TOEFL Tidbit "Telling Stories"

Use proverbs in your TOEFL independent speaking task to impress the scorer!

Small Talk- can be scary! Listen to find out how to be a pro at small talk in English! American English teacher here giving you all you need for small talk and "icebreakers." Lots of examples and useful small talk vocabulary and phrases.

Advice on using intonation-the music of a language. Americans are listening to you speak on your TOEFL speaking test and they want to hear proper intonation. Take it from me- a former TOEFL scorer! Lots of examples. A quick listen, but FULL of advice!

Learn how to make tag questions like a pro!! Listen to a native English speaker and teacher explain how to make tag questions. Lots of examples so you know the construction perfectly. It's great, isn't it?

Listen to former TOEFL Speaking Rater Jen give her expert tips on answering the TOEFL speaking independent question. A quick listen, packed with professional advice! Learn how to use however and consequently.

Double O is in many words in English. BUT, they're pronounced in many different ways! Learn how to pronounce double O. Book resources provided too! You will also meet a bookstore owner, and one of my students!!

Learn how to say "I prefer..." like a native speaker! Needed for the TOEFL Independent speaking task.

For the independent question in the Speaking portion of the TOEFL test your rater will love to hear a story! This will improve your score! Trust me, I used to score for this test.

Idioms help you get that better score!

TOEFL test quick tip! I used to score for the Speaking portion of the TOEFL test. Listen to a tip to help you get a better score! Please listen and you can improve our score on the TOEFL test or just speak more like a native speaker of English!