How to Improve Your TOEFL Score

If you're at a level where you're trying to hit the 24 on TOEFL or a seven on IELTS, you're past the flashcard stage. You need to be reading a newspaper and like you said, model essays. Don't confuse it with something else. If you start backtracking and listening to a tutor who maybe knows about academic writing, but not IELTS,. you're going to hurt your score.