Have you ever thought about taking the TOEIC? On today-s Test Talk, Lindsay and Jessica talk about using prediction in testing, and how it can help! - Taking IELTS? Get our free IELTS video training course now - When getting a bank account, cell phone, or internet connection in a foreign country, you need to be able to ask questions and know the right structures of conversation.-If you don-t, you might not be told all of the information you need to know. By-practicing, especially if you-re able to do so-with a partner, you can learn to anticipate what might be said by the other person.-Doing this-is learning to predict, and see what you-re missing.-It might make you a better test-taker. - A practice conversation might go like this: -I need to open a bank account.- -Okay, to open an account, please complete this form.- - -Where should I take the form?- -Give it to the woman in the office down the hall.- - -When can I have my account?-Today?- -No, it takes two weeks.- - -Do you need my passport?- -Yes, and your birth certificate.- - If you would like to-learn about this strategy,-hear advice on how to strengthen it with resources that are free online, and get a practice guide written by Jessica, purchase the full episode. - Are you taking the TOEIC-1? If so, let us know in the comments section below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices