IELTS and TOEFL reading
Formats, timing plans and the question types that quietly cost the most marks.
Exam reading is a timing problem sitting on top of a fluency problem, and most preparation only addresses the first. Strategy redistributes an hour; it does not make anyone read faster.
These articles cover both halves: the exact format and a workable timing plan for each exam, and the underlying reading work that has to happen in the months before the plan can help.
- Reading method
- CEFR and levels
- IELTS and TOEFL
CEFR Levels Explained: What A1 to C2 Actually Mean
A1 through C2, without the jargon: what each level means in practice, how long each one takes, and why the gaps between them are not equal.
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