IELTS Speaking | 1 on 1 Coaching | Emphasis & Assumptions about Speech Rate

How important is speech rate? Well, in speaking part 2, you need to have a good idea of how long your reference point is, the body, and summing it up. You can have a good indicator by writing down your speaking part 2 and record yourself on a timer. Now, all of this is just...

IELTS | Speaking | Using Cohesive Devices for Your Speech

The best video is here, and specifically, for three of my IELTS students currently. Now, we all know the annoying linkers that TOEFL iBT coaches spout: therefore, however, furthermore, also. Yeah, these maybe be good in providing structure, but when it comes to a conversation with a human, you need to sound natural. Compartmentalizing your...

IELTS | Reading | 1 on 1 Coaching | Fill In The Blank: Polar Bears

We're back with another IELTS Training session! In this video, both my student and I are doing an IELTS segment where we're supposed to find the words (one word only) and fill it in. In this session, however, I had a bit of a doubt about branch, indicating that it may be tool. And in...

TOEFL iBT | 1 on 1 Coaching | Reading | Why Twigs & Leaves Fall off Trees

A coaching session with a student I hadn't coach yet! after speaking to her four months ago, she is now preparing for her TOEFL exam and she's doing an amazing job at answering these questions. However, before the techniques, she was lost with time. So in this session, I break down the questions so that...

IELTS | Writing Task II | Essay Evaluation | How Cohesion Works

I'm bringing you a special I haven't necessarily done in almost a year. I was really big on IELTS last year, but because TOEFL iBT became huge, I just steered clear of it. Well, it's back! And in today's episode, I go over the cohesion! https://videopress.com/v/Wg7CUbz5?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata

IELTS | Speaking | People & Relationships + Webinar Preview

Hello, all! I'm back with a wonderful webinar preview! So, in today's session, we're going to dive into adjectives and meanings, as well as relationship phrases and audios that support them. This is going to be an excellent lesson and the follow-up will be this upcoming weekend (Webinar!). So, let's dive into some language development,...

A Story of Empathy

I had followed up on a construction company job that I should’ve gotten after my teaching profile was sent there. I was waiting for a while and finally I messaged the lady who had interviewed me just weeks before.  “Hey, just wanted to know about the construction company?” …”oh, they chose another teacher.” Hmmmm….ok.  I...

IELTS Speaking Webinar (June 26th at 6 pm GMT +7) | Part 2

Have you been having difficulties in improving your Speaking Part II? Not exactly sure how to answer the question? Are you lacking story-telling?Well, it's time to present you with this webinar!Last year, lots of my Filipina students had always gotten the infamous 6.5 speaking band. They were never able to get a 7.0, which is...

Arsenio’s Business English Podcast | Sales | Increasing Sales & Profiting from Greed

I had spoken to one of my students and she said, "today is probably the last week I'll be learning with you." I said, "oh, hell no. What do I NOT know?" Over the next 10 minutes, and to my amazement, I sold her a massive package to continued studying English without the middle-man. The...

It’s the Beginning of May = Patreon is OPEN!

At the beginning of each month is the best time to enroll onto my Patreon. Here's what's available for everyone on these specific badges. Early Access Badge For the Early Access Badge, you get ALL OF MY PODCASTS in advance, and considering that there are more than 30 podcasts that are scheduled between now and...