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Before a pharmacist or physical therapist starts studying for TOEFL iBT with me, they usually have a free consultation. A few times a month, someone tells me, “I can’t understand why I haven’t gotten Speaking 26 yet because one of my friends got Speaking 26… and his (or her) English is really bad. I can hear his or her mistakes…” …
The ESA Method “Learning Kit” is the only one of its kind. Of all the schools I worked at, and of all the TOEFL iBT programs who I know of, I don’t know anyone else who ships something like this to each new student. I am Jaime Miller (the owner of English Success Academy). I have spent countless hours observing …
The purpose of this video is to show you how I teach students, using online and offline technology — so my students get their target scores of Speaking 26 and Writing 24 for TOEFL iBT. Welcome to ESA TV. My name is Jamie Miller, and the purpose of this video is to show you how I teach students using online …
Since I originally posted this in September, I have waited for three and a half months to find out WHEN my student would finally get her minimum Speaking score of 27. Today, today her chapter of TOEFL ends… and her “real life” is starting. If you must score 26/30 on TOEFL iBT Speaking, then I hope you will read the …
Studying for TOEFL iBT in online lessons has lots of benefits. You can save time and money by not traveling to a school. You also have access to a huge number of teachers who can guide you. But there is also a downside. Because the trend of online education is still relatively new, there is no organization that maintains industry …
A high TOEFL speaking score means that you sound almost like a native speaker, your accent is clear, and your speech is smooth and flowing. In this video, our teacher Sherlen Tanner explains some of the key elements needed to make your accent sound more natural. You’ll learn about the most common speaking mistakes TOEFL students make and the ways …
When you interview a potential TOEFL course, or if you speak with a potential TOEFL teacher, there are some things that you need to know. What are those questions? Watch the video to find out. If you have answers that you can trust, then it is probably the right decision to study with them.
If you’re thinking about studying with me, but you’re not sure if you should take the Score Analysis session, or if you need private lessons, then watch this video. (NOTE: when I made the video, we used to call “Score Analysis” by another name “Escape TOEF-heLL” so you will hear me say “Escape TOEF-heLL”, but it is the same thing as …
Learn things your American co-workers and neighbors won’t tell you “No one ever explained that to me about English before.” I hear this from my students a lot when I correct their grammar, pronunciation or vocabulary for the TOEFL iBT’s speaking or writing sections. A lot of my students live in America – many of them have been living there …
I know people who tried to study alone, but ended up taking TOEFL over and over again – 15 or 20 — even 32 times. Yes, they spent $2,700-$3,600 USD just to sit at the TOEFL exam, feel stressed in front of a computer, get low score reports, feel bad again, and then repeat the same actions again and again. …
