one of four written answers.

TOEIC Listening Test Part 1

For each photograph, you will hear 4 sentences.

Part 1

Some photographs involve people.

Part 1

Some photographs have objects without people.

Part 1

Some photographs have scenes without people.

Part 1

Short, simple sentences

(A), (B), (C) and (D).

Part 1

The sentences:

focus on the most important parts of the photograph

or, sometimes,

focus on small details or background images.

Part 1

An introductory statement tells you to look at the picture for each test question.

Part 1

There is no pause between sentences.

Preview Photographs

Complete each item quickly.

Preview, Preview, Preview.

Do not wait for the introductory statement that tells you to look at the next picture.

Photographs

People

What are the people doing?

Photographs People

Where are they?

PhotographsPeople

Who are they (uniform or equipment for their profession)?

Photographs People

What is special or different about them (hat, mustache, clothes, a purse, accessories)?

PhotographsPeople

What do their expressions show (happiness, sadness, excitement, boredom, anger)?

Photograph of an Object

What is it?

Photograph of an Object

What is it made of?

Photograph of an Object

Where is it?

Photograph of a Scene

Where is it?

Photograph of a Scene

What is in the foreground (front) of the picture?

Photograph of a Scene

What is in the background (distance) of the picture?

Answering

Don't mark an answer

until

you have heard all 4 choices.

Answering

To help you remember while listening:

Place your pencil on the oval (bubble) when you hear an answer that you think is correct.

When you hear another sentence that you think is better, move your pencil to that choice.

Answering

When you have heard all the sentences,

your pencil will be resting on the answer you think is best.

Mark the bubble under your pencil.

Throw out the Bad Choices

Try to eliminate (get rid of) bad choices.

Percent chance 1 out of 4 = 25%

Percent chance 1 out of 3 = 33%

Percent chance 1 out of 2 = 50%

Throw out the Bad Choices

Try to eliminate choices with problems in meaning.

Throw out the Bad Choices

Try to eliminate choices with problems in sound.

Throw out the Bad Choices

Try to eliminate choices with problems of sound + meaning.

Throw out the Bad Choices

Correct answers usually involve

present tense verbs.

Throw out the Bad Choices

Correct answers may also involve

present progressive (continuous) verbs.

Throw out the Bad Choices

Be suspicious of answers with other verb tenses

such as

past or future tenses.

Answer every Question

● Don't leave any blanks.● Guess● Guess● Guess

Keep Going

The pace is fast.

Keep Going

As soon as you have marked your answer, move on.

Keep Going

Stay focused

Concentrate