Wanted: Feedback on TOEIC® Listening Exercises

[Shanthisethuraman]

Dear Sir,

Can you buy and send TOEIC listening Materials which is availlable in our forum
for cost, since I cannot convert my Indian money into Dollar, can you help me sir?
If I find, it is useful to me I will pay the money what you paid for me. Since I consider
yourself as my well wisher & Guru, I am asking this obligation. It is left your choice whether to say yes or no. Even if you say no also,I wlll not feel unhappy.

Thank you,

S.Shanthi

[Torsten]

Dear S. Shanti,

You can convert your currency into dollars here: http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html

Best regards,
Torsten

TOEIC short conversations: Paying the fitness membership fee

[Shanthisethuraman]

Dear Sir

Thank you for your reply regarding converting money into dollar. I shall be grateful to
you if you could buy everything (Toeic Materials) on behalf of me and send it to me without expecting Indian Currency from me.

My husband will not allow for converting money.

Thank you

S.Shanthi

[Bhikkhu1991a]

Hello,

In the transcript of this TOEIC listening part IV, set 3, exercise 2, the first sentence is a question or a Yes-No question. However, a full stop has been inserted instead of a question mark. Could you please verify this matter?

Here is an excerpt from the transcript:

Listening Comprehension Transcript

Ladies and gentlemen, can I have your attention please. We regret to inform you that a thunderstorm in Chicago has delayed several flights. Bluebird Airlines Flight 963 to...

TOEIC listening part IV, set 3, exercise 2

http://www.english-test.net/toeic/listening/airport_employee_is_announcing_flight_delays_through_loudspeaker_system.html

Thank you.

Best wishes,
Bhikkhu1991a.

[Bhikkhu1991a]

Hello,

In the transcript, a word has been left out in the highlighted sentence, but it has been recorded by the audio. The omitted word is “for” preceding “many years for Lehman and Sons”. Could you please verify this discrepancy?

Here is an excerpt from the transcript:

Listening Comprehension Transcript

Hi, it's good to meet you all. My name's Joe Coleman, and I'll be working in accounting. I grew up in San Diego, and I have a BA in political science from Malibu University. Before coming here to Martz Brothers, I worked six years as an accountant at Marshall & Boyer in Salt Lake City, and for three years as comptroller at the Sexson Company in San Francisco. I've been married for five years now, and we have two kids, ages one and three. My wife, Sarah, worked many years for Lehman and Sons before taking time off to have children. Now she's trying to...


TOEIC listening part IV, set 2, exercise 3

http://www.english-test.net/toeic/listening/new_accountant_is_introducing_himself_to_his_co-workers_and_supervisors.html

Thank you.

Best wishes,
Bhikkhu1991a.

[Torsten]

[Torsten]

[Bhikkhu1991a]

Hello Mr. Torsten Daerr,

Subject: Ladies and gentlemen, can I have your attention please. We regret to inform you that a thunderstorm in Chicago has delayed several flights. Bluebird Airlines Flight 963 to...
#1191 (permalink) Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:14 pm Re: Wanted: Feedback on TOEIC Listening Exercises.

Thank you for pointing out the first sentence is a polite request. I agree with you on the highlighted sentence is a request sentence. But then, such a request sentence requires a question mark at the end of the sentence.

I found a request sentence similar to the one that is being discussed. It needs a question mark. It is found in the last example of the definition 1 under the headword “attention”: http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/attention.

By the way, I disagree that without any supporting context, just “Bhikkhu1991a wrote:” is used with the excerpt “Ladies and gentlemen, can I have your attention please. We regret to inform you that a thunderstorm in Chicago has delayed several flights. Bluebird Airlines Flight 963 to...”. Such a case is easily misled and misconstrued as if the excerpt is my personal information. As you and I know this excerpt, it is extracted from the transcript of TOEIC listening part IV, set 3, exercise 2 ( http://www.english-test.net/toeic/listening/airport_employee_is_announcing_flight_delays_through_loudspeaker_system.html). I would appreciate you taking note of this because I want to avoid getting into trouble with any parties.

Thank you.

Best wishes,
Bhikkhu1991a.

[Torsten]

Dear Bhikkhu1991a,

Many thanks for your constant support. I have inserted the question mark as you suggested.

Best regards,
Torsten

TOEIC short conversations: Asking why a check hasn't been processed

[Narges2]

hi torsten
tanks alot for interesting lesson. your job is great
yours truly

[Bhikkhu1991a]

Hello,

There is a discrepancy between the audio and the transcript of TOEIC listening part IV, set 3, exercise 6. According to the audio, “than” has been recorded, but it has been left out in the highlighted sentence of the transcript. The word “than” should come immediately after “longer” but before “I’ve been alive”. Could you please verify this matter?

Here is an excerpt from the transcript:

Listening Comprehension Transcript

(clapping) Our next speaker really needs no introduction. She has been involved in local politics for longer I've been alive, and over the past four decades has become an icon of our city and community. She started by...

TOEIC listening part IV, set 3, exercise 6

http://www.english-test.net/toeic/listening/announcing_politician_as_guest_speaker_at_local_political_event.html

Thank you.

Best wishes,
Bhikkhu1991a.

[Torsten]

Thanks for this. "Than" inserted.

TOEIC short conversations: An employee asks his co-worker for small change

[Bhikkhu1991a]

Hello,

A minor discrepancy occurred between the audio and the transcript of TOEIC listening part IV, set 5, exercise 8. The audio recorded Creole Café, but the transcript showed Creole Caf?. Could you please verify this matter?

Here is an excerpt from the transcript:

Listening Comprehension Transcript

...11:30. I have lunch with Craig Mora at 12:30 at the Steakhouse, but I won't be able to get there on time, so I'll need to move it to the Creole Caf?. Could you please cancel our reservations at the Steakhouse and...

TOEIC listening part IV, set 5, exercise 8

http://www.english-test.net/toeic/listening/business_man_is_leaving_voice_mail_for_his_secretary_asking_to_her_to_rearrange.html

Thank you.

Best wishes,
Bhikkhu1991a.

[Et-admin]

Thanks for this, it's been fixed. Regards, Torsten

[Bhikkhu1991a]

Hello,

On Apr 28, 2011, I reported the interrogative pronoun was inappropriate for Question 2 of TOEIC listening part IV, set 7, exercise 1. However, since then, no changes have been made. Could you please verify this matter?

The reason I reported was the correct answer to the question was a place, “At a business meeting”. Therefore, the appropriate interrogative word is “Where” rather than “What” according to this test.

Here is the letter I posted on Apr 28, 2011: