TOEIC SPEAKING Part 2 Recap

This past week, I have been doing a couple of Instagram Live sessions about the TOEIC SPEAKING test. For those of you who watched my live sessions, thank you :) For those who missed out (or those who want to review), here I have provided a little recap of my sessions. I hope this information will help you out in some way.

TOEICに関していうと、世の中にはL/Rの対策本や参考動画がたくさんあるのに比べて、S/Wについて解説する本や動画は割と少なく感じます。なので、自分の経験や知識をシェアすることで、少しでも皆さんのお役に立てればいいなと思い、数週間にわけて実施していくことにしました。

Today, I will be sharing some tips for Part 2- Describe a Picture.

Below is the picture that I used as a sample during my live session.

Here are the points I covered in my Instagram Live Session:

★About Part 2【テスト内容】ー 1 question; preparation time: 45 seconds, speaking time: 45 seconds.

A picture is given, and the test-taker must describe the picture as much as they can. This section is graded on grammar, word choice, and consistency, as well as pronunciation, intonation, and accent.

写真描写問題が1問、準備時間45秒、実施時間45秒。

評価項目：発音、イントネーション、アクセントに加え、文法、語彙、一貫性

★How to get a full score【攻略のポイント】－

1.  【全体を通して】のポイント

・とにかく45秒話しきることが大事。前回お伝えしたように、TOIECにおいては、【英語の正確さ＜伝わるコミュニケーション】なので、文法を気にしすぎることよりも内容をつめることに重点を置くべき。もちろんどっちもできたらより良いが、まずは内容重視で取り組む。

・むやみに関係詞や接続詞等を用いて、文を長くややこしくする必要はない。語彙や文法は中学英語範囲内でOK、言い方がわからないものは知っている単語で説明してみる。【例：クロワッサン→bread、黄土色→yellow】

2. 【話す順番】のポイント

Step 1：写真の場面を伝える（ある程度正確であればOK）

定型文ーThis is a picture of ～.

【例】This is a picture of a street corner. / This is a picture of a city. / This is a picture of a crosswalk. / This is a picture of New York City.

Step 2：写真を２分割する

【奥・手前でわける】In the background, I can see ～. / In the foreground, there is/are ～.

【左右でわける】On the left, there is/are ～. / On the right, I can see ～.

【上下でわける】On the top (of the picture), I can see ～. / On the bottom, there is/are ～.

★前置詞に注意！on / in を混同させないように。

【例】In the background, I can see a tall building. In the foreground, I can see three people. / On the top of the picture, I can see a street sign. On the bottom, there are three people standing.

★ここでは、各登場人物の詳細な説明には触れない。

Step 3：人物を順番に説明していく

【例】The man on the left is wearing a jacket. He is also wearing glasses. He seems to be pointing somewhere/giving directions. The woman (in the middle) is wearing a black jacket. She is holding a red/brown bag. She looks like she has short hair. The person on the right is wearing a hoodie. I can also see a bus on the right of the picture.

★自分の知っている単語で説明する。joggingの代わりにrunningって言ってもいいし、strollingの代わりにwalkingでも可

★一度1人の説明を終えて、次の人物の説明にうつったら、もう最初の人物の説明には絶対に戻らないこと！（Aさんの説明を終え、Bさんを説明したあと、またAさんの説明に戻るのは禁止。必ず言うことが尽きてから次の人に進む）

★対策：普段から何気なく、身の回りのものを言えるようにしておく

・Office vocabulary－Stationary (stapler, hole puncher, ruler, compass, scotch tape, glue, etc.), coffee machine, fax machine, copier, meeting room, etc.

・House－Furniture-related words, such as refrigerator, oven, rice cooker, skillet, humidifier, etc.

・Streets－crosswalk, intersection, skyscrapers, street sign, traffic light, pedestrian bridge, landmark, etc.

Step 4：時間が余ったら、自身の推測や感想を言う

写真の雰囲気から季節を推測したり、人の服装から気温を推測する、など

【例】I think it's winter because the people are wearing jackets/heavily dressed. I wish I was there because I love the city.

3. あとは上記の全てをまとめて、落ち着いた声で話すだけ！

【例】This is a picture of a street corner in the city. In the background, I can see some buildings. In the foreground, I can see three people. The man on the left is wearing a jacket. He is also wearing glasses. He seems to be pointing somewhere/giving directions. The woman (in the middle) is wearing a black jacket. She is holding a red/brown bag. She looks like she has short hair. The person on the right is wearing a hoodie. I can also see a bus on the right of the picture. I think it is winter because everyone is heavily dressed.

◎ここまで話せば余裕で45秒です！

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That's it for Part 2! In my next Instagram Live session, I will be moving on to Part 3- Respond to Questions. Although I will be posting the major points of each speaking section, it would probably be best if you tune in to my further live sessions; I hope to be able to answer any questions you may have on demand :)

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." – Robert Collier

Thank you for taking the time to read my post, and I hope this was somewhat of an interest to you! Please feel free to ask me any questions in the comments below.

And as always, your support will be very much appreciated :)