TOEFL Preparation Notes & Study Material
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT) is widely accepted by 12,000+ universities in 160+ countries, including most US universities that prefer it over IELTS. A score of 100+ (out of 120) opens the door to top-ranked programs at universities like MIT, Stanford, Harvard, and virtually all major US, Canadian, and Australian institutions.

Reading Section: Academic passage strategies — scanning for main idea, vocabulary in context, author’s purpose, factual vs inferential questions — with annotated model passages
Listening Section: Lecture and conversation listening strategies, note-taking templates, understanding academic English accents and lecture structure
Speaking Section: Integrated and independent task templates, timing strategies, paraphrasing techniques, and pronunciation & fluency improvement exercises
Writing Section: Integrated essay (read-listen-write) and independent essay templates — thesis structure, body paragraph development, conclusion strategies
Academic Vocabulary: AWL (Academic Word List), collocations for TOEFL writing, and discipline-specific vocabulary for science, social science, and humanities passages

Notes are structured for the TOEFL iBT format with test-day timing strategies and section-by-section improvement roadmaps for students targeting scores of 90, 100, and 110+.