Often, I get e-mails from new students who say that they only want to focus on the TOEFL lessons in the speaking and writing parts of my course. However, without a strong base of basic and advanced vocabulary and without being able to display syntactic variety, how can you speak and write academic English. Additionally, […]
Often users, when looking for TOEFL lessons, E-mail me, “Michael, I need to pass the TOEFL iBT. I do not have much time.” They are in a big hurry and do not have much time to study English. But is this how you really learn a new language? There are three essential factors involved in
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In this video, Michael explains why he has more than 330 TOEFL lessons to help his online TOEFL students get better toefl scores. [kaltura-widget uiconfid=”535″ entryid=”0_grua9enn” width=”400″ height=”330″ addpermission=”” editpermission=”” /] This article was written by Michael Buckhoff–co-founder and materials writer for Better TOEFL Scores and The 7-Step System to Pass the TOEFL iBT, Composition
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Shoko, having more time now than in the last few months, will take online TOEFL lessons so that she can score at least 100/120 on the TOEFL iBT. And not only does she need to score high, but she also needs to score 26/30 and 24/30 on the speaking and writing sections of the test.
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Alijah is taking TOEFL lessons right now and has been working hard to improve his vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, reading, listening, writing, and speaking proficiencies. Aiming to score at least 100/120 on the TOEFL iBT, Alijah asks his online TOEFL teacher, “When will I be ready to score above 100/120?” His TOEFL teacher, Michael, gave him
On her last TOEFL iBT exam, Helena discovered that she needed to improve her knowledge of basic and college-level vocabulary so she went to a web site and downloaded a free TOEFL list of 1,700 words. She started taking TOEFL lessons to help her learn the vocabulary words she downloaded. During those lessons, she is
Lang Liu took the TOEFL exam a few weeks back and did NOT get the required 26/30 that she needed. After looking at her TOEFL iBT score report, she discovered that she had some problems with her intelligibility, including possible problems with stress, intonation, and pausing. But she was not sure exactly which pronunciation problems
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S., For the next month, spend time studying vocabulary, grammar, and writing lessons. In the grammar lessons, do NOT forget to complete the grammar and writing exercises in lesson 7. Budget your time each day in three areas: 1. Learning my TOEFL vocabulary words and completing quizzes 2. Studying grammar and completing practice exercises. 3. Studying writing
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Enrique has completed his university studies and his physical therapy residency and is now looking for a job in the United States. However, he has hit a snag. Before getting his license to work in the US as a physical therapist, he must pass the TOEFL iBT, including scoring 26/30 and 24/30 on the speaking
Ibrahim, who has been taking online TOEFL lessons with a specific focus on improving his TOEFL writing score for the independent and integrated tasks, has taken the TOEFL exam three times, each time scoring 20-21 pts on the writing. After he submitted his first independent writing practice test online, his TOEFL iBT teacher quickly figured
Ibrahim finally figured out his TOEFL iBT writing weaknesses. Read More »