1. How to Prepare for the TOEIC http://www.fr.toeic.eu/
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2. What is the TOEIC
A test to appraise your ability to use the English language
Internationally recognized
based on authentic examples of the working environment (business, commerce, and industry)
uses natural, simple, native speaker English
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3. General directions 1 Total time = 2 hours MCQ (answer all questions)
200 questions (100 Listening/100 reading)
Cost = €40 for the 2012 exam
7 parts (listening and reading)
no penalty for guessing
The oral statements are spoken just one time
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4. General directions 2 A combination of level of difficulty
Results sent within 2 weeks (score sheets)
Score range: to 250
- 255 to 400
- 405 to 600
- 605 to 780
- 785 to 900
- 905 to 990
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5. Part 1 (Section 1) Listening comprehension: pictures YOU SEE a picture
and LISTEN TO 4 different statements
You have to choose the sentence that best describes what you see on the picture
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6. Part 2 (Section 1) Listening comprehension: question/responses
Nothing written out for you
You hear a question spoken in English followed by 3 responses also in English
Listen carefully and choose the best response to each question
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7. Part 3 (Section 1) Listening Comprehension: short conversations
You listen to short conversations between 2 people and read a short question about each conversation
Choose the best answer to each question
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8. Part 4 (Section 1) Listening comprehension: short talks
You listen to several short talks and read 2 or 3 questions + responses about each short talk
Choose the best answer to each question
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9. Part 5 (Section 2) Reading: Incomplete sentences
The sentences are incomplete with 4 words (a, b, c, or d)
Choose the best word that best completes the sentence
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10. Part 6 (Section 2) Reading: Find synonyms
Each sentence has a word underlined
There is one synonym among the 4 possibilities: a, b, c, or d
Find the synonym that is similar to the word underlined
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11. Part 7 (Section 2) Reading: Reading comprehension
Text + questions based on a variety of reading material (notices, letters, newspaper and magazine articles, advertisements…)
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12. FAQs
What is the difference between the TOEIC and the TOEFL? (purpose and content)
Can I retake the TOEIC?
(as many times as you like)
How about its validity process?
(A two-year validity process in the UK and in the US)
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13. Key Partners
AGF, Aerospatiale, Airbus, Air France, Alcatel, Allergan, Allianz, Alstom, Accenture, ANPE, Atofina, Auchan, Aventis, Axa, Bayer, Bell, BNP Paribas, Bosch-Siemens, BP, Caisse des dépots, Coca Cola, Coface, Cogema, Compaq, Crédit Agricole, Daewoo, Dassault, EADS, EDF, Essilor, Esso, Europ Assistance, Ford, Framatome, France Telecom, Gan, Heineken, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Institut Pasteur, Kodak, KPMG, Kraft, l ’Oreal, Lyonnaise des eaux, Matra, Mérieux, Moët-Hennessy, Monsanto, Nike, Norwich Union, Orange, NEC, Oberthur, PSA, Philips, Procter& Gamble, Rank Xerox, Renault-Nissan, Repsol, Reuters, Ricoh, Roche, Roussel, Sagem, Sanofi, Siemens, SNCF, Tetra pak, Thomson, 3M, Unilever, Valeo, Weleda…
+ AFPA, CEL, Greta, HEC, EDHEC, ESC, ESIG, INSEEC, Language schools, Universities...
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14. How to get ready: practise!
Documents on IUTbay/reseau  TC  English G. Sigal  TOEIC-TOEFL
(Shift to slideshow mode to access internet)
and take the toeic tour…
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