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INTRO: TOEFL iBT Overview

TOEFL Intensive Course Intro

TOEFL iBT Test Overview

3-Steps for your effective TOEFL iBT Preparation

BLOCK 1: Intro to Passage Structure

1.1 TOELF iBT Test: Overview of Test Structure & Scores 1 Workout

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1.1 HW Your Smart Goal for the TOEFL Intensive Course

1.2 TOEFL: Academic Passage Basics 5 Workouts

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1.2 In-class: Understanding Academic English Basics (Culture Shock)

1.2 In-class: Understanding Academic English Basics (Cosmetic Surgery)

1.2 HW: Understanding academic passage concepts quiz

1.2 HW: Applying Academic English Basics (Multi-tasking)

1.2 HW Vocabulary: Learning a new language

1.3 TOEFL Speaking: Overview & Question 1 (Stating the Preference) 6 Workouts

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1.3 In-class TOEFL SQ1: Stating preference - Study Offline vs Online

1.3 In-class TOEFL SQ1: Stating preference - One career or many

1.3 In-class TOEFL SQ1: Stating preference - Giving call vs. sending messages

1.3 HW Vocabulary: Living on the US college campus

1.3 HW Speaking: Do you prefer to live off campus or on campus?

1.3 HW TOEFL SQ1: Developing descriptive details through writing

1.4 TOEFL Reading Section: Question Types Overview (includes Diagnostic Test) 2 Workouts

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1.4 In-class TOEFL Reading: Questions Overview [ETS, The Rise of Teotihuacán]

1.4 HW TOEFL Reading: Diagnostic Test ( Brain, Learning, Memory *****)

BLOCK 2: Understanding Main Ideas & Paraphrases

2.1. TOEFL Reading: Reading for Gist 6 Workouts

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2.1 In-class: How good is the topic sentence?

2.1 In-class: Identify the topic sentence

2.1 In-class: Using topic sentences to predict paragraph content [The Getaway Blues]

2.1 In-class: Skimming passage for main ideas [The Brain, Learning, and Memory]

2.1 HW Writing: Topic sentence for a given paragraph

2.1 HW Reading for gist: Light Pollution Practice Set

2.2. TOEFL Writing Independent Essay Basics (Describing based on personal experience) 2 Workouts

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2.2 In-class TOEFL Independent Essay Scoring

2.2 HW Writing/Speaking: Describe a person whom you truly admire [Descriptive paragraphs]

2.3. TOEFL Listening: Predicting Content 4 Workouts

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2.3 In-class TOEFL Listening: Predicting Strategies - Lecture [Biochemistry]

2.3 In-class TOEFL Listening: Predicting Strategies - Conversation [Midterm Exam]

2.3 HW Preparation Listening Predicting (Ornithology, Family Business, Genetics)

2.3 HW Listening Diagnostic Test (Time Management, Education)

2.4. TOEFL Speaking Question 1: Scoring and More Practice 3 Workouts

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2.4 In-class TOEFL SQ1: Scoring Preference (Doing an Assignment Alone vs in a Group)

2.4 HW Video-based Vocab Development: What is liberal arts education?

2.4 HW TOEFL SQ 1: What is more important soft skills or hard skills?

2.5 HW Independent Essay Practice 2 Workouts

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2.5 HW Essay: What are the Characteristics of Good Neighbors?

2.5 HW TOEFL Writing: What are the Characteristics of Great Leaders?

BLOCK 3: Understanding sentence structure & paraphrases

3.1 TOEFL Reading: Vocabulary in Context, Reference Questions 6 Workouts

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3.1 In-class: Understanding Vocabulary in Context [Asphalt, Word Families]

3.1 In-class: Reference Questions [Fast-food Addiction]

3.1 HW Vocabulary in Context [The Walking Marriage]

3.1 HW Reference Questions [Emily Dickinson, Carrebian, Psychologists]

3.1 HW Reference Questions [Mahatma Gandhi]

3.1 HW Listening Full Test: Predicting [Family Disagreement, Psychology]

3.2 TOEFL SQ1 Agree/Disagree Type 5 Workouts

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3.2 In-class SQ1: Scoring Agree/Disagree [Children Watching TV]

3.2 In-class SQ1: Practice Agree/Disagree [Libraries]

In-class SQ1: Practice Agree/Disagree [Mode of Learning]

3.2 HW Video-based Vocabulary Developement: What is a gap year?

3.2 HW Writing & Speaking: Personal Preference [Pros/Cons of Taking A Gap Year]?

3.3 TOEFL Reading: Recognizing and building paraphrases 5 Workouts

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3.3 In-class: Practice Recognizing Paraphrased Sentences

3.3 In-class: Practice Recognizing Paraphrases [Andy Goldsworthy]

3.3 HW Reading: Recognizing Paraphrases Set 1 [Sentences]

3.3 HW Reading: Recognizing Paraphrases Set 2 [Ben and Jerry]

3.3 HW Writing: Practice paraphrasing sentences

3.4 TOEFL Listening: Mindmapping & Note-Taking Skill 5 Workouts

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3.4 In-class: Lecture [A Balanced Diet]

3.4 In-class: Conversation [At the Bookstore]

3.4 HW Listening Skills. Note-taking Set 1 [Freshmen 15, Processed Foods, Food Riots]

3.4 HW Listening Skills. Note-taking Set 2 [Supermarket Marketing, Eating Disorders & the Media]

3.4. HW Speaking: Preference [Eating out or Cooking at Home]

BLOCK 4: RECOGNIZING & USING RESTATEMENTS OF FACTS

4.1 TOEFL Reading: Factual Questions 4 Workouts

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4.1 In-class: Practicing Finding Facts 1 [The English Channel paragraph]

4.1 In-class: Practicing Finding Facts 2 [Potato]

4.1 HW Reading: Finding Facts [Stradivarious violin]

4.1 HW Reading: Findings Facts [Cornmeal]

4.2 TOEFL Speaking Question 2: Introduction & Strategy 5 Workouts

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4.2 In-class SQ2: Practice 1- Computer Classes

4.2 In-class SQ2: Practice 2 - Work Experience

4.2 In-class SQ2: Practice 3 - Dining Club

4.2 HW SQ2 Practice 1 - Professor Fox

4.2 HW SQ2 Practice 2 - Student Art Display

4.3 TOEFL Listening: Factual Questions 4 Workouts

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4.3 In-class TOELF Listening: Factual Questions [Nutrition Class: Omega-3 & the Brain]

4.3 In-class TOEFL Listening: Factual Questions [Conversation: Research Proposal]

HW Video-based Vocab Development: How Memories are Formed and Lost [Factual Questions]

4.3 HW Reading: Recognizing restatements

4.4 TOEFL Speaking Question 2: Scoring & More Practice 6 Workouts

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4.4 In-class Speaking Question 2: Scoring [Housing Renovations]

4.4 In-class: Speaking Question 2: Practice & Self-Scoring [Work Study Program]

4.4 HW SQ2 Practice [New Athletic Stadium]

4.4 HW Video-based Vocab Development for speaking: The Benefits of Study Abroad

4.4 HW Writing: Paragraph development - Advantages of Study Abroad

4.4 HW Speaking: Study Abroad as an Essential 21st Century Experience [Agree or Disagree]

BLOCK 5: RECOGNIZING RHETORICAL FUNCTION & ATTITUDE

5.1 TOEFL Reading: Rhetorical Function, Insert Sentences 5 Workouts

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5.1 In-class: Main body vs Introduction Paragraph Structure [Gold, The Intelligence of Corvids]

5.1 In-class: Sentence Functions within Paragraphs [Gold]

5.1 In-class Understanding Sentence Functions Tasks [Popcorn, Dinosaurs]

5.1 HW Insert Sentence Practice [Lions, Accidental Inventions, Uranium]

5.1 HW Video-based Vocab Development: A Fast-Paced Fast Food Life [Factual Understanding Questions]

5.2 TOEFL Writing: Argumentative Essay 2 Workouts

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5.2 In-class Essay: Nuclear Technologies Beneficial or not

5.2 HW TOEFL Writing Independent Essay: Childhood

5.3 TOEFL Reading: Paragraph Logical Development 2 Workouts

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5.3 HW TOEFL Reading: Understanding Paragraph Organization [Multiple-intelligence Theories]

5.3 HW TOEFL Reading: All TOEFL Questions [Multiple-intelligence Theories]

5.4 TOEFL Listening: Function & Attitude Questions 5 Workouts

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5.4 In-class Listening: Function & Attitude Questions [Cultural Differences]

5.4 In-class Listening: Function Questions [MBA Options, Fair Trade]

5.4 HW Video-based Vocab Development for Speaking: Work-Study Programs on Campus

5.4 HW Writing skills development: Comparing advantages and disadvantages [Working while Studying]

5.4 HW SQ1 & SQ2 Practice Task

BLOCK 6: MAKING INFERENCES

6.1 TOEFL Reading: Inference Questions 5 Workouts

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6.1 In-class 1: Making Inferences [Filibuster]

6.1 In-class 2: Differentiating Facts from Inferences [Nanotechnologies]

6.1 In-class 3: Inferring Rhetorical Purpose [Territoriality]

6.1 HW: Factual vs Inference Questions [Cultural Intelligence, Global Manager]

6.1 HW: Making Inferences [Tiger Moths, The Cambrian Explosion, The Golden Age of Comics]

6.2 TOEFL Listening: Inference Questions 3 Workouts

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6.2 In-class Listening: Making inferences (Booking a Study Room)

6.2 HW Listening Inferences (Emotional Int, Research Paper, Sociology)

6.2 HW Listening Details vs Inferences (Advisor, Kinesiology, Library Research)

6.3 TOEFL Listening: Gist Content & Gist Purpose Questions 5 Workouts

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6.3 In-class Listening: Gist Questions - Lecture [Couch-surfing]

6.3 In-class Listening: Gist Questions - Conversation [Housing Options]

6.3 HW Listening for Gist (Global Warming, Global Warming Presentation, Architecture, Medicine)

6.3 HW Listening for Gist (Culture Shock, Psychology)

6.3 HW Building Academic Vocabulary: The Science of Sleep

6.4 TOEFL Building Speaking and Writing Skills 4 Workouts

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6.4 In-class Speaking: Building summaries [Choosing a university major]

6.4 HW Building Vocabulary for Speaking & Writing: Choosing a University Major

6.4 HW TOEFL SQ1: Choosing a University Major

6.4 HW TOEFL Independent Writing: Choose a University Major [Timed!]

BLOCK 7: BUILDING SUMMARIES

7.1 TOEFL Listening: Passage Organization & Connecting Content 3 Workouts

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7.1 In-class Listening: Recognizing Organization Questions [Sex Selection]

7.1 In-class Listening: Passage Organization & Connecting Content [Working Mothers]

7.1 HW Listening: Passage Organization & Connecting content [Gender Changes]

7.2 TOEFL Speaking Question 4 [Lecture Summary]: Introduction & Strategy 4 Workouts

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7.2 In-class SQ4: Practice [Painting, Motivation, Attention]

7.2 HW TOEFL Building Vocabulary for Speaking & Writing: A Day in Life of a Harvard Student

7.2 HW SQ1: Choose to study at a Private or State University

7.2 HW SQ4: Practice [Biology, Empathy in Babies, Demand]

7.3 TOEFL Writing: Writing concise summaries [in prep for Integrated Writing] 1 Workout

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7.3 In-class SQ4: Scoring [Unity and Contrast]

7.4 TOEFL Speaking Question 4 [Lecture Summary]: More practice

BLOCK 8: SYNTHESIZING IN SPEAKING & WRITING

8.1 TOEFL Reading: Negative Factual, Schematic Purpose 2 Workouts

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8.1 In-class Reading: Negative Factual, Schematic Purpose Framework Questions [Gender-inclusive Language, Gender-changing Fish]

8.1 HW TOEFL: Negative Factual, Schematic Purpose Questions [Margaret Mead on Gender Roles, A Brief History of Feminism and Masculism]

8.2 TOEFL Speaking Question 3 [Academic Synthesis]: Introduction & Strategy 1 Workout

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8.2 HW SQ3: Practice (Verbal and Nonverbal Communication, Target Marketing, Explicit Memories and Implicit Memories)

8.3 TOEFL Writing Essay 1: Integrated Essay 4 Workouts

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8.3 In-class: Reading Passage Practice - All Question Times [Timed: 20 min; Extinction of the Dinosaurs, ETS]

8.3 In-class Integrated Essay: Alcohol

8.3 HW Integrated Essay: Foreign Aid [based on in-class work]

8.3 HW Independent Essay: Education [Timed: 30 min]

8.4 TOEFL SQ3: Scoring & More Practice 3 Workouts

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8.4 In-class: SQ3: Scoring [Social Loafing]

8.4 In-class: SQ3: Practice [The Establishing Shot, Entertainment Merchandising, Subliminal Perception]

8.4 HW SQ3: Practice & Self-Scoring [Mathematics Misconceptions]

8. TOEFL Academic Vocab Development: Business 2 Workouts

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8.5 TOEFL Vocabulary Review: Business [Amazon]

8.5 TOEFL Video Comprehension: Business [Amazon]

BLOCK 9: Synthesizing in Speaking & Writing

9.1 TOEFL Integrated Speaking & Writing 3 Workouts

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9.1 In-class TOEFL Integrated Essay Scoring

9.1 In-class Integrated Writing: Single-Sex Schools [Timed: 20 min]

9.1 HW Independent Essay: Businesses (rebuttal)

9.2 TOEFL Inferences Practice 2 Workouts

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9.2 In-class practice 1: Identifying Inferences

9.2 In-class practice 2: Identifying inferences in paragraphs

9.3 TOEFL Speaking section practice 1 Workout

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9.3 In-class: TOEFL Speaking [Independent, Full-Section]

9.4 TOEFL Listening: Timed Practice 1 Workout

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9.4 In-class: TOEFL Listening Test [25 min]

9.5 TOEFL Academic Vocab Development: Fast Fashion Pollution 2 Workouts

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9.1 Fast Fashion Pollution (vocabulary)

9.1 Fast Fashion Pollution (video)

BLOCK 10: SPEAKING & WRITING PRACTICE

10.1 TOEFL Integrated Writing Review & Timed Practice 4 Workouts

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10.1 In-class Integrated essay: Venus de Milo [Timed]

10.1 HW Integrated essay: the Sea Otter [Timed]

10.1 HW TOEFL Reading: Running Water on Mars [ETS Practice Sample, Timed!]

10.1 HW TOEFL Listening practice: Flow, Research Paper Grade, Food and Positive Mood

10.2 TOEFL Vocab for Speaking: Summer Internships at Google 4 Workouts

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10.2 TOEFL Vocabulary Review: Summer Internship Opportunities

10.2 TOEFL Concept Review: Summer Internship at Google [Attitude & Inference Questions]

10.2 TOEFL Independent Speaking & Writing Response: The benefits of Summer Internship

5.2 TOEFL Vocab Development: Psychology [Flow Theory]

10. TOEFL Vocab Development: Technology [Virtual Reality] 2 Workouts

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10.1 TOEFL Vocab Reivew: Technology - Virtual Reality

10.2 TOEFL Video-comprehension: How Virtual Reality Can Change Your Life

BLOCK 11: TOEFL READING & WRITING REVIEW

11.1 TOEFL Reading Section Review 3 Workouts

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11.1 In-class TOEFL Reading Review: Question-types & Strategy [Timed! Agriculture, Iron, and the Bantu People]

11.1 HW TOEFL Reading Practice [Timed, ETS, The Geologic History of the Mediterranean]

11.1 HW TOEFL Listening practice 3: Measuring the Success of Economic Policies, At the Drugstore, Laughter

11.2 TOEFL Writing Full Section [Timed!] 1 Workout

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11.2 TOEFL Writing Test [Timed, Full]

11.3 TOEFL Vocab for Speaking: Office Hours & Talking to your Professors 3 Workouts

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11.3 TOEFL Vocabulary Review: Office Hours

11.3 TOEFL Video-based Comprehension: Office Hours & Talking to your Professors

11.3 TOEFL Independent Speaking & Writing: Office Hours

BLOCK 12: TOEFL LISTENING & SPEAKING REVIEW

12.1 TOEFL Speaking Full Section (timed!) 1 Workout

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12.1 TOELF Speaking Practice 2 [Full]

12.2 TOEFL Listening Section Review 2 Workouts

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12.2 In-class TOEFL Listening practice 1 [Web Design, At a Computer Store, Criminology]

12.2 HW TOEFL Listening practice 2 [Business Email, Letter of Recommendation, Electromagnetic Radiation]

12.3 TOEFL Vocab Development: Critical Thinking [Education] 2 Workouts

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12.3 TOEFL Vocabulary review: Critical Thinking

12.3 TOEFL Video-comprehension: Critical Thinking

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