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Listen to podcastListen to podcastExample Question: Talk about someone who has been a mentor for you in your life? How did he/she help you grow as a person? Include examples and details in your response. As you respond to these questions you … read the rest » Join my online classes! Some of my students have scored as high as 113/120 on the TOEFL iBT™ test. Contact me to request more information.

Listen to podcastListen to podcastFollow these notes as you listen to the podcast: Listen for the answers to these questions:  What are the two outline options for the integrated essay? What are the three main sentence types of paragraphs? How should you … read the rest »

Listen to podcastListen to podcastFollow these notes as you listen to the podcast: Listen for the answers to these questions:  What are the three steps for writing? What step is maybe the most important? What are the three parts of planning? Example … read the rest »

Listen to podcastListen to podcastHere are some notes to read as you listen: What do you have to do for the integrated writing task on the test? What is paraphrasing? What is quoting? What is plagiarism? Which is bad: quoting, paraphrasing, or … read the rest »

Listen to podcastListen to podcastHere are some notes to read as you listen: Thesis: A thesis statement is the main idea of your essay. It is the idea you want your readers to remember. Example Prompt: In today’s global society it is … read the rest »

Listen to podcastListen to podcastHere are some questions to answer as you listen: What are two important parts of reading? What is decoding? Why is decoding difficult? What are sight words? Because there are so many words in English, which ones are … read the rest » Join my online classes! Some of my students have scored as high as 113/120 on the TOEFL iBT™ test. Contact me to request more information.

Listen to podcastListen to podcastHere are some questions to answer as you listen: What are the two types of vocabulary on the test? Should you try to memorize all the academic vocabulary on the test? How should you learn new vocabulary? Academic … read the rest »

Listen to podcastListen to podcastHere are some notes to help you as you listen: The 3 Steps to Writing are Planning Writing Reviewing: Revising and Editing Revising is checking the logic, unity, and coherence of your essay. Check List for Revising: Logic: Do my … read the rest »

Listen to podcastListen to podcastHere is the script for the sample independent speaking response* you will hear as you listen. The appropriate places for pauses are marked with this forward slash (/).  I prefer exercising outdoors / First / I spend my … read the rest »

Listen to podcastListen to podcastHere are the examples* you will hear as you listen: Example of Consonant-Vowel Linking Can I turn on the TV now?  Can I becomes Ca-ni turn on becomes tur-non Example of Vowel-Vowel Linking  Who is going with Jack to … read the rest »

Listen to podcastListen to podcast Here are some questions to answer while you listen: What are some contractions? Why should you use contractions? What are reductions? What are some examples of reductions? Join my online classes. Click here to request more information. 

Listen to podcastListen to podcast Here are some questions to answer while you listen: What is delivery? What is sentence stress? Which kind of words do you usually stress in English: content or function? Why is sentence stress important on the speaking section? … read the rest »

Listen to podcastListen to podcast Here are some questions to answer while you listen: What are categorizing and summarizing questions focusing on ? What are clues you can listen for in the lecture that will help you on the summarizing questions? What were the … read the rest »

Listen to podcastListen to podcastHere are some questions to answer while you listen: What is prediction? What are the conversations usually about on the listening section? What are some questions to think about during the listening? What do you think John will … read the rest »