How to Do Part 7 of the TOEIC and Some Tips for Taking the Test
TOEIC Part 7 is often a major challenge due to its length and vocabulary. This article from Lingoland provides information, strategies, and tips to help test-takers overcome this difficulty and achieve a high score. Follow the steps and notes to optimize your results.
- Introduction to TOEIC Reading
The TOEIC Reading section is a crucial test, divided into four parts, each focusing on the ability to understand English in different situations. It's a challenging test that requires candidates to use their vocabulary, reading comprehension skills, and information processing abilities quickly and accurately.
2. Methods you should use when doing Part 7
To do Part 7 in TOEIC Reading, you can apply the Skimming and Scanning techniques.
Skimming is a reading technique in which the reader quickly scans through a text to grasp the main idea and understand the overall content. Skimming involves reading at a fast pace, observing the title, subtitles, topic sentence, the first sentence, and the last sentence of a paragraph.
Similar to skimming, scanning is a reading technique where the reader searches within a text to identify specific information or details, rather than reading the entire text. The reader focuses on keywords, phrases, or numbers relevant to the information they are looking for.
First, skim the topic and introduction to get a summary. Next, observe the title, topic sentence, and read the first paragraph. When skimming, pay attention to keywords and information that answers WH- questions. When scanning, look for keywords, analyze the text structure, and read the entire sentence containing the necessary information once identified.
3. Types of paragraphs in TOEIC Part 7
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- Mail notification
- Letters, emails
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- Article
-Notification
4. How to handle each type of paragraph in Part 7
4.1. For essays consisting of a single paragraph:
Identify the type of paragraph through its title.
Distinguish between the purpose and the target audience of the paragraph.
Arrange and answer the questions in the following order: specifics, main idea, reasoning, vocabulary.
Search for keywords and select the correct answer.
4.2. For essays consisting of two to three paragraphs:
Identify the types of paragraphs and determine the relationships between them.
Understand the purpose, target audience, and writer.
Arrange and answer the questions in the following order: specifics, main idea, reasoning, vocabulary.
Search for keywords to find the exact answer.
Be careful in choosing keywords and ensure clarity and accuracy when answering the question.
In TOEIC Part 7, many passages are quite long. Therefore, you don't need to read every single word carefully. Doing so will waste your time.
Instead of reading carefully, simply highlight the key keywords in the question, then find information related to these keywords in the text.