Prepare for the TOEFL Speaking section with realistic Listen and Repeat drills and Take an Interview topics. Record answers and get immediate AI-powered feedback on pronunciation, fluency, grammar, vocabulary, and organisation.
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Current TOEFL iBT Speaking uses Listen and Repeat and Take an Interview. English AIdol recordings, transcripts, and feedback are independent practice resources, not official ETS test material or scores.
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Prepare for the TOEFL Speaking section with realistic Listen and Repeat drills and Take an Interview topics. Record answers and get immediate AI-powered feedback on pronunciation, fluency, grammar, vocabulary, and organisation.
Free mini practice
Use one exact repetition drill and one interview response to practise the two current Speaking task families.
How to try it: For the repetition item, ask a partner or text-to-speech tool to read the sentence once while you look away. Record both responses so you can compare immediately.
1. Listen and Repeat
Students who need laboratory access should submit the safety form by Friday afternoon.
Answer or self-check: Exact text: Students who need laboratory access should submit the safety form by Friday afternoon.
Why: Check content words, the relative clause “who need”, the modal “should”, and the final time phrase. Do not paraphrase an exact-repetition prompt.
2. Take an Interview
Answer or self-check: Strong response plan: answer directly; explain one factor such as clear roles; give a concrete example of how that factor changed the work; finish by linking the example to the result.
Why: One developed idea is easier to follow than several disconnected claims. The plan is flexible and should not be memorised word for word.
3. Interview follow-up
Answer or self-check: Sample direction: contact the person privately, confirm what blocked the task, and agree on a revised responsibility before redistributing work. This addresses the cause and protects the schedule without assuming bad intent.
Why: The answer makes a decision, explains sequence, and supports it with a practical reason rather than giving a vague opinion.
TOEFL Speaking is recorded on a computer. In the post–21 January 2026 format, the task types are Listen and Repeat and Take an Interview, with 11 items in about eight minutes.
Listen and Repeat rewards faithful listening and clear repetition. Take an Interview asks you to respond naturally to questions with relevant development. Practise both task types instead of relying on the retired four-task Independent and Integrated format.
English AIdol's AI feedback helps you review problems that are hard to notice alone: missed words, unclear sounds, long pauses, filler words, weak development, and grammar slips. Treat its score as a practice estimate and use the detailed feedback to guide the next recording.
For the 2026 TOEFL format, Speaking practice focuses on Listen and Repeat and Take an Interview task types rather than the old four-task Independent and Integrated format.