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Looking for a one-month TOEFL study schedule? This plan gives you a day-by-day breakdown for four weeks of focused TOEFL prep, covering all four sections—Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing—with lessons, practice, and review built into each day.<\/p>\n
Before diving in, a few important notes:<\/p>\n
Is one month enough time?<\/strong> If you’re concerned about your overall English level, one month may not be sufficient. This schedule assumes you already have solid English fundamentals and primarily need to learn the TOEFL format and question types. If your English skills need more development, consider taking some time to strengthen your grammar, vocabulary, and core language skills before starting intensive test prep.<\/p>\n Practice English outside of test prep, too.<\/strong> While this schedule focuses on TOEFL-specific skills, you’ll benefit from immersing yourself in English throughout your day—reading articles, watching videos, or having conversations in English. The more exposure you get, the more natural the test will feel.<\/p>\n Take a rest day each week.<\/strong> This schedule covers six days per week, leaving one day for rest. Don’t skip your rest day! Recovery is an essential component of effective studying. Your brain needs time to consolidate what you’ve learned.<\/p>\n \nPro Tip:<\/strong> Schedule your rest day strategically. Many students find that taking a break after the weekly practice test (Day 3 or Day 5) helps them return refreshed for the review session.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Want a printable version?<\/strong> Download our free one-month TOEFL study schedule PDF to track your progress offline, mark off completed days, and keep your study plan handy wherever you go.<\/p>\n \nDownload the Free 1-Month TOEFL Study Schedule PDF<\/a>\n<\/p>\n Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n Here’s how this schedule is designed:<\/p>\n What content does this schedule use?<\/strong><\/p>\n Want even more practice?<\/strong> This schedule intentionally uses only the official ETS questions in your Magoosh plan. But those aren’t the only questions available to you: Magoosh also offers a large library of expert-crafted practice questions. So whenever you want extra reps, or more work on an area you find tricky, you’ll have plenty to draw on beyond what’s scheduled here.<\/p>\n Want to take more practice tests?<\/strong> This schedule has you take 4 of the official ETS practice tests in your Magoosh plan. But your plan actually includes up to 10 of these official ETS tests. So if full-length tests are a helpful way for you to track your progress, feel free to work a few more into your routine.<\/p>\n A note about time estimates:<\/strong> Lesson times are based on normal playback speed with some padding for pausing and note-taking. Your actual time may vary, especially if you watch videos at a different speed. Review time may also be shorter or longer depending on how well you perform on practice tasks. Practice time can also serve as your time limit when you’re studying using Quiz Mode, but be sure to make adjustments based on your own personal strategies (such as intentionally spending more time on Complete the Word tasks if you find that question type challenging).<\/p>\n You’ll need the following resources for this study schedule:<\/p>\n You’ll also use these external resources during Week 4:<\/p>\n Recommended:<\/strong> Keep an error log<\/a> to track patterns in your mistakes. This will help you identify which areas need the most attention.<\/p>\n \nPro Tip:<\/strong> Your error log is one of the most powerful tools for score improvement. After each practice session, note not just what you got wrong, but why<\/em> you got it wrong. You’ll start to see patterns—and those patterns tell you exactly where to focus.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In today’s lessons, you’ll start learning about the structure of the TOEFL.<\/p>\n For practice, you’ll try out 1 of each Reading and Speaking question type in Custom Practice. Don’t worry about getting questions right or wrong. The goal right now is for you to experience the kinds of questions that are on the test since you’ll be taking a full mock test on Day 3.<\/p>\n Another goal of today is to see if studying vocabulary through TOEFL flashcards will be helpful to you. You’ll start by determining which level is appropriate for you. (See specific instructions in the ‘Flashcards’ section below.)<\/p>\n Main Lessons \u2014 33 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n Main Practice \u2014 20 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n Reading Practice:<\/em><\/p>\n Speaking Practice:<\/em><\/p>\n Main Review \u2014 20 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n Flashcards \u2014 25 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n In today’s lessons, you’ll continue learning about the structure of the TOEFL.<\/p>\n For practice, you’ll try out 1 of each Listening and Writing question type in Custom Practice. Don’t worry about getting questions right or wrong. The goal right now is for you to experience the kinds of questions that are on the test since you’ll be taking a full mock test on Day 3.<\/p>\n This is also a good point in the schedule to evaluate your grammar skills. For the Grammar lessons, you’ll work through part of the Sentence Basics module. We’re starting here because the TOEFL is largely about being able to construct complete sentences. If you already understand these lessons, you can probably skip the grammar lessons in this study schedule. But if the material is new to you (or useful as a refresher), we do recommend that you complete the Grammar lessons throughout this study schedule.<\/p>\n Main Lessons \u2014 31 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n Main Practice \u2014 24 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n Listening Practice:<\/em><\/p>\n Writing Practice:<\/em><\/p>\n Main Review \u2014 24 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n Grammar Lessons \u2014 26 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n Now that you’ve gotten a feel for what the test is like, you’ll be taking a full practice test today. This will give you good experience for what taking the whole test is like and, most importantly, provide you with a baseline score so that you know where you currently stand.<\/p>\n Main Practice \u2014 90 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n You’ll be spending a lot of time today reviewing your practice test. Why? Now is the time to learn what your strengths and weaknesses are. The better you understand where you struggle, the better you can focus your studies on that area. With that in mind, for any question you get wrong, be sure to read the Text Explanation and, when there is one, watch the Video Explanation as well. Additionally, it’s a good idea to keep an error log so that you can spot patterns in the kinds of errors that you make.<\/p>\n Main Review \u2014 90 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n Grammar Lessons \u2014 12 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n We’ve included extra review time because you can get your speaking instantly evaluated on Magoosh. You’ll receive a report that analyzes different aspects of your speech, such as accuracy, pace, and pronunciation. So, when you do one Listen and Repeat task, you’ll want to do it again (likely multiple times!) to specifically work on the categories that you didn’t score as high in.<\/p>\n Main Lessons \u2014 41 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n Main Practice \u2014 10 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n Main Review \u2014 25 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n Grammar Lessons \u2014 15 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n Flashcards \u2014 15 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n As with Speaking, your Writing essays will be instantly evaluated on Magoosh. Afterwards, you’ll receive a report on where your writing could be improved. Be sure to look over that commentary and note common issues and patterns that you struggle with.<\/p>\n Main Lessons \u2014 60 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n Main Practice \u2014 8 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
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Week 1<\/h2>\n
\nWeek 1, Day 1 \u2014 Get a Feel for the Exam Part 1: Reading and Speaking \u2014 98 minutes<\/strong><\/summary>\n
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\nWeek 1, Day 2 \u2014 Get a Feel for the Exam Part 2: Listening and Writing \u2014 105 minutes<\/strong><\/summary>\n
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\nWeek 1, Day 3 \u2014 Take a Practice Test \u2014 90 minutes<\/strong><\/summary>\n
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\nWeek 1, Day 4 \u2014 Review your Practice Test \u2014 102 minutes<\/strong><\/summary>\n
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\nWeek 1, Day 5 \u2014 Speaking: Listen and Repeat \u2014 106 minutes<\/strong><\/summary>\n
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\nWeek 1, Day 6 \u2014 Writing: Write an Email Task \u2014 99 minutes<\/strong><\/summary>\n
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