TOEIC® Preparation Guides
Master every section of the TOEIC® with our complete guides and strategies.
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Everything about the TOEIC® in 2026: format, scoring, costs, TOEIC vs TOEFL vs IELTS comparison, CEFR equivalences, and a 4-week preparation plan.
Score 6/6 on TOEIC® Part 1 with the 30-second method: scan patterns, answer statistics, top confusing word pairs, and vocabulary by scene type.
Take a free TOEIC® practice test online: realistic questions, timed conditions, instant score estimate, and personalized study recommendations.
Access free TOEIC® exercises for all 7 parts: Listening and Reading practice questions with detailed explanations and progress tracking.
A step-by-step TOEIC study plan for 2026: how long it takes by target score, the 3-phase method, strategies by part, and the 5 mistakes to avoid.
The TOEIC Test 5
Everything about the TOEIC® in 2026: format, scoring, costs, TOEIC vs TOEFL vs IELTS comparison, CEFR equivalences, and a 4-week preparation plan.
The full TOEIC Listening & Reading format: all 7 parts, 200 questions, timing per part, 2 hours total, plus what changed for 2026. Quick reference table.
TOEIC vs TOEFL vs IELTS compared: format, scoring, price, which is harder, and which test to take for work, study abroad, or immigration. See the table.
How the TOEIC® unfolds: duration (2 hours, about 2.5 with admin), the flow section by section, what to bring on test day, and whether it is really difficult.
Compare TOEIC Listening and Reading, TOEIC Speaking and OPIc: what each measures, score scales, and which test employers ask for, so you know which to prepare.
Registration & Test Day 6
TOEIC® test price, registration process, test centers, required documents, and tips to save money. Everything you need to know before registering.
Your TOEIC® score is valid for 2 years from the test date (not the result date). What it means, when to retake it, and why it is not valid for life.
When do TOEIC results come out? Delays by test type (online 3 to 5 hours, paper 10 to 15 days), how to access your score report, and how to read your score.
Can you take the TOEIC® online? Remote proctoring, required equipment, who can register, price and results in 3 to 5 hours, and the difference with a free practice test.
Where to take the TOEIC® in France: how to find an approved centre, sit it as an independent candidate, choose in-person or remote, and fund your test with the CPF.
How the TOEIC schedule works: number of annual sessions, how to check upcoming dates, registration windows, fees and score release timing.
Practice & Preparation 6
990prep vs GlobalExam for the TOEIC: price, content, features and limits compared. 990prep is the TOEIC specialist from €39/mo; GlobalExam is the multi-exam generalist. Which one fits you?
Take a free TOEIC® practice test online: realistic questions, timed conditions, instant score estimate, and personalized study recommendations.
Access free TOEIC® exercises for all 7 parts: Listening and Reading practice questions with detailed explanations and progress tracking.
A step-by-step TOEIC study plan for 2026: how long it takes by target score, the 3-phase method, strategies by part, and the 5 mistakes to avoid.
990prep vs Santa (산타토익) for the TOEIC: app vs web, AI adaptive practice, content, price and free access compared, so you can pick what fits.
What the Reddit community actually recommends to prepare for the TOEIC®: the methods that work, the best apps and books, and real test-taker tips, summarized and checked.
Scoring Guide 9
How the TOEIC score is calculated: raw answers converted to a scaled 10-990 score in 5-point steps, with no penalty for wrong answers. Worked example inside.
See what your TOEIC score level means: full A2/B1/B2/C1 CEFR chart, the 6 proficiency bands, what counts as a good score, and the score you need.
Full TOEIC raw-to-scaled conversion table for Listening and Reading, every band. Look up your score (e.g. 89 listening correct) and what it means in CEFR.
Enter your correct Listening and Reading answers to instantly estimate your TOEIC scaled score (10-990). Free raw-to-scaled converter with conversion table.
The maximum TOEIC score is 990. See what the 10 to 990 scale means, what a perfect 990 represents (C1), how rare it is, and how many answers you can miss.
What is a good or passing TOEIC® score? The target score by goal: jobs, engineering school, CEFR B2 (785+). Why there is no official pass mark.
CEFR B2 on the TOEIC starts at 785 (out of 990). See the exact B2 score range, the Listening/Reading split, and how 750 vs 785 maps to B1 vs B2.
CEFR C1 on the TOEIC means 945+ (out of 990): Listening 490, Reading 455. See the exact score, what C1 proves, and how to reach it from 800.
The official TOEIC to CEFR equivalence explained: what A1, A2, B1, B2 and C1 mean in practice, the score you need for B2, and how to state your level on a CV.
Listening Strategies 2
Score 6/6 on TOEIC® Part 1 with the 30-second method: scan patterns, answer statistics, top confusing word pairs, and vocabulary by scene type.
Master TOEIC Part 2: question word types, indirect answers, sound and association traps, and a focus method for the 25 question-response items.
Reading Strategies 2
Master TOEIC® Part 5 (Incomplete Sentences): question types, grammar patterns, vocabulary traps, time management, and practice exercises.
Master TOEIC Part 7: passage types, question types, the triple-passage cross-reference method, and Reading time management to finish all 54 questions.
Grammar Courses 8
Master all 9 modals for TOEIC® Part 5: probability scale, perfect modals (should have, could have), business email patterns, semi-modals, and the top 5 traps.
Master adverbs for TOEIC® Part 5: 3-step adjective vs adverb decision, 8 confusing pairs (hard/hardly, free/freely), sentence adverbs, and -ly adjective traps.
Master nouns for TOEIC® Part 5: 8 key suffixes, gerunds as nouns, countable vs uncountable quantifiers, articles quick reference, and compound nouns.
50+ essential phrasal verbs for the TOEIC with meanings, examples, and a separable vs inseparable guide. Spot the traps in Part 5 and Part 6 and score higher.
Master the difference between present perfect and past simple: signal words, usage rules, and common TOEIC® traps with for/since, already/yet.
Master English conditionals (zero, first, second, third) with formation rules, examples, and common TOEIC® traps to avoid.
Master the passive voice for the TOEIC®: formation at every tense, active vs passive comparison, and common traps in business English.
Master in, on, at for time and place with the preposition pyramid: clear rules, comparison tables, examples, and the on time vs in time trap explained.