Part 3 of the TOEIC test consists of thirty questions numbered from 41 to 70. You will hear some short conversations between two people. You then read three questions about each
conversation in your test booklet. There are four possible answer choices for each of the questions. Your job is to choose the best answer to each of the questions and mark the correct letter on your answer sheet.
The common topics in this part are concerned with office tasks and daily life. You should familiarize yourself with these topics and learn necessary vocabulary in these subject areas.
Before listening, you should preview each set of three questions about each conversation so that you can predict what you are going to hear and will be able to choose the best answer to each question.
While previewing all the questions, you should identify the key words in each of them together with their corresponding answer choices.
Questions with Where and What
Where In Part 3, questions with the question word Where usually ask about where the conversation takes place, where the speakers work (office, city, etc.), where the speakers want to go, etc.
What Questions with the question word What usually ask about the general subject of the
conversation, or what one or both speakers are doing or are going to do.
Example: Listen to the conversation and choose the best answer to each question. 3-1-01
1. Where most likely are the speakers?
(A) At a post office (C) At a hotel
(B) At a restaurant (D) At a bookstore
2. What does the man want?
(A) He wants to call a taxi. (C) He does not want to be disturbed.
(B) He wants a wake-up call. (D) He wants to change his order.
[Script]
W:(1) Front desk. How can I help you?
M: (1)This is Mr. Park in Room 7104. (2) Can I ask for a wake-up call at 6:30 a.m.?
W: Yes, you can, sir. I will add you to our list.
M: Thank you.
1. Before listening, you should quickly preview the questions to predict the main ideas.
2. To answer Question 1, you cannot simply listen for the name of the location, which is seldom provided in the conversation. You need to listen for vocabulary that is tied to a certain location.
3. The underlined parts marked (1) in the script are the key phrase and sentence to find out the correct answer to Question 1: the man is a guest and the woman is a receptionist; certainly, they are at a hotel. From the sentence Can I ask for a wake-up call at 6:30 a.m.?, you can choose the correct answer to Question 2.
Group 1 Questions about where the conversation takes place
• Where are the speakers?
• Where most likely are the speakers?
• Where is the conversation taking place?
Group 2 Questions about where the speakers work
• Where do the speakers work?
• Where is the man probably working?
• Where (Which department) does the woman most likely work (in)?
Test-Taking Strategies
1. Questions asking about locations are divided into two groups: where the-speakers are and where the speakers work.
2. Even though you cannot hear the whole conversation, you can choose the correct answers by understand key vocabulary concerning locations.
3. You will usually hear daily life locations such as office/office building,hotel/hotel lobby
airport, train station, museum, art gallery, hospital/clinic, pharmacy, post office, bank
store, laundry, restaurant, construction site, etc
Questions with What
• What are the speakers discussing?
• What is the topic of the conversation?
• What are the speakers doing?
• What is the problem?
• What does the man worry about?
• What complaint was made about the product?
• What does the man ask for?
• What do they agree to do?
• What is true about the man?
• What does the man want to do?
• What will happen next?
• What will the man (probably) do next?
• What are they going to do next?
Test-Taking Strategies