When taking the TOEIC L&R use these skills and strategies to boost your TOEIC score. All seven parts are covered and you can practice with a mini-test part by part. Knowing what to expect on the official test day is reassuring, soothes fear of the unknown, and reduces stress. The...
Leverage gives us more power. It was the ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher Archimedes who calculated just how much it helps. Why not encourage your business English students to leverage their English skills to reach their goals? Celebrities, professional athletes, and rock stars have learned English to reach the top....
by Ellen Baker Dubois · Published October 1, 2022 · Last modified October 11, 2022
Give your ESL students the vocabulary to discuss their life goals and what success looks like to them. Brainstorm the difference in meaning between goals and success. The aim of this lesson is to start students thinking about setting goals in English or in TOEIC exam preparation. Start off by...
by Ellen Baker Dubois · Published October 16, 2021 · Last modified February 21, 2024
Over 6 million people take the TOEIC L&R test every year. Have you thought about suggesting it to your business English students? Learn about the different TOEIC tests offered by ETS with these nine FAQs answered for you. Watch this short YouTube video that you can show in class, then...
Bus Eng teachers: Are you keeping up with the times? Read about my EdTech survey and hear from an expert in pedagogy on how the times are changing in EFL.
by Ellen Baker Dubois · Published December 26, 2020 · Last modified August 16, 2022
Have you been hearing about breakout rooms? Maybe you don’t even know what they are? Or why they’re important for online EFL teachers? We’ve asked an expert EFL teacher, Uma Tadema, to answer our questions about Zoom breakout rooms. Watch the interview with Uma or read the accompanying article with...
As a TOEIC teacher, what do you think is more important teaching TOEIC grammar or teaching TOEIC vocabulary? I’m sure you have an opinion on this. This question has been troubling me for quite some time especially when I was planning content for larger classes. One-on-one TOEIC training was easy...
Want to help your ESL students to finally master the prepositions ‘in on at‘? Try this ‘visual’ slideshow tour of New York City and its flashcard game. Learn how to teach your students to ‘visualize’ each preposition of place and time in 3D or 2D with this slideshow of images...
by Ellen Baker Dubois · Published April 30, 2018 · Last modified January 17, 2024
Every TOEIC preparation teacher needs sample tests because they are shorter: from 30 to 45 minutes compared to the two-hour full test. The sample tests give a fairly accurate estimation of the expected results on the full test and with different versions available, they can be used to measure progress...
by Ellen Baker Dubois · Published November 1, 2017 · Last modified December 30, 2023
Here’s the logical, efficient hack to teach your English students how to differentiate between past and present tenses and help them to improve their speaking skills. It’s a timed flash-card game using 41 keywords normally associated with the four basic verb tenses in the present and past. Keywords like: always,...
