2-Month TOEFL Study Plan

Week 1 — Diagnostic & the 2026 format~7h

• Take a timed full-length practice test in the 2026 format and track your accuracy on each task type.
• Read all twelve task guides once, quickly, so nothing on test day is unfamiliar; begin the free TOEFL lessons.
• Set a target band per section and check your programs for section minimums.
• Start the daily vocabulary list and Questions of the Day habits.

Week 2 — Complete the Words, vocabulary & word forms~7h

• A Complete the Words practice set every day; log misses as vocabulary, spelling or grammar.
• Learn vocabulary in word families and study the endings that change grammar (-s, -ed, -tion, -ly).
• Begin Build a Sentence as a short daily grammar drill — it trains the same structure sense.
• Read one short English article a day and summarize it in two sentences.

Week 3 — Reading passages & short listening tasks~7h

• Read in Daily Life and Read an Academic Passage: one timed set of each a day.
• Listen and Choose a Response: drill question types (wh-, yes/no, requests, statements).
• Listen to a Conversation: focus on why a speaker says something, not only what.
• Redo last week's error-log items without the explanations.

Week 4 — Announcements, academic talks & note-taking~7h

• Listen to an Announcement: purpose, audience, conditions, next steps.
• Listen to an Academic Talk: practice one-page structural notes and check them against transcripts.
• Do the academic talk practice set under exam conditions, with no pausing.
• Add 15 minutes a day of unscripted listening — lectures, interviews, podcasts.

Week 5 — Full-length practice test + review~4h

• Take a full-length practice test in one sitting on the device you will test with.
• Compare your accuracy on each task type with week 1 and list the three task types that improved least.
• Review every Reading and Listening miss by task type.
• Keep vocabulary and Build a Sentence going on the lighter days.

Week 6 — Writing: Build a Sentence, Email, Discussion~7h

• A Build a Sentence set daily, with the grammar guide for each pattern you miss.
• Learn Write an Email and write four timed emails (7 minutes each).
• Learn Write for an Academic Discussion and write four timed posts (10 minutes each).
• Score every response with the writing rubric and keep a list of your repeated grammar errors.

Week 7 — Speaking: Listen and Repeat & Take an Interview~7h

• Learn Listen and Repeat and do a practice set daily, keeping every ending.
• Learn Take an Interview and record four answers a day, using a 45-second practice window.
• Listen back with the speaking rubric; fix one delivery habit at a time.
• Midweek, take a second full-length practice test and compare section bands with week 5.

Week 8 — Final review & test week~4h

• Light, targeted review of your error log and grammar list — no new material.
• One timed email, one discussion post and one recorded interview set two days out.
• Confirm your appointment time in your own time zone and your ID.
• For the Home Edition, run the equipment and room checks early, using the test-day checklist.

For most goals, yes. About 55–60 hours over eight weeks is enough to learn every task type, build vocabulary and grammar steadily, and take two full practice tests with time to act on them. A jump of two bands or more usually needs longer, and some general English study before test preparation.

About 7 hours a week, roughly 55–60 hours in total — around an hour a day. Daily consistency matters more than long weekend sessions for vocabulary and listening.

It varies too much by person to promise a number. As a guide, half a band to a band is a realistic target for a focused eight weeks; more is possible if your current score reflects unfamiliarity with the 2026 format rather than your English level.

Take one in week 1 as a diagnostic, one in week 5 to check progress and re-plan, and one in week 7. Leave the last week for light review rather than another full test.