TOEFL PREPARATION

The Three Official Books

This post will mostly focus on free stuff, but I strongly recommend that you get some or all of the textbooks officially released by ETS. You can buy them direct from ETS or from any other bookstore. They are:

• The Official Guide to the TOEFL

• The Official iBT Tests (Volumes 1 & 2)

The latest editions have been updated for changes to the test

that began in 2019.

Other Official Prep (Free)

• The ETS free practice test
  . This test is updated to match the new format, and has sample answers for the writing and speaking sections. You should take this test.

• ETS practice sets
  . ETS has published more sample questions in PDF format. Note that no audio is provided, so these are best for reading practice, and for becoming familiar with the test format.

• The TOEFL Insider's Guide
  . This is a free course from ETS, and will also help you become familiar with the test format and question types. Maybe the best source of free reading and listening instruction.

Writing Stuff

• Guide to the Independent Essay
  . Describes the question types, and provides a template to use.

• Guide to the Integrated Essay
  . Same as above.

• About 70 sample TOEFL essays

Speaking Stuff

• Some Basic Speaking Templates

• Sample Answers

• /r/Judgemyaccent

Sample Tests

The official stuff above represents the very best in sample tests, but you might also try:

• TSTPrep
  (email signup required)

• Magoosh

YouTube Stuff

• TOEFL Resources

• TSTPrep

• GregMat