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Listen to a ConversationCampus and studyVerb patterns and complementationTOEFL Conversation Practice: Shared ProjectsPractice TOEFL conversations about shared projects with six original questions, teamwork vocabulary, thank and credit for, and a detail-question tip.Grammar Thank and credit someone for doing somethingTest tip Keep each action attached to the right person.
Read an Academic PassageScience and environmentClauses and sentence structureTOEFL Academic Reading Practice: Peatlands and Carbon StoragePractice Read an Academic Passage with this TOEFL academic reading lesson on peatlands and carbon storage. Read one original passage…Grammar Past participle phrases after nounsTest tip Recognize factual-detail questions and verify the relationships stated in the passage.
Read an Academic PassageScience and environmentPrepositions and prepositional phrasesTOEFL Academic Reading Practice: Water ClocksPractice Read an Academic Passage with this TOEFL academic reading lesson on water clocks. One original passage and five questions…Grammar By + -ing for methodTest tip Recognize rhetorical-purpose questions and explain why an author includes an example.
Take an InterviewCommunity lifePurposeTOEFL Take an Interview: Community Life Full PracticeComplete one original four-question TOEFL Take an Interview full practice about community life, with vocabulary, grammar, a general response skill,…Grammar So that + clauseTest tip Build each response around one connected line of support.
Take an InterviewUrban lifeVerb patterns and complementationTOEFL Take an Interview: Urban FuturesPractice four original TOEFL Question 4 prompts about city changes and learn to explain wider effects without treating a conditional…Grammar Stand to gain or lose + noun phraseTest tip Predict a plausible effect of a change and state what it depends on.
Take an InterviewEnvironment and societyDiscourse and cohesionTOEFL Take an Interview: Environmental ChoicesPractice four original TOEFL Question 3 opinion prompts about environmental choices and learn to support a position with directly relevant…Grammar One reason for + noun phrase or -ing + is that + clauseTest tip Choose support that bears directly on the question and central claim.
Listen and RepeatCampus and studyVerb patterns and complementationTOEFL Listen and Repeat Practice: University BookstorePractice seven original TOEFL Listen and Repeat sentences in a university bookstore with service vocabulary and grammar guidance.Grammar Be entitled to + noun phrase or infinitiveTest tip Retain complete lexical units in longer sentences.
Listen and RepeatTravel servicesPrepositional time phrasesTOEFL Listen and Repeat Practice: Airport GatePractice seven original TOEFL Listen and Repeat sentences at an airport gate while retaining sequence words and the original order…Grammar Once + clause · Prior to + noun phrase or -ingTest tip Keep meaning groups in their heard order.
Listen and RepeatCommunity servicesVerb patterns and complementationTOEFL Listen and Repeat Practice: Community CenterPractice seven original TOEFL Listen and Repeat sentences in a community center while building service vocabulary and learning to describe…Grammar Be responsible for + noun phrase or -ingTest tip Find the core subject and action before attaching details.
Listen to an Academic TalkNatural sciencesVerb patterns and complementationTOEFL Academic Talk Practice: Smart MaterialsPractice a TOEFL Academic Talk about smart materials, learn expressions for explaining terms, and answer four original listening questions.Grammar Be known as + name · Refer to + noun phraseTest tip Connect an unfamiliar term to the explanation supplied.
Listen to a ConversationEveryday arrangementsVerb patterns and complementationTOEFL Conversation Practice: Campus ArrangementsPractice TOEFL conversations about campus arrangements with six original questions, vocabulary, intention language, and a tip for identifying purpose.Grammar Aim to and intend toTest tip Identify why the speakers are talking.
Listen to an Academic TalkEnvironment and earth studiesVerb patterns and complementationTOEFL Academic Talk Practice: Map ProjectionsPractice a TOEFL Academic Talk about map projections with four original questions, geography vocabulary, be concerned with, and a Test…Grammar Be concerned with + noun phrase or -ingTest tip Identify the whole explanation beyond an opening example.
Listen and Choose a ResponseTravel and leisurePrepositions and prepositional phrasesTOEFL Listen and Choose a Response Practice: Travel InformationPractice eight original TOEFL Listen and Choose a Response questions with travel vocabulary, at/in expressions, and a Test Tip for…Grammar At and in in conventional time and place expressionsTest tip A relevant detail can still answer the wrong question
Take an InterviewLearning and aspirationComparison and contrastTOEFL Take an Interview: Learning QuestionsPractice four TOEFL Take an Interview learning questions using comparison language and reasons that address the practical trade-offs between choices.Grammar Prefer + noun/verb-ing + to + noun/verb-ing · Would rather + base verb phrase + than + base verb phraseTest tip Connect one decisive feature of a choice to a personal consequence.
Take an InterviewCulture and leisureTense and aspectTOEFL Take an Interview: Free Time QuestionsPractice TOEFL Take an Interview free time questions using leisure vocabulary, habits and routines language, and connected elaboration.Grammar Have/has been + -ing + for + duration · Have/has been + -ing + since + starting point · Since + starting point · Tend to + base verbTest tip Elaboration: develop a factual answer with connected specific details.
Listen and Choose a ResponseServices and workPrepositions and prepositional phrasesTOEFL Listen and Choose a Response Practice: Customer ServicePractice eight original TOEFL Listen and Choose a Response questions with audio, customer service vocabulary, and a Test Tip on…Grammar Auxiliary short answers · In/at phrase answersTest tip A reply can answer without saying yes or no
Listen and RepeatServices and recreationModalityTOEFL Listen and Repeat Accuracy: Recreation CenterPractice TOEFL Listen and Repeat at a recreation center while learning facility vocabulary, preserving function words, and recovering through meaning…Grammar Can + base verb · Must + base verb · PrepositionsTest tip Resume from a retained meaning group after a hesitation and finish the sentence.
Listen and Choose a ResponseCampus and studyModalityTOEFL Listen and Choose a Response Practice: Campus ServicesPractice eight original TOEFL Listen and Choose a Response questions with campus-services vocabulary, be supposed to, and a tip for…Grammar Be supposed toTest tip Identify the speaker's purpose before choosing a reply
Listen and RepeatCampus and studyModalityTOEFL Listen and Repeat Chunking: Campus LibraryPractice TOEFL Listen and Repeat in a campus library while learning service vocabulary, permission language, and chunking for longer sentences.Grammar Do not · May/may not + base verb · Must · Noun phrase or -ing phrase + is/are (not) permittedTest tip Hear a small number of complete meaning groups and repeat them in sequence.