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By the end of this short article, you will be able to distinguish the difference between the Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing sections of the TOEFL. You will also discover five TOEFL study tips to help organize your study schedule and improve your TOEFL score.
The first part of the exam is the TOEFL Reading section. As of the latest TOEFL update on July 26, 2023, there are two academic passages of approximately 700 words each. The subjects will consist of texts found in a typical university textbook. Following each passage are ten questions about the reading passage. You will have 36 minutes to read the two passages and answer the 20 questions in total.
After the Reading section, you will have to complete the Listening section, which will take about 36 minutes. The Listening section is divided into two identical parts. In each part, you will have three listening passages: one conversation between a student and campus employee and two academic lectures. The conversations last 2-4 minutes, and the academic lectures are approximately five minutes each.
You will be asked five questions after the conversation, ten in total, and six questions after each of the four academic lectures, 24 in total. The question types, like in the Reading section, vary. This chart explains the question types, with examples of phrasing, and the frequency of the question type:
The questions range in subject matter, so there is no way to prepare a specific answer before the exam. You might be asked a question about business, travel, education, family, friendship, and so on. After the question is asked, you will be given 15 seconds to prepare a response and 45 seconds to speak.
In task four, you are expected to listen to an academic topic for two to three minutes and then report on the information you heard. You will be given 20 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to speak. In your response, you must be able to identify the topic of the lecture and the most important details.
Finally, you have arrived at the last section, the TOEFL Writing section. The Writing section lasts about 30 minutes. Here, you will be expected to write an essay in response to two separate writing tasks.
The first is an integrated writing task, and the second is called Writing for an Academic Discussion. The integrated writing is almost identical to question #4 in the TOEFL Speaking section. You will read a passage, listen to a lecture, and then write about the two.
The last question on the exam was introduced on July 26, 2023, Writing for an Academic Discussion. You will be asked to contribute to an online discussion where a professor will pose a question, and two students offer their opinions. You will be expected to write at least 100 words that contribute to the discussion. Check out an example below:
When studying at home, ALWAYS do practice tests under the test time constraints. This will prepare you to work under pressure and manage your time on test day. See the time breakdowns above for each section of the exam.
On the TOEFL exam, you will not have access to spellcheck. Therefore, you should be practicing with spellcheck turned off! You are going to be responsible for finding your own grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes on test day, so start practicing this now!
Throughout the test, one of the most important things to do is to take notes! You will need to give yourself a little extra time to gather your thoughts and plan your answers. So, during the exam, you need to take good notes. Therefore, you should practice taking notes on your practice tests too.
As you prepare for the TOEFL, you should do a lot of TOEFL practice tests. Grading the TOEFL Reading and Listening sections of the exam is easy, but the speaking and writing sections will require professional help from a teacher or TOEFL expert.
So, in order to simulate this kind of test environment, take your complete TOEFL iBT practice tests in a coffee shop or in another, louder area. That way, you will already know how to ignore these kinds of distractions on test day!
Look, we know the TOEFL exam is a huge undertaking, and kudos to you for taking it on! If you feel like you want more help, Sojourning Scholar also made a list of the Best TOEFL YouTube Channels in 2023 where you can find additional helpful materials.
Thanks for your message. It is always possible, but 110 is a very hard score for anyone to achieve. In your case, you need to find out how your writing and reading scores can be improved and make sure to manage your time on all the sections.
Hi, and thanks for your question. 105 in TOEFL would be equal to an 8 for IELTS. I would suggest you consider doing an evaluation with a teacher who can advise you on your current level and how long you may need to improve to 105.
Hi Kinjal, Thanks for your question. There is no perfect way to study for the test. The best advice I can offer is to take practice tests, try to pinpoint the areas where you are weakest, and then focus your efforts on those specific questions. If you have any questions about specific parts of the test, please let me know
Hi there, John, and thank you for your comment. If you do not wish to pay, I suggest trying one of the free practice tests again to remind yourself of what you learned, especially if you only have a few days until your test. If you would like more practice, you would have to enroll in one of our paid services, like the Score Builder Program or the TOEFL Practice Test package.
Hi to everyone! Taking TOEFL tomorrow, from September 2022, I started preparing for TOEFL about 2-3 hours per week, and the last two weeks were saturated. However, I do not feel super ready and know why, but I am feeling anxious. How can I relax a little and calm down?
Hi Josh. I took a TOEFL exam last week, and I got a 72 score. However, my listening and reading were the worst, like 14 reading and 18 listening section. I need some advice for improving because after two weeks, again I will take an exam and I need at least 85. Additionally, I wanna add that I am a foreign student, and I only worked a month for getting this score.
I would be happy to offer some suggestions. First, when it comes to listening unless you have a very high degree of fluency, it might be worth trying a couple of practice tests without taking any notes. This is because when you write notes, you are using half your attention to write and the other half to listen. Sometimes this means you only write down half of what you need and other times you miss important information because you are busy writing. It may be you do better by only listening. This is not a perfect solution as you will likely get some detail questions wrong. However, many of my students who were scoring below a 20, found that no notes were a little easier.
I would be happy to help. For the listening, I would try doing practice tests both with and without notes to see which style is better. Notes can be helpful, but if you are more of an audio learner you might want to put your energy into just listening to make sure you get the most crucial information. With regard to writing, it is hard to give specific advice without knowing what your current level of writing is. A couple of things to keep in mind: the writing section will change in July and become, I think, a little easier. The independent question is being replaced with another task, so if you can wait until July, it might be worth it. We will be publishing more about the changing of the writing section as we get closer to July.
Hi, I want to take some help. I am planning to taking the Tofel score about 5 month and I want more than 80 score. As well as I am not good at reading very well, sometime I taking 20 out of 30 and sometimes 25 out of 30 and sometime 15 or 13 out 30. I do not know why this is happening to me, even though I practicing more and more.
Do you have any advise!
If you have thanks.
Hi Rezwan and thank you for the question. It sounds like you need to focus on building your vocabulary for the reading section. The more you understand, the better you will be able to answer the questions. The best way to do this is through reading a lot. In general, I actually recommend reading things you enjoy and studying flashcards with some difficult vocabulary. This will help expose you to more vocabulary. Spend about 25-50% of your time on TOEFL-related content and the rest on the material you enjoy along with some flashcards. I hope that helps!
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