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TOEFL iBT® preparation · Online 1:1

TOEFL Intensive for students in Europe

Fifteen hours. Four sections. One clear score target.

Nearly every US university requires international applicants to demonstrate English proficiency, and selective schools typically expect a TOEFL iBT score of 100 or above. The test rewards academic English — lecture-style listening, campus-conversation speaking, integrated writing — more than everyday fluency.

The TOEFL Intensive is a focused, one-to-one course for students who already read and speak English well and need to convert that ability into a strong score, on schedule, before applications open.

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Diagnostic first
A full-length practice test sets the baseline and the section-by-section plan.
All four sections
Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing — weighted to where the points are.
Scored speaking & writing
Every response reviewed against the official rubrics, with written feedback.
What's covered

Four sections, one method.

Reading

Academic passage structure and pacing
Vocabulary in context and inference
Prose-summary and insert-text questions

Listening

Lecture and conversation note-taking
Purpose, attitude, and organization questions
Handling accents, speed, and distractors

Speaking

Independent and integrated task templates
Fifteen-second planning under time pressure
Recorded responses scored against the rubric

Writing

Integrated writing — reading and lecture synthesis
Writing for an academic discussion
Grammar, cohesion, and typing speed
The investment
$1,400 15 hours

Ten weekly 90-minute lessons, one to one — or a compressed schedule before a fixed test date.

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The intensive includes
Full-length diagnostic and personal score plan
Fifteen hours of one-to-one instruction across all four sections
Timed section practice between lessons
Speaking and writing responses scored with written feedback
Full mock test and final review
Registration, test-date, and score-reporting guidance

Test fees and official ETS materials are not included.

Where the TOEFL fits

One score, checked off early.

Most students should sit the TOEFL once, in the spring or summer before their final year, so that the score is settled before the Full-Cycle Program begins on August 1. Some universities waive the requirement for strong SAT Reading & Writing scores — the consultation will confirm whether your student needs it at all.

Build first, test second
The Academic Writing Course and English Language & Literature modules build the underlying skills; the intensive converts them into a score.
Pairs with SAT preparation
Reading and listening strategy carries across; SAT Preparation and the TOEFL Intensive are often taken back to back.
Home Edition or test center
Both formats are accepted by US universities; we help choose the one that suits the student.
To begin

Settle the score early.

The introductory call establishes the target score, the test date, and whether the TOEFL is required for your student's university list.

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