The Reading Comprehension section helps you become familiar with certain kinds of written business material. Each of these has its own peculiar style and comprehension problems. The Reading Practice exercises and Reading Comprehension section are also designed in a TOEIC format to give you further help in improving your TOEIC score. | I Picture 7 Step 1 Examine this photograph. Step 2 Write down what you see in the photograph. NOUNS Step 3 Write down some action words that might be taking place in the photograph. VERBS 44 LISTENING COMPREHENSION PRACTICE Step 5 Write down some statements about the photograph that you know are true. Step 6 Write down some statements about the photograph that you think might be true. Step 7 Share your work with others. Did they find the same words Did they have different interpretations LISTENING COMPREHENSION PRACTICE 45 Common Trap Practice Similar sounds A word or phrase may sound like an object or action in the photo. Circle that word or phrase. On a separate sheet of paper rewrite these sentences to make them true. 1. The men are holding an election. 2. They re looking at the electric fire. 3. The technicians are carrying hard bats. 4. The workers are looking into hiring. 5. A man has his hand in his socket. Prepositions A preposition or a prepositional phrase may be used incorrectly. Circle that preposition or prepositional phrase. On a separate sheet of paper rewrite these sentences to make them true. 1. They re standing on a tower. 2. They re walking on the wire. 3. There s a tower between them. 4. The technicians are far from the electrical towers. 5. The workers are across from one another. Words out of context A word or phrase may be used out of context. Circle that word or phrase. On a separate sheet of paper rewrite these sentences to make them true. 1. The electrical lamp is broken. 2. They re walking on a high wire. 3. The home is being rewired. 4. The equipment is unplugged. 5. The electric towers are being removed. 46 LISTENING COMPREHENSION .
