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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
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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_____.
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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_____.
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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_____.
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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_____.
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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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