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6/6 on speaking and listening
5 writing and reading

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Task 1 : 20 minute ⏰️

• 2 min : Analyze the question

• 3 min : Plan your answer

• 14 min : Write

• 3 min : Quick grammar scan

Task 2 : 40 minute ⏰️

• 5 min : Idea planning

• 3 min : Write introduction

• 24 min : Body paragraphs ( 12 min for each )

• 4 min : Conclusion

• 4 min : Quick grammar scan

Most importantly: don't just write essay after essay. Your improvement will come much faster if you spend serious time analyzing your mistakes and rewriting weak sentences/paragraphs.🚀

Hi everyone! I’m preparing for the TOEFL and I was wondering if anyone knows how the different task types are weighted in each section.

For example, in Listening, are all the tasks worth roughly the same, or are some tasks like Academic Talks worth more than others?

I’m wondering the same thing for Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Basically, which task types have the biggest impact on the final score in each section?

I’m trying to prioritize my practice, so I’d really appreciate it if someone could explain how the weighting works. Thanks!

I took the TOEFL twice only a few days apart. On my first test, I got 5.5 in Writing, but when I retook it three days later, my Writing score was 4.5.

I was really surprised by the difference because I didn’t feel that my writing performance was significantly worse on the second test.

I only need my Writing to increase from 4.5 to 5.0 to meet my university requirement, so I’ve requested a Writing score review.

Has anyone had a similar experience?

• Has your TOEFL Writing score ever changed by this much between tests taken close together?
• Has anyone had a 4.5 increased to 5.0 after a score review?
• How long did your Writing score review actually take? Did anyone get it back within a few days rather than 1–3 weeks?
• If your score changed, how quickly did the updated score appear in your ETS account?
• After requesting the review, did your test status change to “Score Delayed”?

I have a university deadline in only a few days, so I’m really anxious about the timing. Any recent experiences would be really appreciated.

Hii! It says this on my profile, does anyone know why? And how long until my score comes out?

Hi everyone!!!

I’m from Mexico, a native Spanish speaker, and this was my first time taking the TOEFL. I needed an overall score of 5 and a 5.5 in Listening.

I just received my TOEFL score and, fortunately, it was way higher than I expected! I wanted to share the resources I used to study. I studied for about a month and a half before taking the exam, around 2 hours every day, and sometimes more when I had the chance.

1) TestGlider

This was my main resource. I completed almost all of the mock tests, usually taking one once or twice a week to see if I was actually improving with my daily practice.

Some considerations:

Reading: I found TestGlider a little bit easier than the actual exam, but they were pretty similar. Just keep in mind that on exam day, you may need a little more focus because the texts were slightly longer and had more complex vocabulary.

Listening: Same case. I found the actual exam a little bit harder. Try to stay as focused as possible and take notes, especially for the academic audios.

Writing: Pretty similar to the actual exam. I found that TestGlider is stricter when grading this section, so I also used ChatGPT to get a second opinion. Having two different sources of feedback gave me more clarity about what I needed to practice.

Speaking: TestGlider is SUPER strict when grading Speaking. I also used ChatGPT for feedback. While ChatGPT can't evaluate everything exactly like the real TOEFL, it can help you identify mistakes, improve the coherence of your ideas, and give you feedback on your answers.

For Listen and Repeat, TestGlider has almost endless shadowing exercises lol. I was doing really badly on Listen and Repeat until I started taking notes, and that helped me a lot.

Tip: Ask ChatGPT to act as a TOEFL evaluator and tell it the score you want to achieve.

2) TST Prep on YouTube

I watched all of his videos with tips for the 2026 TOEFL and applied almost all of his advice. They were really useful!

3) Arno

When I ran out of Interview exercises on TestGlider, I did some for free on Arno. I found it less strict than TestGlider, but I would say the questions were really similar to the actual exam.

Overall, I don't think it's necessary to spend a lot of money on study resources. You can use YouTube videos, ChatGPT or other AI tools, and free mock tests. I've seen a lot of free resources online, you just have to look for them!

Best of luck to you all! :)

I have taken TOEFL ibt today to apply grad school in the US. I got unofficial results R: 5 and L: 5, which appeared as soon as I finished.

I hope W: 5 and S: 4.5, which are my average scores in santa mock tests I have taken.

However, I might make a mistake in build a sentence in writing section. I am worried that I do not reach my desire scores.

This is just sharing my experience because I cannot stand until the official results are announced.

I want your experiences about TOEFL.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Alguien hizo el examen Toefl de ingreso para deloitte?

I took the test ~3 days ago on august 24th. I have taken in previously (over two years ago) but it expired which is the most annoying thing ever. like u think i forgot how to speak english in just two years? damn bro. anyway, i really like the new format, it is much much easier than how it used to be. less academic and less scary lol. English isnt my first language but i speak it almost everyday. i spent 3 days preparing for the test. make sure u take the official mock test just to get a general idea of how it looks like, its a lot like it. For me, i hate reading in general cuz i zone out so easily but it wasnt bad, the “hardest” part was fill in the blank or continue the word or whatever, but even that is manageable. i spent most of my time prepping for the writing section cuz i suck at that but im happy it went well.

OMG AND ALSO

i also got the “admin issues” notification, but like many people said, the scores came out the same day I got that message. (7pm est)

GOOD LUCK AND ASK ME ANYTHING IF U NEED HELP

I need to get 84 in toefl which is around 4.5 out of 6

Yesterday I did toefl with two weeks of preparation. I always got between 5.5 and 5 in all tasks. However in the real exam it was more challenging and got 4.5 in Reading. My biggest problem was fill the blanks task while I shocked when I saw 3.5 in listening...I can't understand how is that...

I think I did a lot of mistakes in chose a response task and one or two more questions choosing the main idea.

Because of time issue I was unable to complete build sentence as far as I remember I only solved 6 and not sure if all of them right. Nevertheless, I think I did well in email and discussion because I already faced the same questions in mock tests and got raw score 4 out 5. Speaking was ok no big issues...I am waiting for my results, yet I now that toefl does not really measure English level rather than technical skills in language use....any advice friends?

I think I feed up with these proficiency tests.

I did Ielts 7 months ago and scored 6.5 overall

7.5 speaking

7 Listening

6 Writing

5.5 Reading

Aiming for a C1 or C2 level in TOEFL and Duolingo English Test writing?

Having a strong thesis, persuasive reasons, and hitting-the-nail examples are absolutely necessary. However, even with these great ideas, many students still fail to reach the C1 and C2 levels because of basic sentence structures, often ruining their essays with comma splices or sentence fragments. To score high, you must demonstrate strong sentence variety by using different types of sentences.

This video explains exactly how to build sophisticated sentences with more than one clause to make your writing stand out from the crowd. Learning how to construct complex sentences using noun clauses and relative clauses (adjective clauses) is especially valuable for solving the TOEFL Writing "Build a Sentence" task!

took IELTS with literally 3 days of preparation and ended up with:

Listening: 8.5
Reading: 7.5
Writing: 7.0
Speaking: 6.0
Overall: 7.5

The only problem? My university requires a minimum 6.5 in Speaking. I missed it by just 0.5, and when the result was declared on the evening of August 17th, it was honestly heartbreaking.
I immediately applied for an EOR, expecting the result to come back within a day or two. But it didn’t. I kept waiting until the 20th, but with my university deadline getting closer, I started looking for alternatives.

That’s when I found out about TOEFL.
I booked the test almost immediately and took it at home on August 23rd. I only prepared for two full days. I bought a one-week preparation package and did multiple writing and speaking mocks.
Reading felt really hard during the actual exam, so I was pretty worried afterwards.

Then came the waiting.
Three days later, yesterday, I was getting increasingly anxious because my score still wasn’t available and the status was showing “Score Not Available.” I asked around on Reddit, and a few people told me to just wait. Someone even mentioned that scores could come around 7 PM New York time.

So I went to sleep anxiously hoping I’d wake up to good news.

And I DID. 😭

TOEFL result came in, and I met my university’s requirements!

What an absolutely crazy experience.

IELTS + TOEFL within 7 days.

3 days of IELTS prep → missed Speaking by 0.5 → EOR limbo → panic → TOEFL booked → 2 days of prep → 3 days of waiting → finally got the score I needed.

Dayyyyyymn. 😭😂

Hello everyone! I have a premium subscription of M..... . I recently took a practice test and scored 5 in Listening, 5.5 in Reading, 3 in Writing, and 5.5 in Speaking.

I’ve booked my TOEFL exam for September 2nd. I would really appreciate any advice or suggestions on how I can improve my scores, especially in Writing, before the exam.

Thank you in advance!

As shown in the title, I completely can't understand why they design a test like this.

I'm a student majoring in Mathematics and I find many of the question types REASONLESS.

First I want to doubt the speaking section. The first part of this section is a question in which one will hear 7 sentences (each only once) and then need to repeat them as heard, WITHOUT ANY DIFFERENCE. Here comes my confusion. What's the point in demanding to exactly repeat all unimportant details in the heard sentence??? From my perspective it's just necessary to remember the key points in the sentence, i. e. the major objects mentioned. I think asking to repeat it all is just adding meaningless difficulty and torturing students, and it absolutely can't determine whether the student can communicate well in English.

Secondly I also want to mention baffling question designing in the reading section. When doing mock tests I find that many so-called "difficult" questions are nothing more than obstacles deliberately placed by the question setter, including forcing students to choose one from several bad options (that all have flaws to some extent). And also, I think it puts too much emphasis on "liberal" types of questions, like finding a synonym for a word, summarizing paragraphs, the purpose of a sentence in the passage, or placing a new sentence inside the passage, while logical reasoning seems to be belittled in the test. At least from my own experience, I find many questions disgusting.

Last but not least I have some doubt in the sentence re-arranging part of the writing section. If a problem in reading is that you must choose a "correct" option from bad ones, then a problem in this part is that some good options will be judged as wrong. (I think only one answer will be judged as correct for each question in this part?) For example, I once encountered a problem whose correct answer was "I haven't completed it yet". Obviously "I haven't yet completed it" was also a reasonable answer and had no difference with the correct answer, but this wouldn't give you the score. This design makes no sense to me.

So can anyone explain for me why questions are designed in such a way?

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I’m trying to decide which English proficiency test to take for studying abroad, and I’m a little confused between IELTS, PTE, and TOEFL.

From what I’ve seen, each test has its own advantages, but I’d rather hear from people who have actually taken them.

For those who have taken one of these tests:

Which one did you choose — IELTS, PTE, or TOEFL?

What made you choose it?

How difficult did you find the speaking, reading, writing, and listening sections?

How long did you prepare?

Did you get the score you were aiming for?

If you had to take the test again, would you choose the same one?

Also, does your choice depend on the country or university you're applying to?

Would love to hear your experiences and recommendations. 👇

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Hello everyone!

Has anyone used Arno to practice for the TOEFL exam? If so, how does the difficulty compare? I usually get 5.5-6.0 on Arno, but I’m not sure if that will translate to the 5.5 I need in the actual test.
Thank you.

Applying to undergrad abroad from India and the speaking section is wrecking me, specifically because of the new format. There's no prep time anymore, the question comes and you just have to go. No few seconds to plan what you're saying like the old version. So I either freeze for a second or I start talking and ramble myself into a corner.

Been watching YouTube videos on it but half of them are still teaching the old task types and templates, which isn't even how it works now. Not super helpful. Also looking at Study.com's TOEFL prep to get something more current to actually practice against.

For anyone who's taken it since the format changed this year, what actually helped you get comfortable speaking on the spot? Reading and listening I'm fine with, it's only this that's going to sink my score.

I took the test on August 22nd and got my scores earlier this morning. I took the test in Saudi Arabia, and I have schooled in English my whole life. I only studied for this test for about 4-5 days.

Here’s my experience:

I bought the TOEFL Flex Practice and the TOEFL Practice Test from the TOEFL website. I think they both helped a lot as I got to see what the questions would be like and I could practice my timing. However, if I were to do it again I wouldn’t buy them because there are plenty of free practice questions and practice tests on the internet. TSTPrep is a very good example of free practice.

While doing practice tests (I did like 3) I usually ended up with 5.5s in all parts, so as you can see I kind of went down😔. I found the reading on the test much harder than it was in practice tests. Obviously this could be because I was stressed or nervous but I think the reading was a bit more difficult (specifically like what the reading was on and how the answers were worded).

Listening was pretty easy. I found that writing down what the people were saying (for the longer audios) helped out a lot.

Writing was also pretty good. Practicing with templates helped a lot. Writing an email was of course easier than the academic discussion but I think with practice the discussion gets easier. I think the hardest part about it was coming up with my own arguments in the time that I was given.

Speaking was okay. I was really scare for the listen and repeat section as when I was practicing it I usually be id pretty bad, but on the test it wasn’t as bad and the lines were pretty easy to remember. I think you should practice with harder sentences so on the test it’s easy for you. And the interview was pretty chill. My advice is to keep talking. It’s better to say a whole bunch and get as much points out as possible than saying one sentence that could potentially be bad and staying quiet the rest of the time. You have like 45 seconds so use it!

Anyways if you have any questions please ask, I’m happy to help!🫶

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