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TOEFL Speaking and Writing Sections Skills Mastery

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TOEFL Speaking and Writing Sections Skills Mastery

This course is part of TOEFL Preparation Specialization

Instructors: Shiva Sutherland

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

185 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

7 hours to complete

Learn at your own pace

99%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Identify the different elements and expectations for the iBT speaking and writing tasks
Discuss techniques to improve English speaking skills
Practice writing a response to an academic discussion task

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course prepares non-native English speakers to take the speaking and writing sections of the TOEFL iBT exam. This course explains the difference between the integrated 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.

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Welcome to Module 1, The iBT Independent Speaking Task. In this module, 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.

What's included

4 videos4 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

4 videosTotal 18 minutes

Meet Your Teacher: Jay Daniyarova1 minute
Meet Your Teacher: Shiva Sutherland1 minute
Independent Speaking Task (Part 1)6 minutes
Independent Speaking Task (Part 2)10 minutes

4 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Welcome5 minutes
Overview of the Speaking Section5 minutes
Independent Speaking Task Tips10 minutes
Sample Questions and Answers30 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 1 Quiz30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 30 minutes

The iBT Independent Speaking Task30 minutes

Welcome to Module 2, The iBT Integrated Speaking Tasks. In this module, 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 speaking questions and be prepared to plan your responses.

What's included

3 videos2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

3 videosTotal 15 minutes

Integrated Speaking Task (Part 1)5 minutes
Integrated Speaking Task (Part 2)4 minutes
Integrated Speaking Task (Part 3)6 minutes

2 readingsTotal 30 minutes

iBT Integrated Speaking Questions20 minutes
Integrated Speaking Task Tips10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 2 Quiz30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 30 minutes

The iBT Integrated Speaking Tasks30 minutes

Welcome to Module 3, The iBT Integrated Writing Task. In this module, 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

Welcome to Module 4: The iBT Writing for an Academic Discussion Task. In this module, you will learn how to effectively write a response to the Academic Discussion task, which is part of the updated iBT Writing section. This section now has a reduced time limit of just 10 minutes. You will also review sample answers to better understand what constitutes a high-scoring response. By the end of this module, you will know what to expect during the writing section of the test and how to plan your answers efficiently.

What's included

1 video1 reading1 assignment2 discussion prompts

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Reviewed on Nov 2, 2022

I want to take this opportunity to thank these wonderful instructors; Shiva Sutherland and Helen Nam for making this course a wonderful one.Love you all.kojoalfred90@gmail.com

Reviewed on May 25, 2022

The course was pretty goog, I learned a lot about TOEFL test ans its strucutre as well as some strategis to face this important international test.

Reviewed on Jul 13, 2022

I found this course really easy to understand. Thanks to the instructor who prepared this great course for the TOEFL takers.

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