Studying for the TOEIC Exam? Practice Grammar with TOEIC Part 5

Today we'll look at a TOEIC study book review.  "Tactics for TOEIC" - I use this book almost exclusively with my intermediate to advanced level students.  We have often seen students improve about 100 points after going through this book in class.

 I like this book because it is a whole package at a very reasonable price (for an English textbook).  It looks nice, has good packaging, and comes with everything you need to study by yourself or in class with your private teacher.  It comes with:

* A Textbook with a lot of good advice for students
* 4 CDs for the textbook and practice tests
* 2 Practice Tests with answer keys
* A transcript booklet so that you can see what is on every CD.

The key feature of this book is the format of the textbook.  As you (hopefully) know, the TOEIC test has 7 parts.  The book has 28 chapters, 4 chapters for each part of the TOEIC test.  Each chapter has 2 key points to help you prepare for the TOEIC test.  It starts off pretty easy, but gives INVALUABLE advice to help you improve your score.

For Students:  The key point of this book is that you learn the techniques in the book and NOT focus on the new vocabulary so much.
As a very nice grammar practice, take a look at the practice part 5. Cover the answers and just look at the question.  1. Try to find what kind of word will fit.  Is it a noun/verb/adjective, etc.?  2.  Try to imagine a word that fits in the situation.
This is a good practice to see how well you know your grammar.

For Teachers:  Don't be lazy!  While your students are doing a timed exercise, be proactive and go through the same section as your student and write out key vocabulary on another sheet of paper for your them.  In class make sure your students know the 2 key points of every chapter.  After the timed exercises is a good chance to go back and emphasize any vocabulary that you think it is important for your students to know.