Welcome back to ANOTHER TOEIC! At the beginning of next month, I'll be hosting another TOEIC Webinar (Listening Part III) for everyone who's interested. There's unlimited seating, and with a $5 buy-in, it's a score! Listening Webinar Free Reading Webinar Podcast In saying that, today we're going to discuss vocabulary clues to infer meaning. The... Continue Reading →
TOEIC | Part VII | Reading Comprehension | Mini-test & Webinar!
Today is the day for all of you TOEIC learners out there! Have you always had trouble with your reading comprehension? Well, in today's lesson, I'm going to walk you through the different ways I handle questions, how to break them down, what areas to find them and the bad habit of overanalyzing. After that,... Continue Reading →
TOEIC | Part VI | Mini-test with Going to & Future Tenses
It's been a long time, but it was well worth the wait. In today's podcast/video, I'm going to walk you through a variety of questions, the process of elimination, understanding adverbial clauses, subordinators, and coordinating conjunctions. All of these are absolutely essential! And if you're interested in my LIVE Webinar in regards to Part V,... Continue Reading →
TOEIC | Part VI | Future Tenses | Tactic Practice
We're back! Because a lot of my students answered my IG stories yesterday, I wanted to do a little bit more. The mini-test will be the next podcast/video, but today, I will break down a letter for you. Instagram Dear Mr. Blackburn, I am writing about the position in the accounting department that we spoke... Continue Reading →
TOEIC | Grammar | Part V | Practice Test Questions 1-10
Welcome to a short podcast/video! Today I'm going to break down some grammar/vocabulary questions that you would see on a test -- let alone this practice test! Again, if you're interested in coaching or membership services, please reach out to me! Ms. Walters _______ to another branch, so your new financial advisor will be Mr.... Continue Reading →
TOEIC | Reading | New Muscles Gym Opening in Collingwood
We have a special today! I had a wonderful Tunisian student reach out to me recently and said she was having difficulty with reading. She said "I read the passage," so in this podcast/video, I teach you guys to STOP reading questions and how to locate the answers! This will be very useful for most of... Continue Reading →
TOEIC | Listening | Part III | Paraphrasing & Context
Boom! I do believe this could be the first PART III TOEIC Listening on my podcast. If it is, welcome to the party. In today's podcast/video, we're going to discuss how to paraphrase and predict in context so that you have an idea of what to listen for. Now, this technique may not work for... Continue Reading →
TOEIC Live Coaching | S1: E2 | Reading Comprehension | Mini-test Follow-Up
Welcome back to another TOEIC live coaching session! In today's episode we're picking up right where we left off last week. Here are the notes for tomorrow! By the way, HUGE announcement for those of you who want to learn TOEIC on a monthly budget (planning on taking the test after October 15th). Patreon will... Continue Reading →
TOEIC Live Coaching | S1: E1 | Reading Comprehension | Reading Techniques to Follow + Passages
Hello, all! Whether you're in Thailand or in another country, welcome to the first live coaching session -- kicking off season 1/episode 1. I'm excited to debut this season not only for a lot of the Thai students who are following me from within these borders, but also the huge French contingent who have viewed... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast | Season 5 Episode 149 | Study Skills | Checking your Reading Speed
Welcome back to another podcast and today we're going to talk about reading speed. Now, I do think this is completely irrelevant because if you don't pick up what you're actually reading, the speed doesn't matter. However, smart reading is more like it. So let's go over some techniques that can help you. Find something... Continue Reading →