Thirty days is enough to move a TOEIC score if the time goes on the right things. It is not enough to raise general English, so this plan spends almost all of it on test-specific work: the closed grammar set in Parts 5 and 6, question-order technique in Parts 3, 4 and 7, and workplace vocabulary.
Pick a track, then follow the day-by-day table. Every seventh day is a measurement day, not a study day.
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| Track | Daily time | Suits | Realistic 30-day movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| A — Light | 45-60 min | Full-time work, first attempt | Technique gains; modest score change |
| B — Standard | 90-120 min | Most candidates with a set test date | Meaningful gains in the weaker section |
| C — Intensive | 3 hours plus | Study leave, a hard deadline | Largest gains, mainly from Reading technique |
On track A, do the Listening task on odd days and the Reading task on even days rather than halving both.
| Day | Listening task | Reading task |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full timed diagnostic. Record both section scores and the number of Part 7 questions you never reached. | |
| 2 | Part 1: 20 photos. Name objects and actions aloud before the audio | Word form rules; 20 Part 5 questions, word form only |
| 3 | Part 2: 40 items. Write down only the first word of each question | Subject-verb agreement and tense; 20 Part 5 questions |
| 4 | Part 1 and 2 mixed, 30 items, no pausing | Prepositions of time and place; 20 questions |
| 5 | Part 3: 4 conversations. Read the 3 questions before each | Conjunction vs preposition (although / despite); 20 questions |
| 6 | Part 3: 6 conversations, questions read ahead every time | Relative pronouns and participles; 20 questions |
| 7 | Review day. Re-do every Part 5 question you got wrong this week. Do not add new material. | |
| Day | Listening task | Reading task |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Timed Reading section only (75 min, 100 questions). Note the clock time you reached Part 7. | |
| 9 | Part 4: 4 talks, questions read ahead | Part 7 single passages: 3 sets, untimed, header first |
| 10 | Part 4: 6 talks. Predict speaker and setting from the questions | Part 7 single passages: 4 sets at 60 seconds per question |
| 11 | Part 3 and 4 mixed, 8 sets | Part 7 double passages: 2 sets. Mark which text each answer came from |
| 12 | Part 2: 40 items, focus on indirect responses | Part 7 triple passages: 2 sets |
| 13 | Full Listening section, timed | Vocabulary topics 1-4, 25 words per topic |
| 14 | Review day. List every Part 7 question you got wrong and label the trap: word match, over-extension, wrong question, wrong passage. | |
| Day | Listening task | Reading task |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Full timed diagnostic. Compare with day 1. Whichever section moved less gets the extra time this week. | |
| 16 | Weak-section priority: 30 min of the part you score lowest on | Collocation list: verb + noun section |
| 17 | Part 3: 6 sets, then re-listen with the transcript | Collocation list: prepositions; 20 Part 5 questions |
| 18 | Part 4: 6 sets, then re-listen with the transcript | Part 6: 4 passages including sentence-insertion items |
| 19 | Part 2: 40 items at 1.25x speed | Part 6: 4 passages, timed at 35 seconds per blank |
| 20 | Full Listening section, timed | Vocabulary topics 5-8 |
| 21 | Review day. Re-do the 20 questions you found hardest this week from any part. | |
| Day | Task |
|---|---|
| 22 | Full timed diagnostic in one sitting, no breaks between sections |
| 23 | Error review of day 22 only. Sort errors into knowledge gaps and timing losses |
| 24 | Part 5 and 6 at target pace: 46 questions in 20 minutes |
| 25 | Part 7 only: 54 questions in 55 minutes |
| 26 | Full Listening section plus vocabulary topics 9-12 |
| 27 | Full timed Reading section |
| 28 | Error review. Re-do wrong answers from days 24-27 |
| 29 | Final diagnostic, morning, same time of day as your real test |
| 30 | Cheat sheet, collocation list, 20 minutes of listening. No new material |
| Metric | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Listening score and Reading score separately | The total hides which section is moving |
| Part 7 questions never reached | Distinguishes a pacing problem from a comprehension problem |
| Clock time at which you started Part 7 | The single best predictor of your Reading score |
| Wrong answers by part | Tells you where the next week’s hours go |
| Wrong answers by trap type in Part 7 | Word match and over-extension need different fixes |
Compare diagnostics only with other diagnostics. Untimed practice sets always score higher and will make you believe in progress that the timed test will not show.
| Failure | What it looks like | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Untimed practice | High accuracy in practice, low score in the test | Time every Reading set from week 2 |
| Single-skill days | Listening improves, Reading stalls | One task from each section every day |
| Chasing vocabulary volume | Long word lists, no score change | Cap at 25 words a day and keep the technique work |
| Re-reading explanations without re-doing questions | Feels productive, changes nothing | Re-do every wrong question on review days |
| Over-reading a 20-point change | Switching plan every week | Judge over three diagnostics, not two |
Yes for technique and vocabulary coverage, which is where most short-term gains come from — particularly in Reading, where the tested grammar is a small closed set. Underlying fluency does not move much in a month, so a plan that relies on general English improvement will disappoint.
Between 45 minutes and three hours depending on the track you choose. Consistency matters more than volume: 60 minutes every day beats four hours twice a week, because the vocabulary review schedule breaks down with gaps.
Whichever section scored lower on your day 1 diagnostic, with one caveat: Reading gains usually come faster because word form, prepositions and connectors are a closed rule set, while Listening gains depend on processing speed.
Five timed diagnostics in 30 days, on days 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. More than that eats the study time that produces the improvement, and fewer leaves you guessing about what to work on.
Review your cheat sheet and collocation list, listen to 20 minutes of business English, confirm your ID and venue, and stop. Starting a new grammar topic or taking a full test the day before costs more in fatigue than it adds in knowledge.
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