Lessons

Introduction to the TOEFL

Overview of the TOEFL

6:42

Comparing the Format of the Current, Shorter TOEFL with the Older TOEFL (prior to July 26, 2023)

7:20

How the TOEFL is Scored

5:06

Reading Section

9:04

Listening Section

12:59

Speaking Section

7:12

Writing Section

7:02

Studying for the TOEFL

11:49

TOEFL Skills

5:21

TOEFL Skills

Finding Information - Skimming and Scanning

3:08

Finding Information - How to Skim

8:35

Finding Information - How to Scan

4:44

Taking Notes - Listen Then Write

5:25

Taking Notes - Abbreviations and Symbols

8:53

Taking Notes - Structuring Your Notes

9:10

Taking Notes - Column Notes

6:32

Structuring Answers - “Big Picture” Structure

6:25

Structuring Answers - Transition Words

8:06

Structuring Answers - General vs. Specific

4:10

Reading

Pacing While Reading

9:49

Difficult Sentences

11:27

Sample Passage: Clonal Colonies

4:25

Question Type: Vocabulary in Context

5:33

Question Type: Detail

6:31

Wrong Answer Trap: The Wrong Detail

7:04

Question Type: "Except"

8:17

Wrong Answer Trap: Too Extreme

6:22

Question Type: Inference

9:08

Wrong Answer Trap: Not in the Text

7:07

Question Type: Purpose

6:30

"Big Picture” Purpose

9:41

Question Type: Reference

5:52

Question Type: Paraphrase

8:58

Wrong Answer Trap: Distorted Meanings

7:50

Question Type: Insert Text

7:54

Question Type: Summary

9:14

Question Type: Category

11:26

Answering the Last Question

7:34

Listening

How to Practice Listening

9:21

The Listening Timer

5:49

Sample Recording 1: Lecture

7:11

Sample Recording 2: Conversation

5:22

Sample Recording 3: Classroom Discussion

6:51

Question Type: Main Idea

4:55

Where is the Main Idea?

8:51

Question Type: Detail

6:32

Using Your Notes

9:57

Wrong Answer Trap: The Wrong Detail

6:25

Question Type: Function

6:00

Getting in the Speaker’s Head

9:38

Wrong Answer Trap: Watch Out for Idioms!

8:17

Question Type: Attitude

4:48

Tone of Voice

10:22

Question Type: Organization

3:10

Structural Key Words

11:35

Question Type: Inference

3:58

Wrong Answer Trap: Strong Emotions

11:16

Don't Go Too Far

9:04

Question Type: Filling in Tables

5:24

Easiest to Hardest

8:26

Speaking

How to Practice Speaking

8:38

Pacing Your Speech

7:41

Pronunciation

15:20

Other People Talking

6:13

Task 1 - Choose One from Two

4:43

Task 1 - Sample Answers

7:37

Structuring Task 1

9:14

Inventing Examples

6:39

Task 2 - Conversation & Reading

6:34

Task 2 - Sample Answer

7:47

Structuring Task 2

8:25

Task 3 - Lecture & Reading

5:01

Task 3 - Sample Answer

6:30

Structuring Task 3

7:17

Task 4 - Lecture

2:59

Task 4 - Sample Answer

6:25

Structuring Task 4

7:10

Writing

The Five-Paragraph Essay

8:08

How to Practice Writing

11:15

Grading Your Own Essays

8:56

Writing the Introduction Last

7:26

Essay 1 - Integrated

5:44

Integrated Introduction Sample

7:59

Integrated Structure A

3:58

Integrated Structure B

5:55

Integrated Body Sample (Structure A)

8:01

Integrated Body Sample (Structure B)

7:27

Essay 2 - Academic Discussion - Overview

9:16

Academic Discussion Scoring

12:52

Academic Discussion - Organization

8:59

Academic Discussion - Making an Argument

9:53

Academic Discussion - Supporting Opinions

9:08

Academic Discussion - Contributing to the Discussion

11:00

Introduction to TOEFL Grammar

Using the Grammar Lessons

9:25

Parts of Speech

Intro to Parts of Speech

4:51

Nouns

8:45

Verbs

5:46

Adjectives

6:38

Adverbs

5:00

Prepositions

3:47

Sentence Basics

Subject

1:59

Subject and Verb

3:11

Direct Object

6:24

Intransitive Verbs

3:31

Linking Verbs

3:27

Indirect Object

2:41

Prepositional Phrases

4:05

Fragments vs. Sentences

3:33

Dependent Clauses

4:32

Punctuation Basics

Period

3:18

Comma

5:17

Conjunctions

Intro to Conjunctions

9:03

Coordinating Conjunctions/FANBOYS

3:38

Subordinating Conjunctions

3:59

Complex Sentences

Complex Sentences

4:39

Compound Sentences

2:26

Compound Complex Sentences

4:07

Comma Splice

3:27

Basic Verb Tenses

Present Tense

5:21

Past Tense

1:42

Past Tense Irregular

5:24

Future Tense

3:02

Perfect Tenses

Present Perfect

3:19

Past Perfect

5:34

Future Perfect

1:58

Participles

4:27

Progressive/Continuous

Past Continuous

2:22

Present Progressive

3:12

Future Continuous

2:37

Modal Verbs

Introduction to Modal Verbs

3:49

Would

4:56

Can and Could

3:05

May and Might

3:57

Should vs. Must

2:24

The Infinitive

The Infinitive

3:54

Passive vs. Active

Active vs. Passive

3:03

Adjective Clauses

Adjective Clauses

5:21

Essential vs. Non-essential Clauses

7:35

That vs. Which

2:21

Zero Relative Pronoun

3:15

Adverbial

Adverbial Phrases

2:26

Noun Clauses

Noun Phrases

3:49

Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional Phrases

3:32

Verbals

Verbals

1:45

Infinitive Phrases

Participle Phrases

4:07

Gerund Phrases

4:42

Infinitive Phrases

6:58