TOEIC Preparation - Full Time - Brisbane Australia
[CRICOS CODE 051820G]
Shafston provides full-time 10-week TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) preparation for students at Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate and Advanced levels of English.
The TOEIC test score shows how well people communicate in English with others in the workplace. This full time course prepares students in TOEIC test taking skills and English for workplace purposes.
The course focuses on the main thematic areas covered in the TOEIC test – General Business themes such as: Marketing, Shipping, Finance, Management, Product Development, Travel, Technology, Corporate Development, Personnel, Entertainment, Health, Offices, Technical Areas.
Included in the course are regular practise tests. A thorough understanding of the curriculum will allow you to:
understand the test structure;
have confidence in taking the test;
develop test strategies;
improve your test outcome;
improve your Business English and General English proficiency;
reach the TOEIC score you are aiming for.
The TOEIC test is a two-part, seven-section multiple-choice test which consists of 200 questions.
Section 1 – Listening Comprehension
Students answer questions on a variety of statements, short conversations and short talks. There are four parts in the Listening section: Listening Comprehension – Photographs, Question-Response, Short Conversations and Short Talks.
Section 2 – Reading Comprehension
Students read a selection of materials and answer 100 questions. There are 3 parts in the Reading section: Incomplete Sentences, Error Recognition and Reading Comprehension.
Shafston is a TOEIC Testing Centre and students can sit for the TOEIC exam at Shafston. The results are available within one week of the exam. There is no pass or fail. Students receive a TOEIC score that is the sum of the Listening and Reading scores. The TOEIC Score Report shows the overall score, reading score and listening score. The maximum score is 990. We can assist you to register for the exam.
Overview TOEIC Test Strategies
Section 1: Listening Comprehension
Part I: Photographs Part
II: Question – Response
Skill 1: Looking for the Main Idea Skill 2: Distinguishing Similar Sounds Skill 3: Making Assumptions
Skill 1: Distinguishing Wh and Yes/No Questions Skill 2: Identifying Homophones Skill 3: Recognising Negative Meaning
Part III: Short Conversations Part
IV: Short Talks
Skill 1: Listening for the Main Idea Skill 2: Understanding Wh Questions Skill 3: Understanding Modal Verbs
Skill 1: Listening for Answers to Wh Questions Skill 2: Following Questions Chronologically Skill 3: Making Assumptions
Section 2: Reading Comprehension
Part V: Incomplete Sentences Part
VI: Error Recognition
Skill 1: Understanding Prefixes Skill 2: Understanding Suffixes Skill 3: Recognising Time Markers Skill 4: Understanding the Passive Voice Skill 5: Identifying the Correct Prepositions Skill 6: Using Relative Pronouns
Skill 1: Recognising Subject and Verb Agreement Skill 2: Using the Correct Verb Tense Skill 3: Maintaining Correct Adjective Placement Skill 4: Recognising Questions in Longer Sentences Skill 5: Identifying Pronouns Skill 6: Understanding Conjunctions
Part VII: Reading Comprehension
Skill 1: Recognising the Main Idea Skill 2: Understanding the Facts Skill 3: Predicting and making inferences Skill 4: Understanding purpose
Preparation for TOEIC Exam - Sample Timetable
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9.30am–11.30am
Vocabulary Development Shipping
Vocabulary Development Hiring and Firing
Vocabulary Development Events
Vocabulary Development Media
Oxford 2 Practice Test 4
11.30am–11.45am
Morning Break
11.45am–12.45pm
TOEIC Test Strategies and Development
Part I/II
Part III/IV
Part V/VI
Part VII
Grammar Workshop Prepositions of Place and Time
12.45pm–1.45pm
Lunch Break
1.45pm–3.45pm
Speaking Culture shock Business meetings
Grammar Workshop Idioms
English for Business Studies Listening task Listening for gist Business negotiations
Functional Grammar Phrasal verbs
Test Review Correction Reviewing targets
Homework
Vocabulary review activity.
Question Formation: Preparation for reading activity.
Complete video review.
Proofing your writing. Error correction (writing).
