Category Archives: Exams

How not to cheat

If you’re going to cheat, try a bit bloody harder to hide it… Courtesy of ‘Power to the learner‘ Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.

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New Challenge to 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 … Continue reading

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20 Great Links for the TOEFL Exam

How many of us haven’t heard students say things such as “How can I increase my TOEFL score? What’s the secret of the IELTS? I need a better TOEFL score! I need to improve on the IELTS exam!”? Like many … Continue reading

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How to get an A Grade in that Exam

It can’t be as simple as this, can it? Rest assured, I’m often much less shallow than this when evaluating my students! Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.

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Five Great TOEFL Links

TOEFL Links Love it or hate it, the TOEFL ain’t going away any time soon. Here are some of my, ahem, favourite links to some of the best TOEFL related websites. TOEFL Prep Info TOEFL information that will help you understand the TOEFL test. TOEFL- Test … Continue reading

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20 great links for the TOEFL exam

How many of us haven’t heard students say things such as “How can I increase my TOEFL score? What’s the secret of the IELTS? I need a better TOEFL score! I need to improve on the IELTS exam!”? Like many … Continue reading

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20 Great Links for the TOEFL Exam

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Breathless beauty: the secret of undiscovered Bolivia

South America remains an enigma to me, a place I’d long to visit, even more so after reading this. In a fabulous account of teaching in the continent, Jacqueline McEwan shares the secret of undiscovered Bolivia, but, she says, don’t forget your … Continue reading

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Free Book: Developing an Association for Language Teachers

Another free resource has been made available by joint BBC / British Council website, Teaching English: a free pdf downloadable book entitled ‘Developing an Association for Language Teachers‘ edited by Ana Falcao and Margit Szesztay. From the website: This handbook … Continue reading

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Guide to the TOEFL

I’ve just launched a new section of the blog, my guide to the TOEFL exam, starting off with my 5 essential texts for the TOEFL exam. If you have any experiences, good or bad, of the TOEFL, I’d love to hear … Continue reading

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