Typical TOEIC Topics

Here are the sorts of the topics that you may find in a TOEIC test:

• Health, Housing
• Banking, Offices, Jobs, Industry
• Entertainment, Restaurants, Travel, Transportation

TOEIC Format

Listening and Reading Test

Listening
100 questions, 45 minutes
Part I: Photographs (10 questions)
Part II: Question-Response (30 questions)
Part III: Short Conversations (30 questions)
Part IV: Short Talks (30 questions)

Reading
100 questions, 75 minutes
Part V: Incomplete Sentences (40 questions)
Part VI: Text completion (12 questions)
Part VII: Reading Comprehension – Single Passages (28 questions), Double Passages (20 questions)

Speaking and Writing Test

Speaking:
About 20 Minutes, 11 Questions
Various tasks including describing a photo, expressing an opinion, and providing a response or solution

Writing:
About one hour, 8 questions
7 written responses and 1 opinion essay

The TOEIC is developed in the United States, but is used throughout the world. The test developers use American language and spelling. The voices in the listening section are American, European countries or Australian accents.