Hello, everyone! I plan on take the TOEIC exam no later than  July next year and I've been preparing for it by myself. I have taken a practise test and the average score was 795. On the first time I took the practise test the average score was -  400 - for listening 330 - for reading (I need at least 460) On the second time, which was this week, the listening score has increased to 480 but surprisingly the reading score decreased even more going to 315. So I have been trying to figure out on what I might be doing wrong and then I wonder if you could give any practical advice to help me improve my grammar as well as my reading comprehension. Besides, what kind of books would you suggest me reading to improve my vocabulary and prepare for the exam? Thank You in advance!

Hello! :) Could you please correct this for me? I was asked this question: What would you do if you could live your year over again? “Well, for me it is tricky to talk about changing the past because I don’t really look to the past with that perspective. Whenever I look back in life is to reflect on the experiences I had and ponder on what I could do differently now in the present, or for the future.   I reason that even if ones could live their lives over again, under the same circumstances, then it wouldn’t give many opportunities to make changes. Perhaps they did everything they could, given the circumstances.  On the other hand, if ones have been given not only the chance to live their lives over again but also to change its circumstances. Then, by all means, many changes could certainly be made.”

Hello, Community!!! I'm trying to improve my pronunciation, so would you please help me correct the aspects of pronunciation in this audio? Please, feel free to point out any pronunciation mistake as well as any tips to improve it. Thank You so much!

Hello! I hope you're all well. Is this sentence incorrect? “I have been joining the events ‘most as’ a listener.” The meaning of the sentence is: Most of the events the person has joined, it's been as a listener. So, does the sentence above give the correct meaning? If not, how should I rephase it? Thank You! ;)

Hello! I hope you are all well. Could you please help me to understand the what does the idiom: “Slip out of gear” means? Thank You in advance.

Hello! I hope you're all well. Could you please correct this text for me? The feeling of not being able to understand what is being said to us, whether due to the speed, accent or so. I think that listening can be one of the worst things when it comes to communicating in a foreign language, because If we can listen, we can speak. But if we cannot understand what the other person is trying to say, consequently we cannot speak, we cannot really connect or engage in the conversation, you know?!  That's can be such a frustrating experience in some cases. For example, if a person makes a pronunciation mistake or a misuse of a word or sentence, they could work that out by rephrase the sentence, choosing another word or so and keep going, it wouldn't stop the conversation. But, how to keep a conversation going when we cannot understand what is it that is being said? That's one of the worries I used to carry along with me, what if all of a sudden I join in and simply couldn't make it happen? How to work around that situation and deal with it without losing the confidence to keep joining in and practising?”