• Official TOEFL site
  To find out about the new iBT (Internet-Based Testing) format of the TOEFL examination, go to ‘About the Test’ on this site for a test overview, information on test content and FAQs. You can also select ‘Prepare for the Test’ to watch a video tour giving an overview of the test and for test preparation tips and materials.
  http://www.ets.org/toefl
  
  

• English Club: TOEFL
  This site gives much detailed information about the format and the kinds of questions you will get in the TOEFL exam. There are also sample exercises with answers for all 4 skills.
  http://www.englishclub.com/esl-exams/ets-toefl.htm

• Improve Your Skills
  This page is from the official TOEFL site, and includes detailed advice on how to improve your listening, speaking, reading or writing skills for a better TOEFL score.
  https://www.ets.org/toefl/test-takers/ibt/about.html

The sites listed below give test practice or exercises in the TOEFL format. For more general skills development, go to our other SALL on the web pages: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking. The Vocabulary, Grammar or IELTS pages may also be helpful.

• English Club: TOEFL
  This site gives much information about the format and the kinds of questions you will get in the TOEFL exam. There are sample exercises with answers and feedback for all 4 skills including speaking and writing. The listening section should provide especially good practice.
  http://www.englishclub.com/esl-exams/ets-toefl.htm
  
  

• Exam English
  There is an iBT reading and listening test on this site. There are also grammar and vocabulary tests based on the old TOEFL format. Although grammar and vocabulary are not directly tested in the new TOEFL, these would still be helpful as they cover key language areas in academic and examination English.
  http://www.examenglish.com
  
  

The following sites feature colloquial American idioms and slang. For more general vocabulary development, refer to the Vocabulary page.

• Commonly-Used American Slang
  This site features more than 280 common American slang expressions sorted alphabetically.
  http://www.manythings.org/slang
  
  

• Idioms
  This page is good for examples of idiomatic expressions - you can look one up by using an alphabetical index and get a definition and an example of the idiom in context.
  http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms
  
  

• GoEnglish.com Idiom Dictionary
  This site contains an alphabetical index of idioms with explanations, examples and pictures to illustrate the examples. Every day a new idiom is featured on the home page, so you can go to the site and learn a new one each day!
  http://www.goenglish.com
  
  

• The Idiom Connection
  On this site you will find explanations of hundreds of idioms organized under topics as well as in alphabetical order. There is a quiz after each section so you can test yourself.
  http://www.idiomconnection.com

• There are many TOEFL practice materials available in different parts of the Library. To locate them, do a keyword search for "TOEFL" under the online HKBU Library catalogue:
  http://library.hkbu.edu.hk/catalogue/opac.html