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TOEFL in mini groups

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Сourse program

• 9 months

• Online

• Mini-group

For students who are currently preparing
for TOEFL and need to recycle all exam strategies
as well as upgrade the level of their English

For whom is
this course?

The level of English needed for the course

For the trainees whose English is at least intermediate (B1)

Classes take place online 2 times a week, each lesson lasts for 2 hours (120 minutes), overall: 8 lessons per month or 16 hours

The number of lessons and hours per week/month

The platforms used

The length of the course

9 months

4 students

The number of students in the group

2 times a month all course participants can attend one hour webinars on the peculiarities of the English language free-of-charge

What is going to happen
within 8 lessons each month?

Our month of work will include covering

All sections of the exam
With the focus on their structure, timing, types of questions, content, marking, assessment criteria as well as specific skills and strategies necessary to develop for each section of the exam
1
2 mock tests a month
So the total number of tests during the course before the real exam is 18!
2
2 blocks of grammar
All grammar topics needed to upgrade your level of English and get higher scores in the reading, writing and speaking sections
3
1, 3 blocks of exam vocabulary
Which is always integrated into writing and speaking tasks: the vocabulary topic is changed each 3 weeks: personality traits and appearance, science and technologies,
environmental issues, social issues, university life, etc., along with this part of work there are weekly outputs on the specific vocabulary frequently met in the TOEFL reading passages: glossaries/lists of terms used in academic textbooks, vocabulary you find on university websites that give information about the university and the faculty teaching at the school, etc.
4
4 blocks of reading
Only exam related texts, academic and non-academic materials with a thorough analysis of the tasks, strategies and tips for getting a higher score in the reading and other sections of the exam
5
4 blocks of listening
With an extensive analysis of the listening strategies necessary to develop for each task of the listening section to be able to answer questions about brief lectures or classroom discussions
6
Develop target speaking skills
Each lesson with the focus on the nature of interaction in each part of the speaking task to improve your ability to talk about a familiar topic and discuss material you read and listened to
7
2 blocks of writing
Addressing both integrated and independent writing tasks with the extensive focus on developing target writing skills to improve your ability to write in response to what you read and listened to as well as to write an essay based on personal experience or opinion in response to a writing topic
8