Preface – Starter TOEIC – Third Edition – Building TOEIC Test-taking Skills – Anne Taylor – Casey Malarcher
Starter TOEIC, Third Edition is designed for beginners in English who are starting their journey to prepare for the TOEIC exam. This book provides targeted practice exercises that help students gradually become familiar with the TOEIC test format and structure. Through carefully structured activities, it aims to build both the skills and confidence needed to approach the exam effectively.
Chapter 1: Grammar Practice
The units in the Grammar Practice chapter cover essential grammar topics that commonly appear in the TOEIC exam. Each unit starts with a concise explanation of the targeted grammar concept, highlighting important points and specific structures relevant to the TOEIC. Following the explanations, the units offer short exercises modeled on TOEIC grammar questions, enabling students to reinforce their understanding of each grammar topic. These exercises include incomplete sentence questions and word form activities.
Chapter 2: Listening & Reading Practice
The units in the Listening & Reading Practice chapter are structured as mini practice tests to help students get used to the types of tasks they will face in the TOEIC exam. Each mini practice test is organized around a central theme, which aids students in learning common vocabulary and phrases within a focused context. Additionally, grammar points introduced in Chapter 1 reappear in the relevant units of Chapter 2, reinforcing students’ understanding of proper grammar usage in natural settings. For instance, in Unit 1 of Chapter 2, students will encounter a variety of auxiliary verbs—covered in Unit 1 of Chapter 1—through listening and reading exercises centered on the theme of health, ensuring these verbs are practiced in realistic, meaningful contexts.
Chapter 3: Practice Test
The Practice Test chapter offers students a complete practice exam, consisting of 100 questions for the listening section and 100 questions for the reading section.
Chapter 4: Support
The Support chapter offers a range of reference materials to complement the previous chapters. It includes transcripts for all listening exercises in Chapter 1 and the practice test in Chapter 3, answer keys for the mini practice tests in Chapter 2 and the full-length test in Chapter 3, as well as a blank sample answer sheet for students to use with the full-length practice test.
With its simplified grammar explanations and theme-based texts, Starter TOEIC, Third Edition provides beginner students with accessible TOEIC practice materials. This approach helps them build essential test-taking skills without the difficulty of overly complex vocabulary and grammar. Starter TOEIC, Third Edition serves as an excellent starting point for those beginning their TOEIC preparation.
