First Edition TOEIC Teachers Book

Preparation for TOEIC

Reading Test
Nurwanto and Septian P.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover ...1 Table of Contents ..2 Syllabus .....3 Lesson plan and alternative plan5 Preface...7 PART 1 Incomplete Sentences . .9 PART 2 Error recognition ..14

Key answer.......18 References ...19

LESSON PLAN

School Subject Level / Semester Topic Skill Time allocated Basic competence
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: SMA N 2 Yogyakarta : TOEIC Preparation : XII/1 : Incomplete sentences and error recognition : Reading : 2 x 45 minutes : Students could know what TOEIC test is Students have already done TOEIC test with average score 300 : Students are able to :
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Indicators

understand TOEIC test understand how to do TOEIC test enrich listening and reading skills pass TOEIC test in the school or in general test with minimal score 380

Teaching and learning steps: Opening Pre-learning activities Teacher gives a greeting to the students and leads them to pray together. 1. Teacher leads the students to the topic whis is going to be discussed. 2. Teacher explains what incomplete sentence is and explains the rules/tactics to answer it. 3. Teacher gives questions and answers to the students about the topic. 1. Teacher explains the topic and discusses the examples. 2. Teacher asks the students to do the exercises. 3. Teacher and students discusse the exercises they have answered. 5 minutes 20 minutes

Learning activities

35 minutes

Postlearning activities Closing

1. Teacher summaries the topic that has just been discussed. 2. Teacher gives changes of question to the students. 3. Teacher asks the students to learn the topic of the next meeting. Teacher and students close the meeting by praying.

20 minutes

5 minutes

ALTERNATIVE PLAN Teaching and learning steps: Opening Teacher gives a greeting to the students and leads them to pray together. Pre-learning 1. Teacher asks to the students whether they have known activities TOEIC test or not. 2. Teacher asks to the students what kinds of TOEIC is. 3. Teacher gives clues of TOEIC test. 4. Teacher gives examples of incomplete sentence and error recognition in TOEIC reading test. Learning activities 1. Teacher explains the rule and the examples of the material. 2. Teacher divides the students into some groups. 3. Teacher asks each group to look for other examples of incomplete sentence and error recognition in TOEIC reading test. 4. Teacher gives exercise and the students answer the questions. 5 minutes 20 minutes

35 minutes

Postlearning activities Closing

1. Teacher summaries the topic that has just been discussed. 20 2. Teacher gives changes of question to the students. minutes 3. Teacher asks the students to learn the topic of the next meeting. Teacher and students close the meeting by praying. 5 minutes

Assessment : Type of test Place Time : TOEIC test : Auditorium SMA N 2 Yogyakarta : 08.00-09.30

Preface
About Preparation for TOEIC Reading Test is designed specifically to develop the test-taking and language skills that students will need to do well on the reading test of TOEIC. This book is designed as a module of TOEIC preparation course for class XII semester 1 of SMA N 2 Yogyakarta students. The module is proposed to help teacher in teaching TOEIC preparation test especially in reading test for students of SMA N 2 Yogyakarta. This teachers book is designed based on the needs of teacher. Hopefully the teacher could teach well for 2 x 45 minutes by using the procedure on this book.

This teachers book contains two parts of unit namely, incomplete sentence and error recognition. Before starting to use this book, you would be given a lesson plan or an alternative plan at the beginning of this book to help you in handling your class. Each part on this book, there are some tips or steps to answer the questions on the exercise. At the end of this book, the writer provides the key answer of the questions both in part 1 and part 2.

How to use this book This book is designed for you as a teacher to prepare your teaching preparation of TOEIC test. This book contains a lesson plan and an alternative plan to help you in teaching your class. So, at the beginning of using this book please understand the procedure and the lesson plan before teaching your students. You could also use your own lesson plan, if it isnt suitable with your mind. Start to teach your students by explaining the rule/procedure of the material. Dont forget to give examples and tactics to helping them in answering the questions. You could use the examples and tactics on this book. At the end of this book, the
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writer provides the key answer of the questions both in part 1 and part 2 to help you in discussing the answers. If you dont understand about the materials, please ask your tutor or teacher.

Reading Review Part 1

efficiently.

Incomplete Sentences

PART

Focus: Identifying the part of speech in incomplete sentences

PART

PART 1: Incomplete Sentence Directions: In your test book, you will see a sentence with a missing word. Four possible answers follow the sentence. Choose the best answer to the question and fill in the corresponding oval on your answer sheet.

SAMPLE QUESTIONS Question 1: You will read: They have decided __________ business class. (A) fly (B) to fly (C) flying (D) flew The best way to complete the sentence They have decided ________business class is Choice (B),to fly. Therefore you should choose answer (B). Question 2: You will read: Because the equipment is very delicate, it must be handled with_______ (A) caring (B) careful (C) care (D) carefully
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The best way to answer the question is (C), care.

Test Ti s

First decide what part of speech is needed on the missing sentences. Find the answer choices of the correct type. Manage your time wisely Try to predict possible answers before you look at the answer choices. Dont waste time on questions you dont know.

De e m e the part of speech that fits the blank. Look for answer choices with the correct part of speech. Think of words that might fit before you look at the answer choices. Use the 2-pass method to answer quickly. If you aren t sure, guess and move on.

Exercise
Please answer the questions bellow. You will have approximately 300 seconds/5 minutes (maximum 15 seconds per question) to complete these questions.

PART 1: Incomplete Sentence Directions: In your test book, you will see a sentence with a missing word. Four possible answers follow the sentence. Choose the best answer to the question and fill in the corresponding oval on your answer sheet.

1. The fax machine and the telephone _________ on separate lines. (A) am (B) is

(C) are (D) be 2. Tomorrow we _______ submit the budget.

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Tactics Checklist

(A) Will (B) has (C) did (D) are

(D) usually will stay

7. Our office is ________ the post office and the bank. (A) among

3. The ________ was concise and effective. (A) presenting (B) presented (C) present (D) presentation

(B) outside (C) between (D) through

8. If you need to order supplies, ______ a purchase order form. (A) complete

4. From 1967 onward, cinema began to lose their _______. People prefer watching TV programs at home. (A) audiences (B) companies (C) sponsors (D) producers

(B) completely (C) completion (D) to complete

9. The Bangkok branch of our bank _______ ten years ago this month. (A) opens (B) has opened (C) opened

5. We drove to the site in an open jeep ______ it was raining. (A) although (B) since (C) because (D) with

(D) was opening

10. Immigration forms must _______ be stamped before leaving the customs area. (A) once (B) always

6. The staff _______ after 5:00 if there is work to finish. (A) will usually stay (B) will usually stays (C) will stay usually

(C) still (D) rarely

11. The sun will ________ by five oclock this afternoon.

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(A) set (B) has set (C) have set (D) have setting

(C) have provided (D) providing

16. The police said that the car __________ the bus on the

12. she made her son ________ (A) to be cut. (B) cuts. (C) to cut the rope. (D) cut the rope

winding road. (A) didnt have to overtake (B) shouldnt have overtaken (C) mightnt have overtaken (D) couldnt have overtaken

13. They __________ promised to come to the party even though they had a final exam at the same time. (A) themself (B) themselves (C) self (D) theirselves

17. If I were sent abroad, I ________ a dictionary for you. (A) bought (B) will buy (C) would buy (D) will have bought

18. Mary introduced me to her former 14. The crate _______ was left in the corridor has now been moved into the storage closet. (A) which (B) whom (C) who (D) where 19. Some 15. A personal computer such as a Windows Compatible or an Apple Maclntosh _________ a great tool for writers. (A) provide (B) provides pollutants because are always are teacher ______ she married after she had graduated. (A) who (B) whose (C) of which (D) whom

________ dangerous.

they

(A) unavailable (B) undesirable (C) unchangeable (D) unsuitable

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20. Fitri

: What would you like to drink, tea or coffee?

(A) prefer than (B) like than (C) prefer to (D) would rather to

Helmi : Actually I will drink both, but I ______ tea _____ coffee now.

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Reading Review Part 2

Error Recognition

PART

Focus: Identifying a word or a phrase underlined in error

PART

sentences to make it become right sentences.

PART 2: Error recognition Directions: In your test book, you will see a sentence with four words or phrases underlined. Choose the word or phrase that is incorrect and fill in the corresponding oval on your answer sheet.

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Question 1 You will read: 1. Several managers in the marketing department are disputing the useful of the current (A) advertising campaign. (D) The incorrect word in the sentence Several managers in the marketing department are disputing the useful of the current advertising campaign is Choice (C), useful. Therefore, you should choose answer (C). (B) (C)

Question 2 You will read: 2. All employee are required to wear their identification badges while at work. (A) (B) (C) (D)

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The incorrect word in the sentence above is Choice (A), employee. It should be employees. So, you should choose answer (A).

Test Ti s

Strategies for analyzing grammar: The many grammar rules and solutions to potential problems that you learned in this section can be summarized in the following strategies. If you can learn to recognize these components and how they work together, you will score well. Recognize the parts of speech. Recognize agreement of person, number, and tense. Recognize the correct grammatical form. Recognize correct usage. Recognize correct word order. Recognize potentially wrong answers.

Exercise
Please answer the questions bellow. You will have approximately 450 seconds/7 minutes 30 seconds (maximum 30 seconds per question) to complete these questions.

Directions: In your test book, you will see a sentence with four words or phrases underlined. Choose the word or phrase that is incorrect and fill in the corresponding oval on your answer sheet.

1. The pamphlet contains some importance information about the current exhibit. (A) (B) (C) (D)

PART 2: Error recognition

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2. international association of petrochemical industries have come under attack from (A) environmentalists. (D 3. The interest rates are more higher this year than they were last. (A) (B) (C) (D) (B) (C)

4. While ten weeks, Ms. Tanaka has been traveling to our international offices and (A) (B) (C)

meeting with our sales representatives. (D) 5. The dollar has never been as lower as it is now. (A) (B) (C) (D)

6. In the morning, there will be a ten-minutes coffee break between speeches. (A) (B) (C) (D)

7. I thought this letter of recommendation had been mailed last week before. (A) (B) (C) (D)

8. The legislature would have pass the trade agreement if the labor unions had not been (A) so opposed to it. (D) 9. The popularity of jogging appears to have decreased onto the past couple of years. (A) (B) (C) (D) (B) (C)

10. Miss Anne or Miss Jane will give their monthly report tomorrow. (A) (B) (C) (D)

11. Biotechnology is a general category of all studies and techniques that combines ideas (A) and needs of biology and medicine with engineering. (C) (D) (B)

12. For century, seed was sowed by hand, but today, machines called drills plant most (A) field crops. 13. New research suggests that men and women should consider are replacing cigarettes (A) (B)
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(B)

(C)

(D)

(C)

with carrots, which are rich with beta-carotene. (D) 14. Mother Theresa was awarded the Nobel peace price in 1979 for her work among the (A) homeless. 15. Atomist energy can either be used to create electricity or to destroy millions of homes (A) in war. (D) (B) (C) (B) (C) (D)

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KEY ANSWER

PART 1
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. C A D A A A C A B B 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. C D B A B D C D B C

PART 2
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. C D B A C C A B 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. D B B A C B A

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Abbas, Azwar. 2008. Basic English Structure 1. Yogyakarta: Ahmad Dahlan University Educational Testing Service.2005. TOEIC Examinee Handbook. Jakarta: Educational Testing Service Lougheed, Lin. 2004. How to Prepare for the TOEIC TEST, 3rd edition. Jakarta: Binarupa Aksara Threw, Grant. 2007. Tactics for TOEIC ( Listening and R eading test). London: Oxford University Press Tim penyusun. 2004. Bahasa Inggris 2. Kelas 2 SMA. Klaten: PT Intan Pariwara Tim widya gamma. 2004. Pemantapan Menghadapi Ujian Akhir Nasional (UAN) SMA IPS 2004/2005. Bandung: CV.Yrama Widya

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