Six strategies to improve your grammar on TOEFL® iBT Speaking

Six strategies to improve your Six strategies to improve your grammar on TOEFLgrammar on TOEFL® ® iBT Speaking iBT Speaking

Dr. Pamela J. SharpeDr. Pamela J. SharpeAuthor of the bestseller Author of the bestseller Barron’s TOEFLBarron’s TOEFL® ® iBTiBT

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Strategies for each taskStrategies for each task

Prepare some key Prepare some key phrasesphrases


TOEFL Task 1TOEFL Task 1_____is my favorite_____._____is my favorite_____._____is the person that _____._____is the person that _____.

placeplace objectobject eventevent activityactivity

In my experience,_____.In my experience,_____.In my view,_____.In my view,_____.If____could_____, _____would_____.If____could_____, _____would_____.


TOEFL Task 2TOEFL Task 2Although_____is_____, I prefer_____.Although_____is_____, I prefer_____.

Although a case could be made for_____,Although a case could be made for_____,

I_____.I_____.

In my experience,_____ because_____.In my experience,_____ because_____.

I think that_____is better because_____.I think that_____is better because_____.

I agree that_____ because_____.I agree that_____ because_____.

I prefer_____to_____because_____.I prefer_____to_____because_____.


TOEFL Task 3TOEFL Task 3According to_____, _____.According to_____, _____.

The man objects to_____because_____.The man objects to_____because_____.

He favors_____.He favors_____.

He presents three arguments against_____.He presents three arguments against_____.

The woman agrees that_____.The woman agrees that_____.

The woman agrees with the policy. She The woman agrees with the policy. She explains that_____.explains that_____.

The woman thinks that_____is a good idea. The woman thinks that_____is a good idea. She points out that_____.She points out that_____.


TOEFL Task 4TOEFL Task 4A _____ is _____ thatA _____ is _____ that

_____is _____._____is _____.

According to the _____, _____.According to the _____, _____.

The lecturer _____the information in theThe lecturer _____the information in the

reading.reading.

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TOEFL Task 5TOEFL Task 5The problem is that___.The problem is that___.

According to___, one solution is to___.According to___, one solution is to___.

Another possibility is to___.Another possibility is to___.

I think that the best solution isI think that the best solution isto___because___.to___because___.In my opinion, the man/woman In my opinion, the man/woman

should_____.should_____.


TOEFL Task 6TOEFL Task 6

According to the lecturer,_____.According to the lecturer,_____.

The lecturer states that_____.The lecturer states that_____.

The two/three major_____are_____.The two/three major_____are_____.

The lecturer concludes that_____.The lecturer concludes that_____.

In other words,_____.In other words,_____.



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