Listening Practice for the TOEIC and Business English, Part II

Here are three more very useful websites for TOEIC or Business English listening practice:
For British accent training, listening and reading practice, vocabulary building, and several other useful language learning resources, go to BBC Learning English.
Also check out ESL Podcards, which gives you accent training from countries like Australia, England, Canada, and the United States. Quite [...]

Free TOEIC Practice Online

Here is a link to a free TOEIC practice test: 4 Tests Free TOEIC Practice Test
In general, folks, you’ll need to take at least 8 practice TOEIC tests before you’ll be ready for the real exam.
Make sure you go over your results each time. Find out why you missed the questions you got wrong, and [...]

USA Business School Rankings

Many of you taking the TOEIC plan to study in an MBA program in the United States one day. If you want to know how different business schools are ranked in the United States, there are two key sources:
US News and World Report 2008 Business School Rankings
Business Week Business School Rankings and Profiles
Note that the [...]

TOEIC Listening Practice for Beginners

If you are having trouble with the TOEIC Listening section, particularly the talks in part IV, you might want to try VOA Special English. This excellent website if full of resources for learners of English. The best thing about the site is that you can listen to news reports at a “gentle” speed. What that [...]

TOEIC Listening: British and Australian Accents

The new TOEIC Listening Section has recordings in American, Canadian, British, and Australian accents. For most students the American and Canadian accents are easy. If you want to practice your listening skills while listening to British and Australian accents, try these websites:
For British English: 
BBC Business English: This is an excellent online resource for business English [...]

Business English Idioms

Here are some links to two good websites with lists of commonly used business English idioms:
Learn 4 Good
ESL Mania
There are lots of these types of websites on the Internet. Use the ones that provide example sentences, so that you can learn the idiom in context.
Cheers,
Coach True

What to Read to Improve Your Business English

If you are studying business English, and want to improve your vocabulary and reading comprehension skills, reading is an excellent way to practice.
But, what to read?

For TOEIC: Read TOEIC passages. Read critically, using a skimming method to understand topic, purpose, basic content, and structure. Do NOT memorize details.
For General Business: DO NOT read Time Magazine, [...]

The New TOEIC

Taking the new TOEIC? Here’s the link you need to start with: The Official ETS TOEIC Website.
Read through the section on “For Test-Takers.” You’ll find many resources that you should familiarize yourself with.
I’ll post more specific information on online TOEIC resources later.
Coach True