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How to Identify Scholarship Scams
published by Alex Jackson (31/05/10)

tags: scholarships, toefl, toefl ibt

Now that you’re applying for scholarships, we wanted to share some of our best tips for applying for scholarships and fellowships on internet.

How to Identify Scholarship Scams ! Tips from Scholarship-Positions.com

1. Application Fee. Scholarship scams and organizations that charge fees for almost all the scholarship availing procedures that can be undertaken free of cost. Never pay for scholarship application fees.

2. Guaranteed Scholarship Award. Scams that guarantee an award- Now ...

Seven TOEFL Listening Tips : Practice Makes A Man Perfect: Never Pass Without Following This Tips
published by Adriana Karembo (25/05/10)

tags: toefl, toefl ibt, toefl tips

1. Practice and Practice:
You should practice much more. No way to get high score but practice much more. Read a passage and listen to the corresponding videos. Again read that passage without listening. Practice this with audio.

2. Listen to English TV Programs:
You should listen to the CNN, NGC, BBC etc news programs. When you hear new words, take notes and use a dictionary to understand it.

3. Maintaining and Understanding Key word:
You should be careful about keywords. Keywords ...

Common Spelling Mistakes in TOEFL iBT Essays
published by TOEFL fan (19/05/10)

tags: toefl, toefl ibt, toefl ibt writing

Improve your TOEFL iBT writing score by avoiding common spelling mistakes.

Ugh. There's no doubt about it--spelling in English is hard work. The good news, however, is that you don't have to worry too much about it: everybody makes spelling mistakes in English sometimes! Even native speakers of English have problems with spelling.
Theoretically, your TOEFL essay should be perfect, free of any misspellings. The reality is that everbody sometimes makes a mistake, even the native speaker. ...

10 Tips to Improve Your TOEFL Essays
published by Manolo G (30/04/10)

tags: toefl, toefl essay, toefl ibt

There are many ways to improve your TOEFL writing, and a lot of these don't involve studying at all. Here's our top ten list:

1. Answer the question
Your grammar may be perfect and your ideas may be great. Even so, if you don't answer the TOEFL question, none of that matters. If the question asks for your opinion, be sure to write about what you think--don't write about what other people think. On the other hand, if the question is about what other people think or do, don't write about ...

ADVICE AND INFORMATION FOR TOEFL
published by Tefik Ali (15/04/10)

tags: toefl, toefl ibt, toefl tips

Preparing for the TOEFL test

1. If you do not have a sound basic knowledge of English, it is best to take English language courses before taking a TOEFL preparation course. TOEFL exam preparation materials are designed to prepare you for the test. They are not designed to teach you English.

2. Begin your TOEFL studies as soon as you decide to take the exam. It will not be useful to try to learn everything the week before the exam date.

3. Study on a regular basis. Thoroughly learning a ...

4 Easy Tricks to Score 110 in TOEFL
published by Niki B (13/04/10)

tags: toefl, toefl ibt, toelf tricks

Scoring at least a 110 for Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is not an impossible task. You simply need to start preparing early by first coming up with an effective study plan that will help you ace the test on your first try. But what exactly is the most effective way to prepare for your TOEFL? Read on for 4 easy tricks to score well for your TOEFL test.

1) Choose the best TOEFL self-help guides for you

If you are unfamiliar with TOEFL, it's important that you start ...

New Challenge to TOEFL
published by Bobi Green (08/04/10)

tags: ielts, toefl

The publishing giant Pearson is entering an important and lucrative part of the educational testing field -- English proficiency for foreign students -- by offering an exam that will be significantly different from current models. Most significantly, the Pearson Test of English will provide institutions not only with scores of applicants, but with a digital recording that will allow institutions to determine whether they are comfortable with the proficiency of the test taker. While existing ...

What about your accent?
published by Jon Von (20/02/10)

tags: toefl, toefl ibt, toefl ibt speaking

A lot of students worry about whether their accent will affect their score in the Speaking section of the TOEFL. Well, it’s like this. Everyone who speaks English has an accent. So, having an accent is not a problem.

What matters more than accent is clarity. Now clarity itself is composed of two elements:

- The first element is that you must overcome any obvious mispronunciation. This means learning to say “yellow” and not “jello” if you’re a Spanish speaker. Or learning to ...

Speaking and Writing Topics
published by Novak Hop (31/01/10)

tags: toefl, toefl ibt speaking, toefl ibt writing

Travel

Do you prefer traveling alone? Or traveling in a group?
What is your definition of a good trip?
Do you think traveling abroad is a waste of time?
What’s the farthest you’ve ever traveled by car/train/boat/plane?
What do you think is the least dangerous country to visit?
Would you travel spontaneously, without a lot of planning?
Do most people in your country like to travel?
What are the most popular places to travel?
Is it important to know English when you travel?
What ...

Do You Know the 100 Most Common Words in English?
published by Vera H (17/01/10)

tags: toefl, toefl ibt writing, toefl speaking

There are many strategies and philosophies about the best way to learn a language. But no matter how you do it, one thing is certain: All languages are made up of words. If you know the most important words in the language and how to use them, you will be able to communicate well.

I’ll give you an example of what I’m talking about. When I was a university student, I spent 6 weeks studying French in a summer immersion program in Chicoutimi, Quebec. The main language of that city is ...

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