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Revision and Exams ~ ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!...

I hate to mention this but there are for many youngsters exams looming just around the corner. The panic will not have decended like a fog yet, well afterall, theren’t any real exams for some weeks yet so there is still time to panic later! I know what it’s like, you think you have loads of time,...

Better way of teaching is Graphic Organi...

Graphic is a way of communicating a message by means of pictorial presentation. It makes some one understand more easily and keep in mind for long time then text presentation. Graphics can be presented on a hardcopy as well as a soft copy. In past ages artists and designers draw pictures by their...

Successful TOEFL iBT Students Give a Sim...

I just recently interviewed TOEFL student, Austin Li, for my upcoming TOEFL iBT newsletter. He scored 102/120 on the TOEFL iBT. One of his tips for other students is that they should concentrate heavily on building college-vocabulary skills. Another student I interviewed, Susan Yang, told me that when...

Vocabulary Building...

With between 3 and 5 vocabulary questions per reading passage, you can gain a lot of points on the Reading Section of the TOEFL if you know a lot of words. But learning thousands of words is almost impossible. So instead, try learning the roots, prefixes, and suffixes that make up English words.  Learning...

The 5 Fastest Ways to Increase Your Voca...

If you are looking to increase your vocabulary, you probably already know about the massive benefits you will gain by doing so. A good vocabulary is tightly linked to your career opportunities and earning potential, not to mention being a valuable asset in all your personal relationships. And if you...

English as a Second Language Teaching Ti...

Tongue twisters. Alliterative phrases where every word starts with the same letter can be a fun and useful way to practice clear pronunciation and enunciation. “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”, “Sally sells seashells at the seashore”, and other tongue scrambling phrases make...

Ten Tips – Exam techniques...

Tests and exams are a regular part of the school environment. It is important that exams be kept in proportion – they are important, but not the end of the world. Some things can be done to make exams a more valuable, worthwhile and less threatening experience for students. Have all necessary...

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