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•  TOEIC is the Test of English for International Communication.
•  It gives (measures) the ability of people to communicate in the workplace using everyday English.
•  The Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey, develops and administers the TOEIC.
•  It says more than 9,000 organizations use the test in more than 90 countries.
•  Each year the TOEIC is taken in the United States about 20,000 times.
•  So how popular does that make it?
•  Well, consider that last year the test was given more than five million times worldwide.
•  Non-native English speakers take the test to demonstrate their English skills when seeking a new job or a promotion.
•  Some organizations use the TOEIC to measure progress in English training programs and as a placement test.
•  The cost of the test is set locally in each country.
•  The TOEIC is really two tests.
•  People can take one or both of them.
•  One is a paper-and-pencil test.
•  It measures listening and reading skills.
•  The other test is given on a computer.
•  It measures speaking and writing skills.
•  Eleven questions on the computer test require speaking.
•  For example, the test taker is asked to read out loud or describe a picture.
•  Eight other questions require written answers, including an opinion essay.