In this video, we look at 4 ways you might accidentally sabotage your progress with TOEFL iBT (or other students’ progress) AND 5 ways you can safely study for TOEFL Speaking and Writing with friends, colleagues, or family members.
Compare our TOEFL feedback vs an anonymous tutor’s
In the stressful moments while you’re taking a TOEFL iBT test, it’s normal not to notice all the mistakes that you make while you speak and write. The good news is you can become conscious of your mistakes and stop making them… if you follow effective study protocols. In my opinion, all TOEFL teachers and schools should give homework, check …
How to Cultivate a “TOEFL Study” Mindset When Life is a Chaotic Mess (and why it’s ok to just rest)
So many of the students in our TOEFL iBT online classes are pharmacists, nurses and physical therapists. The situation with coronavirus (COVID-19) is so incredibly stressful, and many of our students are feeling guilty or unproductive. Here is Jaime’s advice. If you click “cc” on the video, you can see the “closed captions” (subtitles) of what she’s saying. If you’re …
Writing Tip: Avoid this unprofessional “mistake” at TOEFL and work
I just saw an article that gives us some information about how you can get a higher TOEFL iBT Writing score, and make your emails for work look more professional. The article was published by the online news source, The Verge. Basically, Microsoft updated the way its program, Microsoft Word notices a particular type of error. For decades, people have …
At-Home TOEFL: Part 5 – Avoiding Tech Problems
This blog post continues from a larger series: In this post, I’m sharing some tips about how to avoid tech problems with your computer on the day of your test. My first student just reported back to me on the at-home TOEFL test experience. All in all, she really loved how much more comfortable and focused it was to take …
At-Home TOEFL: Part 4 – So NABP won’t accept At Home TOEFL…
The majority of students who study in lessons with me are pharmacists. Today (March 23, 2020), I heard from a few different pharmacists that NABP announced the following: NABP does not accept the “at-home” version of TOEFL iBT. Ok. So… What do you do? More importantly, how do you get the best results during the COVID-19 crisis? This is the …
At-Home TOEFL: Part 3 – Getting Set Up for Your “At-Home” Test
This blog post continues from a larger series: In this post, I’m clarifying the particular environment that you must have. As of Sunday, March 22 at 4:45 PM California time, this post is not finished. I sent an email to ETS with some questions that need answers. You should expect to see updated information in the next few days as …
At-Home TOEFL: Part 2 – Rescheduling a Standard TOEFL as At-Home
This blog post continues from Part 1: The “At-Home” TOEFL iBT for COVID-19 is here! In this post, I’m helping you contact ETS to reschedule your standard TOEFL test as an at-home version. This is really important! You must reschedule your standard test as a specifically an “at-home” test. If you just sit around and wait for the day of …
At-Home TOEFL: Part 1 -The “At-Home” test for COVID-19 is here!
This is Part 1 of a multi-part series about the new “at-home” version of TOEFL iBT that ETS is releasing. This is a temporary option because of the global pandemic, COVID-19. As of Monday, March 23, this “Special Home Edition” option is visible when you register for a new TOEFL iBT test: You should visit the same website that I …
How to Use Spaced Repetition To Memorize Vocab for TOEFL iBT Reading and Listening
In this video, Jaime talks about how to use spaced repetition in order to memorize vocabulary for reading and listening passages on the TOEFL iBT faster. If you’ve taken the 12 Topics Classes with us, then you should already have flashcards that you made during the Topic 1 class. If you have not taken our class, then just note that …