TOEFL Reading Passages: Best Strategies and Practice

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Reading can be a tricky skill for English-language learners to master, and TOEFL reading passages can be especially challenging. To truly do well on these passages, you must know complex English grammatical structures in addition to numerous high-level vocabulary words. Nonetheless, comprehending even complex TOEFL iBT reading passages is vital to getting the TOEFL score you want.

In this article, we explain where you’ll encounter TOEFL reading passages (hint: they’re not only on the Reading section!), go over various reading strategies, and introduce 15 resources for TOEFL sample reading passages.

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What Is Conditional Admission? What Does It Mean for You?

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Every year, many international students receive conditional admission to colleges and universities across the U.S. But what is conditional admission exactly? And how can it benefit you?

In this article, we explain how the conditional admission process works for international students. We also give you a lengthy list of U.S. schools offering conditional acceptance as well as a few key tips on when to consider accepting or rejecting a conditional admission offer.

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37 TOEFL Idioms You Must Know

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Does thinking about TOEFL idioms make your blood run cold, or do you think they’re a piece of cake? If this sentence has you scratching your head, we’re here to help!

This guide will explain idioms, which are phrases that mean something different than what you might think at first. We’ll go over how idioms are tested on each section of the TOEFL, give you a list of the 37 idioms you should know for the exam, and end with the best methods for studying idioms. Let’s get this show on the road and start learning about idioms for TOEFL!

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GRE and TOEFL: What’s the Difference? Should You Take Both?

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Are you trying to figure out which standardized tests you need to take? Not sure if you need to take the GRE or TOEFL? Do you need to take both? What’s on these tests anyway?

The GRE and TOEFL are both exams many people applying to graduate school need to take, but their roles in the admission process are . In this guide, we’ll give you an overview of both tests, explain how they compare to each other, and help you figure out which exam (or exams) you need to take.

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The Best TOEFL Speaking Template for Every Question

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The shortest, yet hardest, part of the TOEFL is the Speaking section. But by using a TOEFL Speaking template, you can give yourself the skills and confidence you’ll need to attain the Speaking score you want on test day. So how exactly does a TOEFL Speaking template work?

In this article, we present to you six high-quality TOEFL iBT Speaking templates, with expert tips on how to customize and use them. Before we give you those, though, let’s go over the different types of Speaking tasks as well as the benefits of using a TOEFL Speaking template on the exam.

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The Best TOEFL Writing Templates for Any Prompt

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Even if English composition isn’t your forte, you can still earn a high score on the TOEFL Writing section by following a template. But what exactly is a TOEFL Writing template? Simply put, TOEFL essay templates teach you how to organize your thoughts, select strong pieces of evidence, and get the Writing score you want.

In this article, we’re providing you with two high-quality TOEFL essay templates for the Integrated and Independent Writing tasks. Before that, we’ll go over the differences between the two TOEFL Writing tasks and then discuss how our TOEFL essay templates can benefit you. After, we’ll teach you how to customize and use our templates.

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TOEFL Score Report: What’s on It and How to Send It

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Once you’ve taken the TOEFL, your next task is to try to make sense of your TOEFL score report. What kind of information will appear on your TOEFL report? How does TOEFL score reporting for schools work?

In this guide, we’ll teach you everything there is to know about the TOEFL score report, including how to access your TOEFL report, what’s included on it, and how to send copies of it to schools.

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How to Prepare for the TOEFL: 8 Expert Tips

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If you’re hoping to attend university in an English-speaking country, the TOEFL will likely play an important role in your success. Therefore, it’s imperative you understand how to prepare for TOEFL test day. What kinds of English do you need to know for the exam? How can you improve your test-taking abilities so you can pass the TOEFL without issue?

Our guide’s eight foolproof tips will teach you how to study for TOEFL and give you the confidence you need to succeed on test day. But first off, what approach to TOEFL preparation is right for you?

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TOEFL to IELTS Score Conversion: 5 Easy-to-Use Charts

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If your dream is to attend college or graduate school in an English-speaking country, you’ll likely need to submit scores from either the TOEFL or IELTS. But how do TOEFL and IELTS scores compare with each other? Are TOEFL to IELTS score conversions actually possible? And if so, what can these score conversions tell us about the TOEFL and IELTS?

In this article, we’ll discuss how the TOEFL and IELTS scoring systems differ and then provide you with the most accurate TOEFL IELTS conversion tables currently available. Finally, we’ll explain how you can use this information on IELTS vs TOEFL scores to help you decide which test you should take.

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