I hate his freakin accent in the first discussion! Seems like English and Australians people have a tongue with no muscle and they barely move it while speaking !
The examples seem good to me, but arent they a little short. Cause from the books i've used the conversations are really long, and both man and woman talk a lot, which confuses me, wether to take one's or the other's notes!
I have been tutoring TOEFL students for three years and I have never heard such an unnatural voice in any of the recordings. Not only does the man in the audio sound unnatural, he also suffers from weak pronunciation on many occasions. The creators have made a good solid resource, the only complaint I have is that they should definitely use someone else to make the recording of the male voice.
The first speaking section is pure crap. the man doesn't state his opinion at all, whether he agrees or disagrees. The one providing such info is the woman. That way, the test-taker is enclined to pay attention to the woman's part of the conversation, since she is the one adopting a position. However, the question asks details about the man's involvement in the conversation, ALTHOUGH he has not expressed a clear position regarding the issue. This is confusing and it's a false model i think.
It is weird but I understand clearly when the woman talks. But when the man talks It is kind of hard to understand him. Does he suppose to have an ascent?.
This guy is a genius. He helped me get my desired goal in Toefl. In the first try I only got 84. But after practicing his videos I ended up with a 103. Here's my score in toefl:
thank you so much for sharing all these videos!! they help me so much, at least i think i will gain about 10 more points because of them! :) so, thanks!!!!
Thank you for halping us! thank for the examples, I just think the answers are to short (we need to talk for 60 sec straight), so it kind of makes it easier than it is on the actual test.
thanks a lot i was wasting 20 dollars for an hour of speaking lesson at the tutor but this is much more efficient a thing than my teacher was!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks again
Unfortunately not! You have 45 secs to read it and then you hear the conversation and that's it... then you are on your own. However, the announcement is not crucial to your speech, since the question they ask is about the conversation alone. The important thing to do is to get main idea of the text and perhaps mention it in the introduction, but you ought to focus your energy on the summarizing the opinion and providing examples. Good luck
I guess that you simply have to wrap it up in one neat sentence. For example (Those are the reasons why the man holds this opinion) OR (That's why the man is opposed to the library renovation)
The concluding sentence is the least important componnent of your response. You should only provide one if you still have dome time to cover, and you should avoid repeating the specific details/reasons that you have already stated.
I suggest you use the Sample answer as a guideline.
Okay the boy and the girl in the 3.47 are brother and sister and the girl's name is Macie Elliott.
BayQar 2 months ago
Does anybody know what film is the second pic from? (boy and a girl sitting on the railways)
BayQar 2 months ago
british accent..hate it..sorry but it's weird
Incantato 2 months ago
I hate his freakin accent in the first discussion! Seems like English and Australians people have a tongue with no muscle and they barely move it while speaking !
m13x89 2 months ago
The examples seem good to me, but arent they a little short. Cause from the books i've used the conversations are really long, and both man and woman talk a lot, which confuses me, wether to take one's or the other's notes!
erlintego88 3 months ago
I have been tutoring TOEFL students for three years and I have never heard such an unnatural voice in any of the recordings. Not only does the man in the audio sound unnatural, he also suffers from weak pronunciation on many occasions. The creators have made a good solid resource, the only complaint I have is that they should definitely use someone else to make the recording of the male voice.
limewindow 3 months ago
You are right, the man's voice was kinda weird, It sounded a little british, but why using british accent in an american english test!
erlintego88 3 months ago
HAHAHA does she say " foot prints on the wall" 8:48 HAHAHAHHA. Excuse me that's so funny.... Foot prints on the wall xD That's so stupid!
cherrycook 4 months ago
it is really funny, but I assure you that it happens!hahhah
erlintego88 3 months ago
I don't understand a fuck from the man of the first lecture, he has to be fired......
grisknack 5 months ago 3
how the fuck did i get to this from watching how to make a rubix cube costume?
aBODproduction 10 months ago
where is the passage ; where is the more info session? Could anyone tell me how do I get there to read the passage ? Thanks guys
sinanmudhar79 1 year ago
click on ouliogroove and it will bring you ouliogroove channel so you'll be able to see what you look for.
moustissa 9 months ago
thank you ooligrove, I have my exam tomorrow. All I have to say is that you have helped me a lot. =) !thanks!
Enkrni 1 year ago 2
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Enkrni 1 year ago
what's with the guy's accent = =
mizzachita 1 year ago
Nice work dude.. appreciate ur hard work :)
prototypeko 1 year ago
Thank you for great studying material
bennyhanabe 1 year ago
The first speaking section is pure crap. the man doesn't state his opinion at all, whether he agrees or disagrees. The one providing such info is the woman. That way, the test-taker is enclined to pay attention to the woman's part of the conversation, since she is the one adopting a position. However, the question asks details about the man's involvement in the conversation, ALTHOUGH he has not expressed a clear position regarding the issue. This is confusing and it's a false model i think.
sergiudec 1 year ago 2
3.30 just the perfect place for discussing the university related issue!)
REYNE91 1 year ago
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
boilsoftmovie 1 year ago
where is the MORE INFO?
kapiladhikari 1 year ago
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kapiladhikari 1 year ago
It is weird but I understand clearly when the woman talks. But when the man talks It is kind of hard to understand him. Does he suppose to have an ascent?.
danielitaiyta 1 year ago
thanks alot for video
TheSaw124 1 year ago
great job man
but where are the reading passages ??!!
heroosmsm 1 year ago
great job man
but where are the reading passages ??!!
heroosmsm 1 year ago
This guy is a genius. He helped me get my desired goal in Toefl. In the first try I only got 84. But after practicing his videos I ended up with a 103. Here's my score in toefl:
Reading - 28
Listening - 24
Speaking - 27
Writing - 24
Thanks ouliogroove
TheCoolHunk1 1 year ago
Thank you so much ~!
BewitchingLeopard 1 year ago
thank you so much... these help me a lot... God Bless..
gemcarlov 2 years ago
This is actually very helpful. No doubt, I will eventually improve my skill in this section of the test.
lahivelo001 2 years ago
Good it is reallly helpful
shehzadmoon 2 years ago
Thanks a lot for the VDO.
But where can I find the reading articles in "more info section"? Anyone can tell me the link?
spoyalin 2 years ago
use fast video download add on ..found on firefox add on
zamboangaVillain 2 years ago
OMG its really difficult for me
jackalkwt 2 years ago
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prettyvhelle 2 years ago
your videos are so helpful for me!
the answer for each question is very appropriate .
tonggiang1 2 years ago 3
OMG it's a pricture from 'The Science of Sleep' !!!! I love that movie uhuuu thanx for posting this video
prigatdevisine 2 years ago 6
thank you so much for sharing all these videos!! they help me so much, at least i think i will gain about 10 more points because of them! :) so, thanks!!!!
retrofrik 2 years ago 2
thanks !
transferrin2009 2 years ago 2
Thank you very much these video are helping me a lot!!!
Lucyidea 2 years ago 2
thank you! and thank you tube!!!
asso85ita 2 years ago 9
Thank you for halping us! thank for the examples, I just think the answers are to short (we need to talk for 60 sec straight), so it kind of makes it easier than it is on the actual test.
amjanka 2 years ago
WOW! perfect answers! I wish I could be this good for my test tomorrow! I'm pretty sure im gonna suck at it! :(
g0lly91 2 years ago
where is the "More info" ?
phanquockiet 2 years ago
It's on the right next 2 the video
u see where it says subscribe in yellow box?
it's written like this: (more info)
imissuhoney 2 years ago
thanks a lot!!!
ivddvmdvm 2 years ago
this section is god-damned hard~~!!!
Andy423166 2 years ago 3
thanks a lot i was wasting 20 dollars for an hour of speaking lesson at the tutor but this is much more efficient a thing than my teacher was!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks again
shushansimonyan 2 years ago
Thanks for these good samples
keroaziz 2 years ago 3
where is the text?
itsme102008 3 years ago
In the "MORE INFO" section on the top right corner under the Ouliogroove link
ouliogroove 3 years ago
thank you very much.
bettyandahdy 3 years ago
Hi there
Thanks u for this very useful video
I have a question: Does the announcement reappears on the real test for my reference?
thx
IceBreakerCn 3 years ago 2
Unfortunately not! You have 45 secs to read it and then you hear the conversation and that's it... then you are on your own. However, the announcement is not crucial to your speech, since the question they ask is about the conversation alone. The important thing to do is to get main idea of the text and perhaps mention it in the introduction, but you ought to focus your energy on the summarizing the opinion and providing examples. Good luck
ouliogroove 3 years ago
okay thx
IceBreakerCn 3 years ago 2
Thanks a lot!!!This is very usefuul for toefl preparation
Waginingen 3 years ago
I have a question: what do I say in the conclusion? I have already stated positions and reasons. How do I make the conclusion?
laubowiebass 3 years ago
I guess that you simply have to wrap it up in one neat sentence. For example (Those are the reasons why the man holds this opinion) OR (That's why the man is opposed to the library renovation)
The concluding sentence is the least important componnent of your response. You should only provide one if you still have dome time to cover, and you should avoid repeating the specific details/reasons that you have already stated.
I suggest you use the Sample answer as a guideline.
hope this helps
ouliogroove 3 years ago