TOEFL Speaking and Writing Sections Skills Mastery

Integrated and independent tasks

This beginner course prepares non-native English speakers for the speaking and writing sections of the TOEFL iBT. Its central lesson is the difference between integrated and independent tasks, since each asks for a different kind of response and needs a different plan.

Planning before responding

For each prompt type, the course shows how to plan a response before speaking or writing. Planning is presented as a key step toward answers that are well formed and organised.

How to apply it

• Decide first whether a prompt is integrated or independent.
• Sketch a short plan with a main point and supporting ideas.
• Practise delivering a plan in the time you would have in the exam.

The skills listed for the course include English language, oral comprehension and language competency.