1. T EST O F E NGLISH FOR I NTERNATIONAL C OMMUNICATION

2.  Computer-based test  20 minutes  11 questions  6 tasks

3. DESCRIPTION (Q1, 2)  Read a passage  150–200 words  Announcement / advertisement  HINT: Imagine you are an ANNOUNCER EVALUATION  Pronunciation  Stress  Intonation  rise/fall

4. DESCRIPTION (Q3)  Focus on important elements in the photo  Establish the scene  Zoom in on the important elements first  Fill in the other elements  HINT: Connect ideas together and make it interesting. EVALUATION  Pronunciation, Stress, Intonation  Cohesion  Grammar  Minimum: correct grammatical structure  Maximum: complex grammatical structure  Vocabulary  Minimum: correct word choice  Maximum: interesting vocabulary  HINT: more important than grammar

5. DESCRIPTION (Q4, 5, 6)  Series of related questions  Third is longer –give more details  No preparation time EVALUATION  Pronunciation, Stress, Intonation  Cohesion, Grammar, Vocabulary  Relevance to the topic  Completeness of response

6. DESCRIPTION (Q7, 8, 9)  Series of related questions related to a visual graphic  Schedule/agenda  No preparation time  Questions are not on the screen  Footnotes/fine print  Questions use synonyms EVALUATION  Pronunciation, Stress, Intonation  Cohesion, Grammar, Vocabulary  Relevance to the topic  Completeness of response

7. DESCRIPTION (Q10)  Voice message  Problem  Recognize the problem  Offer solutions or give advice/ suggestions  REMEMBER: use good customer service skills to deliver your response. EVALUATION  Pronunciation, Stress, Intonation  Cohesion, Grammar, Vocabulary  Relevance to the topic  Completeness of response  Understand your role with the company  Appropriate progression of ideas

8. DESCRIPTION (Q11)  Give your opinion  Give 2–3 reasons  Explain/support your reasons with  Details  Examples  Arguments EVALUATION  Pronunciation, Stress, Intonation  Cohesion, Grammar  Interesting vocabulary  Relevance to the topic  Completeness of response

9.  Tasks are designed to reflect the kinds of situations you might encounter in the global world we are living in. Typical Topics BankingJobs EntertainmentOffices HealthRestaurants HousingTransportation IndustryTravel

10.  Write  Read  Listen  Watch  Use  Practice, practice, practice.  Record yourself.

11.  Learn your strengths and weaknesses.  Learn to control test anxiety. https://www.ets.org/toeic/test_takers Focus