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 […]
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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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First, let’s talk about why you need 2 systems for organizing the 2 main types of flashcards that you will need… How to Use the 5 Purple “Spaced Repetition” Pouches Inside my e-course, Understand How to Get Reading / Listening 23+, I go into more detail, but generally… Here’s a quick demonstration of how to
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Since 2010, I have guided stressed-out pharmacists, physical therapists, nurses and other ambitious students to develop the native-speaker-like English that unlocks advanced scores on TOEFL iBT. I only recommend studying all 4 sections of TOEFL iBT at the end of a training program with me — not at the beginning. When you’re new to studying
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As part of the free consultation process that I offer to students with “stuck” TOEFL scores, you fill out a questionnaire and your Score History (examples are below). One of the fastest ways that you and I can both make sure that you’re getting help in the right areas is by identifying “success trends.” Step
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You might be surprised to discover that your scores in TOEFL iBT Reading, Listening and Writing play a bigger role in your Speaking score than you may have previously imagined. In the video below, I explain why higher Reading, Listening and Writing scores will dramatically increase your chances of getting Speaking 26 on TOEFL iBT.
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For the best comprehension, click to listen and read simultaneously. I don’t know who first gave you the idea to use “On the other hand” in your Integrated essays for TOEFL iBT — but if your goal is to score 24+ in that section, we need to talk about why you should stop using the
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When you are studying for the TOEFL iBT test, you must save a variety of specific website addresses to your internet browser’s bookmark folder. ETS is the company that makes the TOEFL iBT test. Unfortunately, they have a bunch of different websites for TOEFL iBT. 😖 This means that you need multiple membership accounts. Lots of
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Most of the students who register for my online Zoom classes must get at least a Writing score of 24, or a Speaking score of 26 on TOEFL iBT. It can be stressful, so in order to help them improve more, faster, I put all of our class recordings into a website that has some amazing
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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