This course prepares non-native speakers of English to take the speaking and writing sections of the TOEFL iBT exam. This course explains the difference between the integrated tasks and independent tasks in the speaking and writing sections of the iBT and provides effective strategies for tackling each task. For each type of prompt, you will learn how to best plan your responses, which is a key step to providing well-formed and organized answers.
TOEFL Speaking and Writing Sections Skills Mastery
This course is part of TOEFL Preparation Specialization
Instructors: Shiva Sutherland
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this first week, you will become familiar with a question type that you will encounter on the real iBT speaking portion of the TOEFL test, specifically the independent speaking task." You will also practice answering some speaking sample questions with suggested templates. This will help you know what to expect when you answer speaking questions and be prepared to plan your responses.
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3 videos3 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
In this second week, you will become familiar with a question type that you will encounter on the real iBT speaking portion of the test, specifically the integrated speaking tasks. You will also practice answering some speaking sample questions with suggested templates. This will help you know what to expect when you answer to speaking questions and be prepared to plan your responses.
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3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt
In this third week, you will become familiar with a question type that you will encounter in the real iBT writing portion of the test, specifically the Independent writing task. You will also practice answering some sample questions with suggested templates. This will help you know what to expect when you complete the writing section of the test and be prepared to plan your answers.
What's included
2 videos1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt
In this fourth week, you will become familiar with a question type that you will encounter on the real iBT writing portion of the test, specifically the Integrated writing task. You will also practice answering some sample questions with suggested templates. This will help you know what to expect when you complete the writing section of the test and be prepared to plan your answers.
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2 videos1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt
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