Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TEACHING PLAN 2 END-OF-TERM TEST FORMAT 3 CONVERTED SCORE TABLE 4 CONVERTED VIETNAMESE SCORE (OUT OF 10) 5 COURSE RESULT 5 PRACTICE TEST 1 6 PRACTICE TEST 2 92 PRACTICE TEST 3 133 SPEAKING TOPIC 5.1 134 SPEAKING TOPIC 5.2 135 SPEAKING TOPIC 5.3 136 SPEAKING TOPIC 5.4 137 SPEAKING TOPIC 5.5 138 SPEAKING TOPIC 5.6 139 SPEAKING TOPIC 5.7 140 REFERENCES 141 Page 2 TEACHING PLAN TOEIC PREPARATION COURSE TERM 5 (15 weeks x 4 periods = 60 periods) WEEK LISTENING INCOMPLETE SENTENCES (GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY) INCOMPLETE TEXT READING SPEAKING 1 PRACTICE TEST 1 TOPIC 5.1 2 PRACTICE TEST 1 TOPIC 5.2 3 PRACTICE TEST 1 TOPIC 5.3 4 PRACTICE TEST 1 TOPIC 5.4 5 PRACTICE TEST 1 TOPIC 5.5 6 PRACTICE TEST 2 TOPIC 5.6 7 PRACTICE TEST 2 TOPIC 5.7 8 PRACTICE TEST 2 Speaking 9 PRACTICE TEST 2 Speaking 10 PRACTICE TEST 2 Speaking 11 PRACTICE TEST 3 Speaking 12 PRACTICE TEST 3 Speaking 13 PRACTICE TEST 3 - Class attendance (10%) and 30% marks announced. - Submission of score- sheets with students’ signatures to LH TOEIC Center. 14 PRACTICE TEST 3 15 PRACTICE TEST 3 Page 3 END-OF-TERM TEST FORMAT At the end of the term, the students will take a multiple choice test. This test lasts 120 minutes and consists of 7 parts as follows: SECTION A: LISTENING TEST: 100 Questions (495 Points) – 45 Minutes (Listen just one time) PART 1: Picture Description: 10 Questions PART 2: Questions and Responses: 30 questions PART 3: Short Conversations: 30 Questions PART 4: Short Talks: 30 Questions SECTION B: READING TEST: 100 Questions (495 Points) – 75 Minutes PART 5: Incomplete Sentences: 40 sentences PART 6: Incomplete Texts: 12 Questions PART 7: Reading Comprehension: 48 Questions TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 200 Questions TOTAL POINTS: 990 Points Page 4 Test Score Conversion Table Correct Number Listening Score Reading Score Correct Number Listening Score Reading Score 0 5 5 51 255 220 1 5 5 52 260 225 2 5 5 53 270 230 3 5 5 54 275 235 4 5 5 55 280 240 5 5 5 56 290 250 6 5 5 57 295 255 7 10 5 58 300 260 8 15 5 59 310 265 9 20 5 60 315 270 10 25 5 61 320 280 11 30 5 62 325 285 12 35 5 63 330 290 13 40 5 64 340 300 14 45 5 65 345 305 15 50 5 66 350 310 16 55 10 67 360 320 17 60 15 68 365 325 18 65 20 69 370 330 19 70 25 70 380 335 20 75 30 71 385 340 21 80 35 72 390 350 22 85 40 73 395 355 23 90 45 74 400 360 24 95 50 75 405 365 25 100 60 76 410 370 26 110 65 77 420 380 27 115 70 78 425 385 28 120 80 79 430 390 29 125 85 80 440 395 30 130 90 81 445 400 31 135 95 82 450 405 32 140 100 83 460 410 33 145 110 84 465 415 34 150 115 85 470 420 35 160 120 86 475 425 36 165 125 87 480 430 37 170 130 88 485 435 38 175 140 89 490 445 39 180 145 90 495 450 40 185 150 91 495 455 41 190 160 92 495 465 42 195 165 93 495 470 43 200 170 94 495 480 44 210 175 95 495 485 45 215 180 96 495 490 46 220 190 97 495 495 47 230 195 98 495 495 48 240 200 99 495 495 49 245 210 100 495 495 50 250 215 Page 5 CONVERTED VIETNAMESE SCORE TABLE TOEIC SCORES CONVERTED VIETNAMESE SCORE ≥ 400 10 385 – 395 9.5 375 – 380 9.0 365 – 370 8.5 355 – 360 8.0 345 – 350 7.5 335 – 340 7.0 325 – 330 6.5 315 – 320 6.0 305 – 310 5.5 300 5.0 285 – 295 4.5 275 – 280 4.0 265 – 270 3.5 255 – 260 3.0 245 – 250 2.5 235 – 240 2.0 225 – 230 1.5 215 – 220 1.0 200 - 210 0.5 < 200 0 Page 134 SPEAKING TOPICS TOPIC 5.1: THE ROLES OF WOMEN IN FAMILY AND SOCIETY Suggested questions: 1. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of a working woman? 2. Women nowadays are able to do every kind of work which used to be done by men. Do you think so? 3. In your opinion, how can a working woman be devoted to both her career and her family life? 4. Do you really want to marry a woman/a man who has higher education than you do? 5. Do you agree that the higher a woman’s education is, the harder it is for her to get married? Why?/Why not? 6. Without women, what would the world be like? There would be no wars in this world if the Head of every country were a woman. Is it right? Why?/Why not? 7. Do you agree with the statement: “The mother is the best teacher.”? What happened if there were not a shadow of a woman in a family? 8. Why women nowadays are losing the traditional skills that their grandmothers and mothers used to be good at? 9. Do you think that behind a successful man there is always a shadow of a loving woman? Why? Why not? 10. Do you agree with a Chinese statement which goes “Women always hold half the sky”? Why?/Why not? Page 135 TOPIC 5.2: A GOOD JOB Suggested questions: 1. What kind of job do you want to do after your graduation? 2. What does a good job mean to you? Why? - Good working conditions - High salaries - Promotion - Being near home - Social positions - Security 3. What do you need to get a good and stable job? Why? - University degree - Working experience - Certificate in English & Computing - Real ability - Relationship/ Recommendation - Good appearance 4. If you made a wrong decision in choosing a career, would you be brave enough to do it over? 5. Have you ever considered your working place your second house? Why? Why not? 6. In your opinion, how do your relations with your colleagues affect your work? 7. Is it true that “the secret of life is not to do what we like but to like what we do”? Why?/Why not? 8. Which of the following leads you to decide on your present/ future job? - Your parents’ advice - Your friends’ advice and encouragement - Your parents’ professions - A chance to change your life 9. What have you done so far to pave the way to your future? 10. Which should be first: love, marriage or career? Why? Page 136 TOPIC 5.3: UNEMPLOYMENT Suggested questions: 1. Nowadays, there are more favorable conditions for young people. But why is the unemployment rate still a serious problem? 2. Can you give some of the causes leading to unemployment these days? 3. What qualifications should an applicant have to be able to get a good and secure job? 4. What occupations do most young people prefer to choose nowadays? Why? 5. Do you think that social requirements have great influence on people’s career selection? 6. What factors influence the choice of your job? Among them, which interests you most? 7. Who is easier to find a job, male or female? What should you usually do before being interviewed for a job? 8. The higher education a person has, the easier opportunity for him to get a good job. Do you think so? Why or why not? 9. What are the disadvantages of an insecure job? 10. Do you think that you should have a stable job before getting married? Why or why not? Page 137 TOPIC 5.4: LOVE Suggested questions: 1. Which of the following can help you know whether your sweetheart loves you with all his/her heart? Why? - Giving so many gifts - Taking care of you - Promising to marry you - Writing a love letter to you everyday - Comforting you - Meeting you everyday 2. To love and to be loved, which one is more important to you? Why? 3. Do you think that “First love” is something unforgettable? Why or why not? 4. What is your opinion of the concept “Two golden hearts in a hut”? 5. Man loves with his eyes, woman loves with her ears. Do you agree with this idea? What are some other ways to win one’s heart? 6. Do you think that love today is not so romantic as it used to be? Why or why not? 7. Why is the divorce rate increasing in Vietnam nowadays? 8. What should we do to keep our love forever? 9. In your opinion, why do the youth nowadays want to cohabit before getting married? 10. What are some of the main reasons that make people get married? Page 138 TOPIC 5.5: JUDGING PEOPLE BY APPEARANCES Suggested questions: 1. Do you think one’s appearance is important to his or her success? Why or why not? 2. Do you often judge people by their appearances? Why or why not? 3. Is it possible to judge a person’s character from his face? Why or why not? 4. The art of judging character and predicting fortune from the analysis of the face is called Siang Mien. Do you believe in it or do you find it ridiculous and amusing? Why?/Why not? 5. Could Siang Mien be dangerous? If yes, to what extent? 6. Have you ever believed in what a fortuneteller says? Why?/Why not? 7. What do you want your future spouse looks like? 8. What kinds of jobs need people with good appearances? 9. Do you think that teachers should have good appearances? Why/Why not? 10. How do you understand and explain the proverb: “Beauty is only skin deep”? [...]... suggest some solutions to the problem of traffic accidents? Page 140 REFERENCES Lee, Jim & Cho, Sandy (2009) TOEIC Academy NTV Neungyule (2008) New TOEIC 4n4 NTV Taylor, A (2007) TOEIC Analyst (2nd edition) First News Lougheed, L (2009) TOEIC Test (4th edition) First News Page 141 . & Cho, Sandy. (2009). TOEIC Academy. NTV. Neungyule (2008). New TOEIC 4n4. NTV. Taylor, A. (2007). TOEIC Analyst. (2 nd edition). First News. Lougheed, L. (2009). TOEIC Test. (4 th edition) (10%) and 30% marks announced. - Submission of score- sheets with students’ signatures to LH TOEIC Center. 14 PRACTICE TEST 3 15 PRACTICE TEST 3 Page 3 END-OF-TERM TEST. 495 49 245 210 100 495 495 50 250 215 Page 5 CONVERTED VIETNAMESE SCORE TABLE TOEIC SCORES CONVERTED VIETNAMESE SCORE ≥ 400 10 385 – 395 9.5 375 – 380 9.0 365 – 370 8.5