Hình 1: Preface
Preface
Hackers TOEIC Start Reading aims at helping TOEIC beginners establish a “foundation of English through TOEIC”. It is generally known that a magnificent house rests on a strong foundation, and a good command of English also needs a solid foundation. In order to improve and achieve a high TOEIC score, learners should build up their English proficiency from the very beginning. In actual fact, high TOEIC scores can only be ensured by a good language ability, constant efforts, correct methods of learning, and practical English materials.
Hackers TOEIC Start Reading is an introductory book which provides necessary essentials and strategies for those who start their first steps in learning TOEIC. Each section in the book provides brief and clear explanations which are suitable for elementary learners. We have specially designed the book in a way that learners can arrange their daily study in order to steadily acquire the fundamentals of Grammar, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension – the key areas that are tested in the TOEIC Reading section. Learners can either start studying all the sections in order or refer to a particular part they want to focus on.
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Hình 2: Contents (Trang 4)
CONTENTS
Overview
- Introduction: 7
- Structure of the book: 8
- About TOEIC: 11
- Typical question types in the TOEIC Reading test: 15
- Your English proficiency and learning style: 20
- Your study plan: 24
Basic Points
- Grammar
- Basic grammar: 28
- Five basic sentence patterns: 29
- Eight parts of speech: 30
- Phrases and clauses: 31
- Reading
- Paraphrasing: 33
WEEK 1
- DAY 1
- Grammar: [Basic Grammar] Subject and Verb (36), 01 Subject (38), 02 Verb (40)
- Vocabulary: Prepositional Phrases (42)
- Reading: Overview/Gist Questions (44)
- DAY 2
- Grammar: [Basic Grammar] Object, Complement, and Modifier (52), 01 Object (54), 02 Complement (56), 03 Modifier (58)
- Vocabulary: Verb Phrases (1) (60)
- Reading: Information Questions (62)
- DAY 3
- Grammar: [Part of Speech] Nouns (70), 01 Positions of Nouns (72), 02 Countable Nouns and Uncountable Nouns (74), 03 Numeric Expressions before Nouns (76)
- Vocabulary: Verb Phrases (2) (78)
- Reading: NOT/TRUE Questions (80)
- DAY 4
- Grammar: [Part of Speech] Pronouns (88), 01 Personal Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns, and Reflexive Pronouns (91), 02 Demonstrative Pronouns (93), 03 Indefinite Pronouns (95), 04 Agreement between Pronouns and Nouns (97)
- Vocabulary: Noun Phrases (99)
- Reading: Inference Questions (101)
- DAY 5
- Grammar: [Part of Speech] Adjectives and Adverbs (108), 01 Adjectives (110), 02 Adverbs (112), 03 Confusing Adjectives and Adverbs (114)
- Vocabulary: Collocations (116)
- Reading: Synonym Questions (118)
WEEK 2
- DAY 1
- Grammar: [Part of Speech] Prepositions (126), 01 Positions of Prepositions (128), 02 Prepositions of Time (130), 03 Prepositions of Place (132), 04 Prepositions of Direction (134)
- Vocabulary: Verbs (1) (136)
- Reading: Letters and E-mails (138)
- DAY 2
- Grammar: [Part of Speech] Conjunctions (146), 01 Coordinating Conjunctions and Correlative Conjunctions (148), 02 Subordinating Conjunctions (150)
- Vocabulary: Verbs (2) (152)
- Reading: Advertisements (154)
- DAY 3
- Grammar: [Part of Speech] Verbs (162), 01 Verb Forms (164), 02 Intransitive Verbs and Transitive Verbs (166)
- Vocabulary: Verbs (3) (168)
- Reading: Notices/Announcements (170)
- DAY 4
- Grammar: [Verb] Subject-Verb Agreement (178), 01 Subject-Verb Agreement – Singular Subject and Singular Verb (180), 02 Subject-Verb Agreement – Plural Subject and Plural Verb (182), 03 Subject-Verb Agreement – Special Cases (184)
- Vocabulary: Verbs (4) (186)
- Reading: Articles/Reviews (188)
- DAY 5
- Grammar: [Verb] Tenses (196), 01 Present Simple, Past Simple, and Future Simple (198), 02 Present Progressive, Past Progressive, and Future Progressive (200), 03 Present Perfect, Past Perfect, and Future Perfect (202)
- Vocabulary: Verbs (5) (204)
- Reading: Memorandums (206)
Hình 3: Contents (Trang 5)
WEEK 3
- DAY 1
- Grammar: [Verb] Active Voice and Passive Voice (214), 01 Active Voice and Passive Voice (216), 02 Common Collocations (218)
- Vocabulary: Nouns (1) (220)
- Reading: Information (222)
- DAY 2
- Grammar: [Verb] Conditionals (230), 01 Past Conditional (232), 02 Past Perfect Conditional (234), 03 Future Conditional (236)
- Vocabulary: Nouns (2) (238)
- Reading: Invitations (240)
- DAY 3
- Grammar: [Verbal Phrase] To-infinitives (248), 01 Positions of To-infinitives (250), 02 Functions of To-infinitives (252), 03 Verbs Followed by a To-infinitive (254)
- Vocabulary: Nouns (3) (256)
- Reading: Invoices (258)
- DAY 4
- Grammar: [Verbal Phrase] Gerunds (266), 01 Positions and Functions of Gerunds (268), 02 Verbs Followed by a Gerund (270), 03 Expressions Followed by a Gerund (272)
- Vocabulary: Nouns (4) (274)
- Reading: Schedules (276)
- DAY 5
- Grammar: [Verbal Phrase] Participles (284), 01 Positions and Functions of Participles (286), 02 Participle Phrases (288), 03 Present Participles and Past Participles (290)
- Vocabulary: Adjectives (1) (292)
- Reading: Surveys (294)
WEEK 4
- DAY 1
- Grammar: [Clause] Noun Clauses (302), 01 Positions of Noun Clauses (304), 02 Noun Clause Conjunctions (306)
- Vocabulary: Adjectives (2) (308)
- Reading: Double Passages: Letters/E-mails (310)
- DAY 2
- Grammar: [Clause] Adverb Clauses (318), 01 Positions of Adverb Clauses (320), 02 Adverb Clause Conjunctions (322)
- Vocabulary: Adjectives (3) (324)
- Reading: Double Passages: Announcements (326)
- DAY 3
- Grammar: [Clause] Adjective Clauses (334), 01 Positions of Adjective Clauses (336), 02 Relative Pronouns (338)
- Vocabulary: Adverbs (1) (340)
- Reading: Double Passages: Advertisements (342)
- DAY 4
- Grammar: [Special Structure] Comparisons (350), 01 Comparatives (352), 02 Superlatives (354)
- Vocabulary: Adverbs (2) (356)
- Reading: Double Passages: Articles (358)
- DAY 5
- Grammar: [Special Structure] Parallelism and Inversion (366), 01 Parallelism (368), 02 Inversion (370)
- Vocabulary: Adverbs (3) (372)
- Reading: Double Passages: Forms (374)
Answers: 381
Hình 4: Introduction (Trang 7)
Introduction
01. An introductory TOEIC book for beginners
This is an introductory TOEIC book for beginners; therefore, the book provides learners with the fundamentals which are frequently found in the TOEIC Reading test. The book has been designed in a way that the focus is equally placed on Grammar, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension.
02. Four weeks to learn basic Grammar, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension
Basic sections on Grammar, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension are provided so that learners can follow a systematic study plan in four weeks. An intermediate level of reading proficiency can be achieved if the study plan is strictly followed.
03. Typical language areas
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension sections are presented in daily lessons to help learners familiarize themselves with the actual TOEIC Reading test.
04. Fundamentals for beginners
Corners where true beginners can easily understand basic English are interestingly designed. Before studying more important TOEIC contents, learners can study some TOEIC essentials by looking at the “Basic Points to Remember” and “Fun with Basic Grammar” corners.
05. Vocabulary learning in contexts
Learners can easily remember common TOEIC vocabulary items through interesting short stories and the “Language Focus” section where the meanings of new lexical items are shown in good examples.
06. Reading strategies and strategy application
These sections explain the approaches to cope with each question type. Additionally, in the analyzing section, hints for correct answers are printed in bold type. Therefore, learners can find it easy and eye-catching when they are self-studying.
Hình 5: Structure of the book (Trang 8)
Structure of the book
Grammar
[Basic Grammar] Subject and Verb (Day 1 Week 1 Grammar)
- Fun with Basic Grammar
- What is a subject? What is a verb?
- The octopus dances. (Subject: The octopus, Verb: dances)
- In ‘The octopus dances,’ the octopus is the subject performing the action ‘dance.’ This is called the subject of the sentence. Dance follows the octopus to show the octopus’s action. The part of the sentence that performs the action or state of the subject is called the verb of the sentence.
- Where is a subject?
- A subject generally comes at the beginning of a sentence.
- Errors occurred. (Subject: Errors)
- CHECK UP
- Which of the following is the subject?
- The CEO resigned. (A: The CEO, B: resigned)
- Fun with Basic Grammar box: This part focuses on frequently asked questions that starters are concerned about, which can help them gain fundamental knowledge before moving on to TOEIC grammar.
01 Subject (Day 1 Week 1 Grammar)
- Flowers are really loved by women because fragrance makes them happy.
- Flowers can come in the subject position, while fragrant cannot. In English, there are words that can or cannot be put in the subject position.
- Overview box: This part provides learners with grammar terms presented in the simplest way.
- Hackers Points box: This part highlights common TOEIC grammar points with examples.
- Subjects can be nouns, pronouns, gerunds (V-ing), to-infinitives, or noun clauses.
- Noun: The proposal sounds excellent.
- Pronoun: They were my co-workers.
- Gerund: Having enough rest is important.
- To-infinitive: To get the award was an honor.
- CHECK UP section: Choose one correct option in the parentheses.
- 01 (Register, Registration) begins at 7 a.m.
- 02 The (cost, costly) of housing rose dramatically last year.
- … (03-06)
- Practice box: Learners can check their understanding of the TOEIC grammar points by doing a simple exercise before trying more challenging actual questions.
- Actual Questions box: These questions are similar to those in the actual TOEIC test. Therefore, learners are able to test their TOEIC ability.
- 01 The _____ of accidents should take priority in the workplace. (A) prevent (B) prevention (C) preventive (D) prevented
- 02 _____ should submit their evaluations…