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Many of you have been asking me questions about the TOEFL iBT. Therefore, through the use of videos and written instruction, I will give you answers!  If you have given me your name and primary E-mail information, you will be contacted about the  newsletter.  Jam-packed full of TOEFL tips, the newsletter is aimed at people who

• Have high intermediate to advanced English skills.
• Have not taken TOEFL but are planning on taking the test soon.
• Have taken TOEFL before but did not get the desired score.
• Are not planning on taking TOEFL but are planning on attending an English-speaking university.

Topics for the first Newsletter:

Direct from TOEFL Headquarters

Updates, tips, testing information

Video Review

I review a video by Rebecca ESL: How to Structure Your TOEFL Essay by RebeccaESL

Vocabulary Tips

• How do I Improve my TOEFL iBT Vocabulary Skills?
• Vocabulary Building Strategies for the TOEFL iBT
• A Study Skill Technique for Maximum TOEFL iBT Vocabulary Retention

Pronunciation Tips

• Video-How Do I Improve my Word Stress during TOEFL iBT Speaking, particularly with compound nouns, two-noun compounds, reflexive pronouns, and ten and teen numbers?
• Video-What Are Some Additional Word Stress Tips for TOEFL iBT Speaking, especially with compound adverbs, two word verbs, two-syllable nouns and verbs, verbs with prefixes abbreviations and symbols,  and learning how to  predict stress with suffixes and word endings?

Grammar Tips

• What Are Some Stylistic Techniques to Make my TOEFL iBT Writing and Speaking Shine?
• What Are Different Types of Sentence Structures I Can Use during TOEFL iBT Speaking and Writing?

Listening Tips

• Why Is Note-Taking Important to TOEFL iBT?
• How Do I Take Faster Notes?
• How Can I Create my Own Abbreviations and Symbols?
• What Are Some Common Symbols I Can Use When Note-Taking?
• What Are Some Common Abbreviations I Can Use When Note-Taking?
• How Do I Determine What Is Most Important in a Lecture?
• How Do Speakers in a Lecture Indicate an Important Point?

Reading Tips

• In Addition to the Note-Taking Information Tips I Learned While Listening, What Other Effective Note-Taking Methods Should I use for TOEFL iBT Reading Passages?
• Video: How Do I Quote, Summarize, and Paraphrase Information from TOEFL iBT Listening and Reading Passages?
• What Kinds of Words Will Help Me to Understand the Relationship Among Ideas in a Reading Passage or Lecture?

Writing Tips

• Do You Have a Sample Essay of the TOEFL iBT Independent Writing Task?
• What Pre-Writing Strategies Should I Use for TOEFL iBT Independent Writing?

Speaking Tips

• What Pre-Speaking Strategies Should I Use for TOEFL iBT Independent Speaking?
• What types of Personal Preference Speaking Tasks Will I Have to Speak about?”
• What Kinds of Speaking Tasks Are Included on the Personal Preference Independent Speaking Task One?
• What Kinds of Speaking Tasks Are Included on the Paired Choice Independent Speaking Task Two?

Professional Interview

Video: I interview Kwangtaek Kim, who is an escort for Korean students studying at American universities. He discusses three important tips that help his students and other international students succeed when taking university classes in the United States.

Student Interview

Video: I  interview Susan Yang, who scored 247/300 on the CBT TOEFL (99/120 TOEFL iBT or 597/677 TOEFL PBT). She explains how she did it.

TOEFL iBT Game

I include a link and review an ESL game designed to improve your English proficiency.

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