TOEFL iBT

Is the New Culture Giving You a “Depressed” TOEFL iBT Score?

Michael Buckhoff’s “7 Step System to Pass the TOEFL iBT Exam!” To succeed on the TOEFL iBT, you will need to be psychologically strong so that you can have a rigorous and consistent study plan. To stay strong, it will be important for you to minimize culture shock. Catherine, a former student from Taiwan and […]

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A Tip for the TOEFL iBT Speaking and Writing Sections: Be Concise!

Michael Buckhoff’s “7 Step System to Pass the TOEFL iBT Exam!” To score high on the TOEFL iBT speaking and writing sections, it is important to be concise,  meaning you should eliminate redundancies, unnecessary repetition of words, empty or inflated phrases; furthermore, you should reduce clauses to phrases and phrases to single words. Eliminate any Redundances: Since there is no need

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Afraid of Taking the TOEFL iBT? How to Take It With a Smile

Michael Buckhoff’s “7 Step System to Pass the TOEFL iBT Exam!” Let’s face it. Preparing for the TOEFL iBT takes years of practice: extensive reading; intensive writing; rigorous grammar study; constant listening practice; regular speaking and pronunciation practice; and memorizing countless vocabulary lists. Learning a language is hard work. Therefore, before you take the test,

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Before beginning a TOEFL iBT Writing Task, You’d Better Read This!

Michael Buckhoff’s “7 Step System to Pass the TOEFL iBT Exam!” Upon beginning a TOEFL iBT writing task, it is important to read the question very carefully. You should determine what the writing task is. To illustrate the importance of this, consider the following situation: Your mother/spouse tells you to remove a food stain from

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Using the Right Word: Three TOEFL iBT Speaking and Writing Tips

Have appropriate word choice! Michael Buckhoff’s “7 Step System to Pass the TOEFL iBT Exam!” A long time ago when I was learning Spanish, I prepared and delivered a speech in front of a large congregation. A few minutes into the speech, I told the audience that I was a little embarrassed because of my

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Recognizing Common Errors in TOEFL iBT Speaking and Writing

Michael Buckhoff’s “7 Step System to Pass the TOEFL iBT Exam!” In your TOEFL iBT writing and speaking,  some grammatical problems may interfere in the reader being able to understand your ideas: subject-verb agreement, pronouns, differentiating between adjectives and adverbs, and verb tenses. It is important to to minimize these errors if your want to get a

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Idiomaticity of Language and the TOEFL iBT: How Naturally Do You Speak and Write Academic English?

Michael Buckhoff’s “7 Step System to Pass the TOEFL  iBT Exam!” Step 6 – Target and Improve Your Writing Weaknesses: I want lesson1! I want lesson 2! Listen to this post:  Idiomaticity of Language and the TOEFL iBT: How Naturally Do You Speak and Write Academic English? The human raters on TOEFL iBT speaking and

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If you want to take the TOEFL iBT, then you should read this explanation.

Will the Chinese dragon bring you good (TOEFL) luck this year? S.T.E.A.L.T.H.–Michael Buckhoff’s 7 Step System to Pass the TOEFL iBT:  I want my TOEFL iBT Lessons now! ********************************************************************************** Listen to this post:  If you want to take the TOEFL iBT, then you should read this explanation ********************************************************************************** To understand the TOEFL iBT , The

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