INTRODUCTION to TOEIC TEST READING SECTION
TOEIC book P. 12 – TOEIC Outline
How many parts in this section? There are 3 parts: Part 5: Incomplete Sentences Part 6: Text Completion Part 7: Reading Comprehesion
Part 5: Incomplete Sentences The most common types: Word families Similar words Prepositions Conjunctions Adverbs of Frequency Verb tenses Two-word verbs
Word Families -Are words that look alike but have different endings: nation: national- nationality frequent: frequency- infrequently
Similar words -Are words that have similar meanings but cannot used interchangeably except – excerpt salary – wage – income…
Prepositions -Are small words that introduce phrases at: She learned at that school in: Brad Pitt was born in 1963
Conjunctions -Are words that join other words, phrases, or clauses: and: My mother and I like crabs although: Although he is just 23, he earns 30 millions a month.
Adverbs of Frequency -Are words that describe how often ones do something: always: I always go to school late seldom: He seldom does houseworks
Verb tenses -Look at the time expressions to decide the tense. Last night, I couldn’t sleep. Mr. Dung will go to Thailand for a visit next month.
Two-word verbs/Phrasal verbs -Are words that combine with other words that are often prepositions turn on: switch on turn off: switch off see off : farewell see about: take care of
Part 6: Text Completion The most common types: Word in context Pronouns Subject-Verb agreement Modal Auxiliaries Adjective Comparisons Gerunds or Infinitives
Part 7: Reading Comprehension The most common types: Advertisements Business Correspondence Forms, Charts, Graphs Articles and Reports Announcements and Paragraphs
Grammar P.26 Subject + verb Object Complement Modification
Parts of speech… P.28 Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Conjunctives Prepositions Exclamations
5 types of Sentences P. 27 Subject + verb Subject + verb + complement Subject + verb + object Subject + verb + indirect object + direct object Subject + verb + object + complement
Reading Paraphrase – To understand the meaning Change words that have the same meaning Generalize Summarize Infer
Week 1 Day 1 P. 34 ~ 47 Questions to ask – What type of word is ______? – Is this a ______? (noun, adjective?) – Why is the answer ___?
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