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Here is an useful article written for ESL teachers. Even though written for teachers I found some of them are valuable advice for an English language learner too. Author use ELL as an acronym for English Language Learners.

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We every one as English as Second language speakers want to speak in English as a Native. In this blog “Inspiration for all” author gives some useful tips to speak without accent. I found some of them are really helpful advice.
* Observe the mouth movements of those who speak English well and try to imitate them.
* Until you learn the correct intonation and rhythm of English, slow your speech down.
* Pronounce the ending of each word.
* Read aloud in English for 15-20 minutes every day.

He also emphasize patience in the learning process by saying:

You can change the way you speak but it won’t happen overnight. People often expect instant results and give up too soon. You can change the way you sound if you are willing to put some effort into it.

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Vocabulary is one of the critical part of language learning process. In English there are so many words which have many different meanings other than we read in a dictionary. Since most of the English words used as a term in certain fields. For example take the word “Gain”. We can find the meaning of this word in dictionary. But when it is used in “Market Gain” the meaning is more specific in financial terms. I found some Marketing-Sales vocabulary in this page. Very Useful

Taking TOEFL test is one of the most important things for anyone who learns English as a second language. Most if not all of the Universities and Post Secondary Institutions accept it as a standard for one’s English competency.
Once the computer based test is introduced TOEFL is scored out of 300. In Canada the TOEFL requirement varies between Universities. Most prestigious Universities ask for 250 with a 5 for the Essay.

I took it three years ago and got 264 with 4.5 for the Essay. When I started to preparing for this, I realized that the listening part is going to be the most difficult section than others, so I practiced a lot on it. There are some free resources available in the TOEFL website. There isn’t lots of material but it closely resembles the actual exam and a great tool for preparation.

Personally I didn’t take any courses for that.I prepared myself by doing the listening section over and over again with the Free CD and I also practiced the Essays many times as well. For those who don’t read much in English start the habit early as possible. In my point of view reading section may take much time in the test. Practice makes perfect. It will be helpful if start earlier practicing to read. Here is the link for the official TOEFL website.If you ask for the free CD while registration they will send it for you.

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