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No matter the level of your English, Collins Skills fo r the TOEIC®Test provides you with all the
tools you need to succeed on the test. Here’s a glimpse of the learning tools included in this
book.
» Skill-specific Challenges and Solutions sections. These sections offer strategies and
suggestions to help you learn how to overcome the most common challenges in each section
of the test.
» Quick Guide question overviews. Each lesson provides a brief summary of the question type
in an easy-to-read chart so that you can quickly understand what is important to know in
order to answer the questions correctly.
» Walk Through samples. Clear, visual and / or audio examples show you the types of
questions, passages, and responses you can expect to find on the test. Knowing what to expect
is an important part of preparing for the test.
» Get It Right presentations. These presentations give an overview of the most important steps,
skills, and language needed for doing well on each question. They include useful vocabulary
and expressions that you can use when answering the questions and provide tips and tasks for
noticing and understanding the important elements of each question type.
» Progressive Practice. For each question type, carefully designed activities gradually prepare
you for the TOEIC test. This step-by-step practice builds the knowledge and skills you need
for a good score and encourages independent learning while working up to TOEIC testing
levels.
• Get Ready activities walk you through the steps you will need to follow to respond to each
question effectively and offer extensive support and models to follow along the way.
• Get Set activities allow you to respond to TOEIC-style test questions more independently,
but still offer additional support and modeling to help you as you go.
• Go f o r the TOEIC Test activities put you in an authentic test situation and allow you to
practice what you have learned in a simulated test environment.
» Skill-specific Practice Test sections. At the end of each section, you’ll be able to put your
skills for the test to use by taking a timed practice test. These practice tests will help you
identify your weaknesses so you can know what areas to focus on before the actual test.
» Quick Tips. Throughout the book, you’ll see Quick Tips, which offer best-practice strategies
and useful advice on how to approach certain activity types and perform better on the test.
» Dictionary definitions. Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary definitions are provided
throughout the book to help you understand words and build your knowledge of vocabulary
that may be found on the TOEIC test and in business settings where English is the language of
communication.
» Answer Key and Audio Scripts. Found at the back of this book, these tools will help you
check your answers as you prepare for the TOEIC test and offer opportunities for reading
along with the scripts to improve pronunciation, intonation, and other speaking skills.