Creating Essay Writing Outlines

Whether you are writing an English essay for your class or for the TOEFL test, you will need to get organized before you ever put pen to paper.  Outlining your essay topic, no matter how big or how small, can make the difference between a passing grade and a failing one.  But putting together an [...]

Persuasive Essays

In order to help you write good persuasive essays, it is helpful to read other persuasive essays written by other authors in order to recognize specific essay writing styles.  Essay writing for academics is written in a very specific and well-organized way.  The standard essay for most academic tests that are common in the United States (TOEFL, GED, GRE) [...]

Take the GED!

The General Educational Development Diploma (GED) is a good option for international students who want to take college course in the United States.  Many times international students find that it is extremely difficult and often very expensive to have their transcripts translated and transferred to colleges in the United States.  In addition, many students did not graduate from [...]

Register for the TOEFL Test

When you’re ready to finally take the TOEFL test, you can easily register online with the official ETS testing site.  The test is offered at multiple locations across the state of Georgia (and the world) and is given multiple times each month.  The fee for taking the TOEFL test is $170 and you can choose from a [...]

Improve Your English Reading Skills

You may not realize it, but one of the most effective things you can do to improve your understanding of the English language is to read, read, read!  News stories are particularly helpful for ESL students because they are short, smart, interesting, and to the point.  This website offers a variety of topical news stories to [...]

Practice TOEFL Tests

Are you getting ready to take your TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), but want to practice a little bit more before you take the real test?  Check out the following links to several different online practice TOEFL tests.  The key to scoring well on any standardized test like the TOEFL is to [...]

Top Ten English Quizzes

Ready to test your knowledge of what you’ve learned so far in your English classes?  If so, then try your hand at one of these popular quizzes!  There are quizzes for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students, so there’s something for everyone here, including…grammar, verbs, TOEFL, and more! http://esl.about.com/od/englishtestsandquizzes/tp/top10quiz.htm

Advanced Reading Comprehension

Here you will find several dozen articles that you can practice reading for English comprehension.  After each article there is a quiz that will test your comprehension skills.  These reading examples are for the advanced ESL learner and will help you prepare for the TOEFL, GED, or other college level classes and exams that require advanced reading comprehension [...]

TOEFL Reading Practice

Want to practice your reading skills in preparation for the TOEFL exam?  Read through these paragraphs and answer the 45 questions about them to test your reading comprehension skills. http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/reading1.htm

Practice For Your TOEFL

The best thing to do when studying for your TOEFL exam is to practice, practice, practice!  This link offers several grammar and vocabulary quizzes that you can take whenever you have a few moments of free time to spend practicing for your exam. http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bltoeflquiz.htm#news

The Pros and Cons

Here is an interesting website that was recommended by one of our teachers.  ProCon.org is a website that provides relevant information on both sides of common controversial topics that might be discussed in the classroom, at your workplace, or could even be used as an essay question on the TOEFL exam!  They have over 1,000 different [...]