Talk Slowly

You'd be surprised how slowly you can talk on the TOEFL speaking section and still get a good grade. One way to slow down is take a deep inhale between each sentence. One deep inhale is only about 2 or 3 seconds long. Taking deep inhales  does the following:

 

1. It helps the test grader keep up with you.

2. It gives you a chance to think about what you want to say next.

3. It calms you down.

Try it!

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Student Questions are TOEFL Questions

In the Listening Section of the TOEFL, there is a class discussion in which the teacher and some students talk about an academic topic. If a student asks a question during the class discussion, there is a strong likelihood that TOEFL will ask you the same, or a similar, question on the test. So be extra attentive when listening to student questions on the test.

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Woman vs. Women

The words "Woman" and "Women" sound different, but the change in pronunciation doesn't happen where the change in spelling occurs.  When the "A" in "womAn" changes to the "E" in "womEn", the "man" sound stays the same.

What does change is the "O" sound in the two words, even though the letter "O" stays the same.

womAn is pronounced w----uh----man

womEn is pronounced w----"i" (pronounced like the "i" in "it")----man

Learn this correct pronunciation, and you'll be better understood on the speaking section.

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