First, the difference between IELTS and TOEFL:
1, different institutions
Ielts: sponsored by The British Council (The? British? Council), the Local Examinations Committee of Cambridge University and the Australian Education International Development Agency jointly organized the International English Proficiency Test. IELTS scores have been recognized by the super 1 1000 institutions in Britain, the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.
TOEFL: Established in September 2005 in the United States, it has a history of more than 65,438+0,000 years. ETS for short is a worldwide academic English language test. TOEFL scores have been recognized by more than 1.60 countries1.500 comprehensive universities, institutions and colleges around the world.
IELTS and TOEFL test institutions are authoritative international test institutions and are generally accepted by universities.
2. Cultural differences in examination content:
IELTS is the first English test in the world to test English ability from four aspects: listening, speaking, reading and writing, which is divided into academic and training categories. The IELTS test takes internationalization as its starting point, and the knowledge of culture and geography involved is mostly in Britain and Australia. If you want to study in North America, it is recommended to take the TOEFL, because North America pays more attention to TOEFL scores, and most schools have higher requirements for IELTS scores than TOEFL.
TOEFL is based on American English, and its listening is completely standard. There are also American idioms and slang, which involve a lot of American history, culture, politics, geography and so on. What should I do if I want to study outside North America? (what Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and so on), it is recommended to take IELTS.
The contents of the two exams involve the culture, history, geography and customs of western countries.
3. Differences in investigation forms and inspection contents:
IELTS: Both written test and computer test are humanized. Listening, reading and writing candidates can choose a written/computer test, and the oral test is an interview "dialogue".
TOEFL: Computer test, full of high-tech charm. For the TOEFL test, the first test form is man-machine dialogue; Secondly, candidates are required to answer each question within the specified time (in the new TOEFL test, short questions need to be answered within 45 seconds, and long questions need to be answered within 1 minute), so candidates are not given any rest or buffer time in the process of answering questions. As long as you start counting, candidates must answer within the specified time. Therefore, from the perspective of oral English, the new TOEFL test is more strict with time.
Second, the role:
There are two kinds of IELTS: Class A and Class G. Class A IELTS scores can be used to apply for studying abroad, while Class G IELTS scores can be used to apply for immigration.
TOEFL scores can only be used for studying abroad.