Record the Students When They Speak
Know Your Subject!
If you can, try to take a few practice TOEFL tests on either the internet or even your language center may have a copy of the software that you can use in a demo mode. This allows you to get an understanding as to how the test is structured and learn the different steps involved. Even old hands at TOEFL should regularly undertake a practice on the computerized test to help learn of different pointers that will help the students and how they can make the most of the timing in between the questions.
Record the Students When They Speak
When you get your students to complete a spoken activity, for example, where they must speak for 45 seconds on a given topic, record them! This is important, as they have to become used to speaking into a microphone while being recorded. The recording places the additional pressure on the student that they will find during the exam, as well as giving you and the student the chance to review and look for errors with their work.
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