Below are our articles about studying English for exams like TOEFL iBT.
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 …
Your word choice matters. Did you know that using overly complex vocabulary to express your ideas in speaking tasks 1 and 2 may actually decrease your TOEFL score? To receive a high score for the TOEFL Independent Speaking tasks 1 and 2, your responses should sound natural and spontaneous. However, many students have a hard time speaking naturally in a …
Jane, a teacher with English Success Academy, shares her 5 tips that will help you prepare for the TOEFL test. Jane talks about vocabulary building, speaking more clearly and thinking quickly under stress.
Below is a guest post from David Pattinson, a certified ESL Exam Prep Coach specializing in IELTS. This blog post will be useful for those interested in taking IELTS. If you need any extra help with your prep, you can reach out to David here. You can listen to the audio recording of the blog post here: Students often complain …
Instant access to Delta’s Key to the TOEFL iBT for students and teachers, from anywhere in the world and on any device. Click to download the Press Release We’re excited to announce that English Success Academy has licensed the rights to digitize and distribute one of the most popular books that is published by Delta Publishing Company, Nancy Gallagher’s Delta’s …
Do you know that we have been developing our own teacher training program since mid-2014 and all teachers who we recommend are officially certified as ESL Exam Prep Coaches? In other words, they have successfully completed the 90-hour training program How to Teach Exams led by Jaime Miller and follow the exam-teaching methodology that gets results. If you’re curious to learn more …
Do you know what a “fossilized” language error is? A fossil is an ancient organism that has been preserved in the earth’s crust. It sounds like a TOEFL lecture topic, right? ? In other words, if something is fossilized, it is very old and incapable of change. English teachers sometimes say that students’ errors with pronunciation, grammar or vocabulary become …
Below is a special message from Jaime Miller, director of ESA. She’s the creator of Advanced Speaking Guide for Scores of 26+, Right Notes and the 24+ Writing Tutorial. She’s taught hundreds of TOEFL iBT students from over 30 countries and more than 20 language groups. We’re in the final hours of 2015! This time of year always makes me …
On August 25, 2015, Jaime officially launched “How to Teach Exams” as a group program. Helping ambitious exams teachers connect with each other, unleash their full potential and become as effective as possible is such an important task. A new generation of exams teachers will be supporting students on their way to success and we are glad to be part …
To score high on the TOEFL iBT, you need to sound accurate and fluent. There are major words a lot of students from all language groups make mistakes with. The updated “5 Magic Words” video teaches you how to pronounce five of the most common and important words for the speaking section of the TOEFL. No matter what country you …
