Focus on TOEIC

Introduction

Focus on TOEIC is an online course designed for students who are thinking of taking the TOEIC exam. It consists of 12 modules and 200 units of English and provides approximately 120 hours of study for students.

Course aims

  • Take students from CEFR B2 up to C1.
  • Provide coaching and practice in all areas of the TOEIC exam to ensure students are fully prepared when taking the test.
  • Blend grammatical structures necessary for this level with vocabulary, including collocations, phrasal verbs, idioms, spelling, reading, listening, writing, and speaking.

Gramatika

By the end of the course, students will be able to…

      • Use present, past, and future tenses accurately in the simple and continuous forms.
      • Be proficient in the use of perfect tenses in the simple and continuous forms.
      • Use conditionals to talk about real and unreal situations in present, past, and future situations.
      • Report what people said using correct verb forms and appropriate reporting verbs.
      • Talk about actions and states using active and passive forms appropriately.
      • Use modal verbs appropriately for various functions and use past modals when necessary.
      • Use linking words and phrases to express ideas such as addition, contrast, reason, and conclusion.
      • Use verbs correctly in terms of transitivity and what forms follow them.
      • Compare adjectives and adverbs using advanced comparatives and superlatives.
      • Talk about quantity.

Slovná zásoba

      • Learn approximately 1000 lexical items, including gradable and non-gradable adjectives, adverbs, phrasal verbs, idiomatic language, and lexical sets.

Skills

      • Gain exposure to and practice in reading and listening to formal and informal materials from a range of settings and registers.

Unit Summary

Module 1

  • Slovná zásoba: Adjectives of character and mood
  • Gramatika: Present Tenses
  • Slovná zásoba: Jobs and professions
  • Gramatika: Past Tenses
  • Slovná zásoba: Phrasal verbs 01
  • Spelling: Spelling test 01
  • Čítanie: A good read
  • Počúvanie: Addicted to books
  • Revision: Focus on TOEIC Module 01 Revision Test
  • Exam: Listening part 1
  • Exam: Listening part 2
  • Exam: Listening part 3
  • Exam: Listening part 4
  • Exam: Reading part 1
  • Exam: Reading part 2
  • Exam: Reading part 3

Module 2

  • Slovná zásoba: Parts of the body
  • Gramatika: Comparatives and superlatives
  • Slovná zásoba: Transport
  • Gramatika: Countable and uncountable nouns
  • Slovná zásoba: Phrasal verbs 02
  • Spelling: Spelling test 02
  • Čítanie: Fame and fortune
  • Počúvanie: Rags to riches
  • Revision: Focus on TOEIC Module 02 Revision Test
  • Exam: Listening part 1
  • Exam: Listening part 2
  • Exam: Listening part 3
  • Exam: Listening part 4
  • Exam: Reading part 1
  • Exam: Reading part 2
  • Exam: Reading part 3

Module 3

  • Slovná zásoba: Feeling ill 1
  • Gramatika: Present Perfect
  • Slovná zásoba: Feeling ill 2
  • Gramatika: Present Perfect Continuous
  • Slovná zásoba: Phrasal verbs 03
  • Spelling: Spelling test 03
  • Čítanie: Miracle escapes
  • Počúvanie: Experience: My bungee cord snapped
  • Revision: Focus on TOEIC Module 03 Revision Test
  • Exam: Listening part 1
  • Exam: Listening part 2
  • Exam: Listening part 3
  • Exam: Listening part 4
  • Exam: Reading part 1
  • Exam: Reading part 2
  • Exam: Reading part 3

Module 4

  • Slovná zásoba: Gradable and non-gradable adjectives
  • Gramatika: Going to and Will
  • Slovná zásoba: Confusing words 1
  • Gramatika: Future Continuous
  • Slovná zásoba: Phrasal verbs 04
  • Spelling: Spelling test 04
  • Čítanie: See it, buy it
  • Počúvanie: Shopping madness
  • Revision: Focus on TOEIC Module 04 Revision Test
  • Exam: Listening part 1
  • Exam: Listening part 2
  • Exam: Listening part 3
  • Exam: Listening part 4
  • Exam: Reading part 1
  • Exam: Reading part 2
  • Exam: Reading part 3

Module 5

  • Slovná zásoba: Clothes 1
  • Gramatika: So and Such
  • Slovná zásoba: Clothes 2
  • Gramatika: Too and Enough
  • Slovná zásoba: Phrasal verbs 05
  • Spelling: Spelling test 05
  • Čítanie: The secrets of old age
  • Počúvanie: How old is old?
  • Revision: Focus on TOEIC Module 05 Revision Test
  • Exam: Listening part 1
  • Exam: Listening part 2
  • Exam: Listening part 3
  • Exam: Listening part 4
  • Exam: Reading part 1
  • Exam: Reading part 2
  • Exam: Reading part 3

Module 6

  • Slovná zásoba: Containers
  • Gramatika: Say and Tell
  • Slovná zásoba: Household chores
  • Gramatika: Ed and Ing adjectives
  • Slovná zásoba: Phrasal verbs 06
  • Spelling: Spelling test 06
  • Čítanie: Game on
  • Počúvanie: Candy Crush
  • Revision: Focus on TOEIC Module 06 Revision Test
  • Exam: Listening part 1
  • Exam: Listening part 2
  • Exam: Listening part 3
  • Exam: Listening part 4
  • Exam: Reading part 1
  • Exam: Reading part 2
  • Exam: Reading part 3

Module 7

  • Slovná zásoba: Shops
  • Gramatika: Articles
  • Slovná zásoba: Verbs connected with cooking
  • Gramatika: Few and a few
  • Slovná zásoba: Phrasal verbs 07
  • Spelling: Spelling test 07
  • Čítanie: If music be the food of love
  • Počúvanie: My love affair with music
  • Revision: Focus on TOEIC Module 07 Revision Test
  • Exam: Listening part 1
  • Exam: Listening part 2
  • Exam: Listening part 3
  • Exam: Listening part 4
  • Exam: Reading part 1
  • Exam: Reading part 2
  • Exam: Reading part 3

Module 8

  • Slovná zásoba: Shapes and dimensions
  • Gramatika: Gerunds and infinitives
  • Slovná zásoba: Confusing words 2
  • Gramatika: Conjunctions and connectors
  • Slovná zásoba: Phrasal verbs 08
  • Spelling: Spelling test 08
  • Čítanie: All around the world
  • Počúvanie: A travel nightmare
  • Revision: Focus on TOEIC Module 08 Revision Test
  • Exam: Listening part 1
  • Exam: Listening part 2
  • Exam: Listening part 3
  • Exam: Listening part 4
  • Exam: Reading part 1
  • Exam: Reading part 2
  • Exam: Reading part 3

Module 9

  • Slovná zásoba: Things in the bedroom
  • Gramatika: Past Perfect
  • Slovná zásoba: Things in the kitchen
  • Gramatika: Past modals – Must and Should
  • Slovná zásoba: Phrasal verbs 09
  • Spelling: Spelling test 09
  • Čítanie: Beyond belief
  • Počúvanie: A ghost story
  • Revision: Focus on TOEIC Module 09 Revision Test
  • Exam: Listening part 1
  • Exam: Listening part 2
  • Exam: Listening part 3
  • Exam: Listening part 4
  • Exam: Reading part 1
  • Exam: Reading part 2
  • Exam: Reading part 3

Module 10

  • Slovná zásoba: Things in the living room
  • Gramatika: Passive
  • Slovná zásoba: Parts of the house
  • Gramatika: Question tags
  • Slovná zásoba: Phrasal verbs 10
  • Spelling: Spelling test 10
  • Čítanie: Money money money
  • Počúvanie: Gambling addiction
  • Revision: Focus on TOEIC Module 10 Revision Test
  • Exam: Listening part 1
  • Exam: Listening part 2
  • Exam: Listening part 3
  • Exam: Listening part 4
  • Exam: Reading part 1
  • Exam: Reading part 2
  • Exam: Reading part 3

Module 11

  • Slovná zásoba: Make and do
  • Gramatika: Relative Clauses
  • Slovná zásoba: Confusing words 3
  • Gramatika: Verb Patterns
  • Slovná zásoba: Phrasal verbs 11
  • Spelling: Spelling test 01
  • Čítanie: Architecture in the 1960’s
  • Počúvanie: Mars
  • Čítanie: Albert Einstein
  • Počúvanie: Sao Tome
  • Revision: Focus on TOEIC Module 11 Revision Test
  • Exam: Speaking

Module 12

  • Slovná zásoba: Animals
  • Gramatika: Reported Speech
  • Slovná zásoba: Adjectives of character
  • Gramatika: Third Conditional
  • Slovná zásoba: Phrasal verbs 12
  • Spelling: Spelling test 02
  • Čítanie: Feeling petty
  • Počúvanie: I actually bought the zoo
  • Revision: Focus on TOEIC Module 12 Revision Test
  • Exam: Writing

Follow-up

Students completing the Focus on TOEIC course should feel confident in tackling any advanced course, including our Advanced Power or Focus on CAE course.