Available courses
- Teacher: Hakan Gür
Reading Section
The TOEFL iBT Reading section measures your ability to read and understand English in both daily campus life and academic contexts. The tasks reflect the kinds of reading you may do as a student and in classroom situations.
Instead of long textbook passages, the Reading section uses focused texts and interactive tasks to measure how well you understand meaning, vocabulary, and ideas in context.
Reading Task Types
Reading skills are measured using three task types:
- Complete the Words
You will complete partially missing words in a short text. This task measures your vocabulary knowledge and your ability to understand meaning from context. - Read in Daily Life
You will read short texts from everyday situations, such as notices, messages, or short informational texts. Questions measure your understanding of main ideas, key details, and implied meaning. - Read an Academic Passage
You will read an short academic passage similar to what you might see in a university course. Questions measure your ability to understand main ideas, supporting details, and important vocabulary.
What to Expect
- Texts are concise and focused, so you can stay engaged and manage your time effectively.
- All the information you need to answer the questions is included in the text.
- You do not need prior knowledge of the topic to understand the question.
This section is designed to reflect real-academic reading tasks while giving you a clear and fair way to show your English reading skills.
- Teacher: Hakan Gür
Listening Section
Instead of long listening sets, the Listening section uses short, focused audio clips that allow you to demonstrate how well you understand meaning, organization, and speaker intent.
Listening Task Types
Listening skills are measured using two task types:
- Listen and Choose a Response
You will listen to a spoken prompt and choose the most appropriate response. This task measures your ability to understand meaning, intent, and common patterns of spoken English used in academic settings. - Listen to a Conversation
You will listen to a conversation primarily related to campus life. This task measures your understanding of main ideas, key details, speaker intent, and implied meaning. - Listen to an Announcement
You will listen to an announcement in an academic or campus setting. This task measures your ability to understand the speaker’s purpose, key information, implied meaning, and likely next actions. - Listen to an Academic Talk
You will listen to a short academic talk given by a professor or expert. This task measures your ability to understand main ideas, supporting details, organization, inferences, and sometimes uncommon or idiomatic vocabulary.
What to Expect
- Audio clips are concise and focused, helping you stay engaged and manage your time effectively.
- Topics come from a range of academic fields, and no background knowledge is required.
- You can take notes while listening to help you answer the questions.
- You may hear native-speaker English accents from North America, the U.K., New Zealand, or Australia, reflecting the variety of English used in academic environments.
This section is designed to reflect real-world academic listening while giving you a clear and fair way to show your English listening skills.
- Teacher: Hakan Gür
Writing Section
The TOEFL iBT Writing section measures your ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English. The tasks reflect the kinds of writing you may do as a student in today’s classrooms.
The Writing section uses focused, practical writing tasks to measure how well you organize ideas, use grammar and vocabulary accurately, and write for a specific purpose.
Writing tasks type
Writing skills are measured using three task types:
- Build a Sentence
You will arrange words or phrases to form a complete and grammatical sentence or question. This task measures your understanding of English sentence structure. - Write an Email
You will write an email in an academic or social situation, such as making a request, giving information, or proposing a solution. This task measures your ability to write clearly, stay on topic, and follow basic writing conventions. - Write for an Academic Discussion
You will contribute to an online classroom discussion by stating and supporting your opinion. This task measures your ability to develop ideas, respond to others’ viewpoints, and write in an academic tone.
What to Expect
- Tasks are concise and focused, helping you manage your time effectively.
- You will type your responses on a computer keyboard.
- Topics are designed so that no specialized background knowledge is needed.
- Scoring focuses on how clearly and effectively you communicate your ideas, not on writing a perfect first draft.
This section is designed to reflect real academic writing tasks while giving you a clear and fair way to show your English writing skills.
- Teacher: Hakan Gür
Speaking Section
The TOEFL iBT Speaking section measures your ability to communicate clearly and effectively in spoken English in academic and campus life settingsmodern academic environments. The tasks reflect the kinds of speaking you may do as a student, such as sharing information, responding to questions, and expressing ideas in structured situations.
The Speaking section uses focused, structured tasks to measure how well you understand spoken English and how clearly you can express yourself.
Speaking Task Types
Speaking skills are measured using two task types:
- Listen and Repeat
You will listen to short sentences and repeat them exactly as you hear them. This task measures your ability to process spoken English and produce speech that is accurate and clearly intelligible. - Take an Interview
You will participate in a simulated interview related to academic or campus situations. You will answer questions about your experiences and opinions, which measures your ability to communicate clearly, maintain a natural speaking pace, and use appropriate vocabulary and grammar.
What to Expect
- Tasks are concise and focused, helping you manage your time effectively.
- You will speak into a microphone to record your responses.
- Scenarios are based on academic and campus-related situations, and no specialized background knowledge is required.
- You may hear native-speaker English accents from North America, the U.K., New Zealand, or Australia.
This section is designed to reflect real-world academic and campus communication while giving you a clear and fair way to show your English speaking skills.
- Teacher: Hakan Gür
Tests
| Test Section | Task type | Number of items | Approx. Base Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading |
| 40 | 30 |
| Listening |
| 34 | 29 |
| Writing |
| 12 | 23 |
| Speaking |
| 11 | 8 |