TOEFL
iBT Preparation

Reading in the 2026 TOEFL iBT

These are the current ETS task families for the Reading section. The test includes university-related and everyday communication, with tasks designed to assess practical English proficiency.

Current task types

• Complete the Words — Restore missing letters in words within a short text, using grammar and context to make informed choices.
• Read in Daily Life — Interpret short everyday texts, such as messages and notices, for meaning, detail and inference.
• Read an Academic Passage — Understand a short academic text, including main ideas, details and vocabulary in context.

Approximate section baseline: 30 minutes · approximately 50 items. Item counts and timing may vary because the revised test adapts.

What to practise with C2

Vocabulary in context, reading purpose and careful interpretation of short texts.

We identify recurring difficulties, practise current task formats and provide focused teacher feedback rather than relying on outdated TOEFL materials.

Listening in the 2026 TOEFL iBT

These are the current ETS task families for the Listening section. The test includes university-related and everyday communication, with tasks designed to assess practical English proficiency.

Current task types

• Listen and Choose a Response — Listen to a brief prompt and select the most appropriate spoken response.
• Listen to a Conversation / Announcement — Follow campus conversations and announcements, recognising speaker purpose, detail and implied meaning.
• Listen to an Academic Talk — Understand the organisation, supporting details and inferences in a short academic talk.

Approximate section baseline: 29 minutes · approximately 47 items. Item counts and timing may vary because the revised test adapts.

What to practise with C2

Active listening, recognising intent and extracting information efficiently.

We identify recurring difficulties, practise current task formats and provide focused teacher feedback rather than relying on outdated TOEFL materials.

Speaking in the 2026 TOEFL iBT

These are the current ETS task families for the Speaking section. The test includes university-related and everyday communication, with tasks designed to assess practical English proficiency.

Current task types

• Listen and Repeat — Listen to spoken language and repeat it accurately, focusing on intelligibility and delivery.
• Take an Interview — Respond to interview-style questions clearly and appropriately under timed conditions.
• What matters in preparation — Practise understanding prompts, organising brief responses and improving pronunciation and fluency.

Approximate section baseline: 8 minutes · approximately 11 items. Item counts and timing may vary because the revised test adapts.

What to practise with C2

The 2026 Speaking tasks are not the older independent/integrated four-task format.

We identify recurring difficulties, practise current task formats and provide focused teacher feedback rather than relying on outdated TOEFL materials.

Writing in the 2026 TOEFL iBT

These are the current ETS task families for the Writing section. The test includes university-related and everyday communication, with tasks designed to assess practical English proficiency.

Current task types

• Build a Sentence — Construct an accurate sentence from supplied language elements.
• Write an Email — Compose an appropriate, clear email for a practical communicative situation.
• Write for an Academic Discussion — Contribute a relevant, supported written response to an academic discussion.

Approximate section baseline: 23 minutes · approximately 12 items. Item counts and timing may vary because the revised test adapts.

What to practise with C2

Accuracy, tone, coherence, task fulfilment and efficient drafting.

We identify recurring difficulties, practise current task formats and provide focused teacher feedback rather than relying on outdated TOEFL materials.