Business English Expressions for the TOEIC
The TOEIC is a workplace English test. Almost every passage is set in an office, a store, or a shipping department.
The five settings that dominate the test
Meetings and schedules, purchase orders and invoices, recruitment and HR, facilities and maintenance, travel and logistics. Learn the vocabulary of these five and most passages become familiar.
Email and notice phrasing
Phrases like 'please be advised', 'at your earliest convenience', and 'effective immediately' appear constantly in Parts 6 and 7.
Collocations, not single words
'Place an order', 'submit a proposal', 'process a refund' — the test rewards knowing which words go together.
FAQ
Do I need real work experience?
No. The vocabulary is standardised and can be learned entirely from practice materials.
How many business terms should I know?
Around 500 core workplace terms covers the overwhelming majority of test content.