Here are the 3 questions that I’m asking my foreign-trained professionals to consider when they choose their TOEFL iBT test date in April, May, June or July 2023… And here are my predictions about how the new test format will impact people’s performance on Reading, Speaking and Writing differently. My Transcript Are you having trouble …
Here’s what I said when one of my students (who needs a 26 on TOEFL Speaking) asked me this question… “I need help with this prompt: Do you agree or disagree? Having power and money is the best definition of success.” You can turn on subtitles by clicking “CC” on the lower right of …
Click ▶️ to listen if you prefer that to reading What do you do if you’re telling yourself these kinds of messages about your ability to succeed at TOEFL iBT? “It’s not possible.” “I can’t do it.” “I’m not good enough / smart enough / young enough / fast enough / _____ enough.” “The conditions …
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During my decade in this industry, I’ve had countless conversations with students who are confused, frustrated and disappointed when their official score report is released by ETS. They felt they did everything they should… but the score report shows numbers that are too low. Below is a list of reasons why your score might have …
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I’m sharing my absolute most favorite video with you ever. She falls majorly flat on her face… and she still wins the race. After 12 years doing what I do, I can say that a huge factor in success is simply the determination to stand back up again after failure, after a bad day, after making …
In this 2-minute video, I share how to overcome a huge problem that a lot of people who must pass TOEFL iBT have. The Solution Make a complete list of the study skills and activities (that I mentioned to you while giving feedback or that you mentioned you are still struggling with). Your list may have …
Some of my students are blissfully unaware of unscored questions. However, depending on which TOEFL iBT tutors you have studied with before, or which Facebook groups you hang out in, you may have heard about the “unscored” or “experimental” questions or passage in the TOEFL iBT Reading and Listening sections. Specifically, I’m referring to the …
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A lot of my students feel that TOEFL iBT is unfair. They have lists of reasons why. When people are stuck feeling like a victim, they are automatically less powerful, less confident. If you need a Speaking score of 26, you can’t feel like a victim. You have to feel like a boss (or at …
Discover which popular Task 1 Introduction sentence is a “score-killer” and the “perfect” alternative for rapidly earning points and contributing to a high score like 26