TOEFL iBT® Course Content

Some content is exclusively available in Gold courses.

Reading & Listening This course is only available if you choose to take it with full tutor support. For each lesson, you will take at least TWO practice tests.
Lesson
1
Reading: TOEFL iBT® reading overview and question types
Listening: TOEFL iBT® listening overview, question types, predicting the content, and introduction to note-taking
Lesson
2
Reading: Identifying and summarizing the main points in reading passages
Listening: Note-taking skills (using symbols and organizing your notes)
Lesson
3
Reading: Factual and Negative Factual questions
Listening: Gist-content, Gist-purpose, and Detail questions
Lesson
4
Reading: Inferencce and Rhetorical Purpose questions
Listening: Attitude and Function questions
Lesson
5
Reading: Vocabulary and Reference questions
Listening: Connecting Content, Organization, and Inference questions
Lesson
6
Reading: Sentence Simplification and Insert Text questions
Listening: Identifying main points and supporting details
Lesson
7
Reading: Prose summary and Fill in the Table questions
Listening: Review of the previous lessons and feedback
Speaking Task 1 All the lessons include full speaking practice and feedback.
Standard Lesson 1: Brainstorming, organizing and outlining ideas, and linking your points in speech.
Lesson 2: Speaking in thought groups
Gold Lesson 3: Pronunciation (connected speech)
Lesson 4: Pronunciation (sentence stress and intonation)
Lesson 5: Complete review and feedback
Speaking Tasks 2, 3 & 4 All the lessons include full speaking practice and feedback.
Standard Lesson 1: Note-taking, organizing, and paraphrasing
Lesson 2: Citation language and linking your points in speech
Lesson 3: Speaking in thought groups
Gold Lesson 4: Pronunciation (connected speech, sentence stress and intonation)
Lesson 5: Complete review and feedback
Writing Task 1
Standard Lesson 1: Types of topic questions, reading, listening, and note-taking
Lesson 2: Development of paragraphs, paraphrasing, citation language, and transitions
Lesson 3: Full writing practice and feedback
Lesson 4: Full writing practice and feedback
Lesson 5: Complete review, full writing practice and feedback
Gold Lesson 6: Full writing practice and feedback + Using vocabulary from the academic word list
Lesson 7: Full writing practice and feedback + Utilizing complex sentence structures
Lesson 8: Full writing practice and feedback + Avoiding redundancy
Lesson 9: Full writing practice and feedback
Lesson 10: Complete review, full writing practice and feedback
Writing Task 2
Standard Lesson 1: Types of topic questions, brainstorming, organizing, and outlining
Lesson 2: Developing the introductory paragraph
Lesson 3: Developing the body and concluding paragraphs
Lesson 4: Full writing practice and feedback
Lesson 5: Complete review, full writing practice and feedback
Gold Lesson 6: Full writing practice and feedback + Using vocabulary from the academic word list (AWL)
Lesson 7: Full writing practice and feedback + Utilizing complex sentence structures
Lesson 8: Full writing practice and feedback + Avoiding redundancy
Lesson 9: Full writing practice and feedback
Lesson 10: Complete review, full writing practice and feedback