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TOEFL iBT guides

Reading: Complete the Words · Read in Daily Life · Read an Academic Passage

Listening: Listen and Choose a Response · Listen to a Conversation · Listen to an Announcement · Listen to an Academic Talk

Writing: Build a Sentence · Write an Email · Write for an Academic Discussion

Speaking: Listen and Repeat · Take an Interview

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IELTS Academic guides

Listening: Form, note & table completion · Sentence completion · Short-answer questions · Multiple choice · Choose two answers · Matching · Map & plan labelling

Reading: True / False / Not Given · Yes / No / Not Given · Multiple choice · Choose two or three answers · Matching headings · Matching information · Matching features · Matching sentence endings · Sentence completion · Summary completion · Summary completion from a box · Note, table & flow-chart completion · Short-answer questions · Diagram labelling

Writing: Task 1: line graph · Task 1: bar chart · Task 1: pie charts · Task 1: table · Task 1: multiple charts · Task 1: process diagram · Task 1: maps · Task 2: opinion essay · Task 2: discussion essay · Task 2: advantages & disadvantages · Task 2: problem & solution · Task 2: two-part question

Speaking: Part 1: interview · Part 2: long turn · Part 3: discussion

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