Lisa Stephenson

18/11/2021

Need help with oral comprehension? You can't go wrong with podcasts, and there are so many to choose from. See a couple of my favourites in the comments and tell me your favourites.

18/11/2021

Over the next couple of days, we will look at verbs that are followed by a verb + ing. To master them, you must use them in a context that reflects your life, Here are some examples....

finish - I have finished preparing the report.
put off - I have put off doing this meeting for long enough.
avoid - Can you avoid learning English?

I want to hear your examples below....

17/11/2021

Hi! This is Lisa.
I just wanted to come here to introduce myself and welcome you to my community on Facebook.
I have been getting people better TOEIC results for over 10 years and I have helped over 1000 students pass their TOEIC exam with great scores in an easy way.
One of my passions is running. Here’s a photo of me finishing my first 10 k run this Saturday 13/11/2021 in London.
I’m so happy to meet you here and have you in my community.
Let me know in the comments below:
What do you want to see in my daily posts that can be of help to you?

14/11/2021

(In English below)

Se fixer des objectifs est essentiel pour la croissance et l'amélioration lors de l'étude pour l'examen TOEIC. Alors comment fixer nos propres objectifs ? J'ai énuméré quelques objectifs différents auxquels vous devriez penser lorsque vous étudiez.
1. Augmenter votre éventail de vocabulaire.
2. Comprendre le test.
3. Maîtriser les structures conditionnelles.
4. Partie 2 Écoute - Mémorisation du mot question.
5. Lecture pour l'essentiel....
49. Se familiariser avec les verbes à particule commerciale... la liste continue...

C'est votre tour - Faites une liste de tous les domaines que vous devez étudier et maîtriser. Pour chacun des points, dressez un plan de la façon dont vous pouvez atteindre ces objectifs. Notez-les dans votre journal. Passer à l'action!

Setting goals is essential for growth and improvement when studying for the TOEIC exam. So how do we set our own goals? I've listed a just few different goals you should be thinking about when studying.
1. Increasing your range of vocabulary.
2. Understanding the test.
3. Mastering the conditional structures.
4. Part 2 Listening - Question word memorisation.
5. Reading for the gist....
49. Becoming familiar with business phrasal verbs... the list continues...

It's your turn - Make a list of all the areas you need to study and master. For each of the points, make a plan of how you can reach these goals. Write them down in your diary. Take action!

14/11/2021

(In English below)

Améliorer vos capacités d'écoute est essentiel pour obtenir un bon score au TOEIC. Utilisez cette conférence TED pour vous entraîner.

Improving your listening skills is vital to getting a great score in the TOEIC. Use this TED talk to train.

Have you answered a work email during an important family event? Or taken a call from your boss while on vacation? According to behavioral scientist and Harvard Business School professor Ashley Whillans, "always-on" work culture is not only ruining our personal well-being -- but our work, as well. S...

11/04/2021

Looking to improve your prepositions of time? Here are a few links that may help you.
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-at-in-on-time.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8JRYf8vy2A
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/time-prepositions-exercise-1.html

09/04/2021

Go on be honest, finding it difficult to keep motivated studying for the TOEIC?... Why are you doing the TOEIC test? To graduate from school? To get a better job? What is motivating you to learn? What score do you need?

When motivation is failing what should you do? Right, jump ahead to the future and see yourself getting the TOEIC score you need. Look at yourself, what are doing, what are you saying, and most importantly how do you feel? Embrace those feelings, then bottle them up. The next time you need motivating, it happens, we all have low points, get that bottle out and take a big sniff and keep learning - you can do it!

07/04/2021

Part 1 - Photos
To identify the correct answer, ask yourself questions for each photo.
1. What's going on in the photo?
2. Where are they?
3. What are they holding?
4. What jobs do they have?

This will help you to identify the statement that best describes the photo.

07/04/2021

STOP the “I need to improve my TOEIC score”, I have heard this too many times and it does not get you to where you want to be. Before starting to improve your TOEIC score, you need to assess where you need to improve, is it the reading part 5 or the listening part 3? How do you identify where you need to improve? Do a practice TOEIC test and carry out a full analysis of your answers. Once you know what to improve set achievable goals and make a revision plan!

You can do it!