Below are our articles about studying English for exams like TOEFL iBT.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Recently, I was in class with one of my students. She is a busy mom and she has supported her family a lot, for years. Now that she’s focusing seriously on getting the advanced scores on TOEFL iBT that she needs (Speaking 26 and Writing 24), she has been making some changes with her family. For years, they have expected …
