T. O. E. I. C. Bridge Test

Special features:

designed for beginning and lower-intermediate level students whose native language is not English.

it measures students’ proficiency in : Listening and Reading comprehension. (grammar and vocabulary)

objective test: 100 questions (Multiple choice)

1 hour

the test uses everyday English vocabulary (*)

grammar structures

OVERVIEW OF THE T.O.E.I.C. BRIDGE TEST

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Photographs (15 questions)Question-response (20)

Short conversations andShort talks (15)

READING COMPREHENSIONIncomplete sentences(30 questions)

Reading comprehension(20 questions)

25 minutes

35 minutes

General objective: Analyse, develop and practise the methodological strategies and techniques required for the T.O.E.I.C. Bridge test so as togive our students the tools to face it.

Main contents to be developed: •Listening and reading skills: techniques on how to get information from a spoken and written text.

• Exam oriented exercises based on the five sections of the T. O. E. I. C. Bridge Test.

• Vocabulary and grammar reviews (in context)

• Analysis and evaluation of the whole structure of the exam and its implementation in class and in future planners.

• Helping our students to get familiar with the test format.

• Tips to be followed during the test and how to fill in the answer sheets

• Making up of test items.

• Practice of the two receptive linguistic skills (Listening and reading)

Methodology of the workshop:

Interactive sessions (7)

Individual, pair and group work (‘learn by doing’)

Exam practice

Materials:

Handouts / Power Point Presentations / Listening exercises / Reading exercises / Model answer sheets / Mini-mock exams