600 Essential Words for the TOEIC Test (TOEIC : Test of English for International Communications)

187 Pages·2003·46.61 MB·English

by  Lin Lougheed

Table of Contents
What the Book IsAbout v
How to Use This Book v
Strategies to ImproveYourVocabulary v
Lessons.1-5 General Business
1. Contracts 1
2. Marketing 4
3. Warranties 7
4. Business Planning 10
5. Conferences 13
WordReview#1 16
Lessons 6-10 Office Issues
6. Computers 18
7. OfficeTechnology 21
8. Office Procedures 24
9. Electronics 27
10. Correspondence 30
WordReview#2 33
Lessons 11-15 Personnel
11. Job Advertising and Recruiting 35
12. Applying and Interviewing 38
13. Hiring andTraining 41
14. Salaries and Benefits 44
15. Promotions, Pensions, and Awards 47
WordReview#3 50
Lessons 16-20 Purchasing
16. Shopping 52
17. Ordering Supplies 55
18. Shipping 58
19. Invoices 61
20. Inventory 64
WordReview#4 67
Lessons 21-25 Financing and Budgeting
21. Banking 69
22. Accounting 72
23. Investments 75
24. Taxes 78
25. Financial Statements 81
iv CONTENTS
Word Review#5 84
Lessons 26-30 Management Issues
26. Property and Departments 86
27. Board Meetings and Committees 89
28. Quality Control 92
29. Product Development 95
30. Renting and Leasing 98
WordReview#6 101
Lessons 31-35 Restaurants and Events
31. Selecting a Restaurant 103
32. Eating Out 106
33. Ordering Lunch 109
34. Cooking asa Career 112
35. Events 115
Word Review#7 118
Lessons36-40 Travel
36. General Travel 120
37. Airlines .123
38. Trains 126
39. Hotels 129
40. Car Rentals 132
WordReview#8 135
Lessons 41-45 Entertainment
41. Movies 137
42. Theater 140
43. Music 143
44. Museums 146
45. Media 149
Word Review#9 152
Lessons46-50 Health
46. Doctor's Office 154
47. Dentist's Office 157
48. Health Insurance 160
49. Hospitals 163
50. Pharmacy 166
Word Review#10 169
Answer Key 171
Word Index 175
What
TheTOEle (Testof English for International Communication) test measuresthe English proficiency of people working
ininternational business or planning to use English to communicate with others~ Although the test does not C'nL::i""!1'I""~lhJ
testspecialized vocabulary, the items on the exam are in specialized contexts.
This book willprovide you with abasis to understandthese specialized contexts that are often used on theTOEle test.
Eachchaptercovers a particularcontext that has appeared on theTOEle test.The new words taught in each chapter
arenotspecialized words.These words aremore what iscalled generalvocabulary.They can beusedin manycontexts.
However, these new words are used in a specialized context. Understanding these contexts and the words used in
these contexts will help you improve your score on the TOEle exam.
How to Use Book
This bookcould also betitled 50 Days toaMorePowerfulVocabulary.Thereare 50 lessons.Every day,youcan study
one lesson. Every day you can learn 12 new words. In 50 days, you can learn 600 new words-words that will help
you understand English better. And the betteryou understand English, the higheryour TOEIC score will be.
Youcan sit down and in30 minutesfinish a lesson. But that is not the best way.Tolearn anew word, you mustuse it
over and over.Tryto spread your studying out over the whole day.Do a little bit wheneveryou have some free time.
The 12 new words are used over and over and over inthis lesson. Studyingthese words throughoutthe daywill help
you learn them and never forget them.
Start inthe morning and look overthe 12 new words and their definitions.Repeatthem out loud. Duringthe morning,
read over the conversations. If you can, saythe conversations out loud. The more ways you use a word (listening,
speaking, reading, and writing), the betterthe chance you will rememberit.
Inthe afternoon, do the exercises. Inthe evening, do the very last exercise.The last exercise is like a mini-test. Itwill
tell you ifyou completely understoodthe meaning of the word and how to use it in a sentence.
Everyday, do anotherlesson. At the end of the week, do the Word Review.Iam sure you will answer every question
correctly.
Mostofthe newwords youlearn inone lesson willbeused again inanother lesson.We recyclewordsjustaswe recycle
paper.Ifyouforget a meaning ofaword, look uptheword intheWord Indexatthe back ofthe book.Thatwilltell you in
which lessonyou canfindadefinition andthe pronunciation.
Strategies to ImproveYour
The English languageconsists of morethan 250,000 words, far more than most otherlanguages-farmore than we
can include inthis book. Here are some strategiesthat will help you rememberwords that you come across either in
this book or in English books or magazines.
Tolearn a new word, of course, you first have to run across it.Therefore, you must read in English as much as you
can. The best way to improve your vocabulary is to read routinely. The more you read, the more words you will
encounter. The more words you run across, the more you will learn.
Once you have gotten into the habit of reading, you can systematically build your vocabulary by doing five things:
1. Analyzeword parts.
2. Recognize grammatical forms.
3. Recognize word families.
4. Make your own personal dictionary.
5. Keep a daily reading log.
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My Personal Dictionary
New word Original sentence
Definition
Mysentence
Word forms in sentences
Word families in sentences