Which is more practical, IELTS or TOEFL?

In recent years, the number of people who take the TOEFL and IELTS tests has increased steadily every year, which also shows that the social recognition of TOEFL and IELTS is constantly improving. Let me tell you which is more practical, IELTS or TOEFL. Let's have a look!

1. Which is more practical, IELTS or TOEFL?

From the scope of application: TOEFL is suitable for students who want to study in the United States, Canada and other countries, while IELTS is suitable for students who want to study in Commonwealth countries or immigrate to Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

If you want to study abroad, you'd better choose the school or institution you want to go to first, and see if the specific requirements of the school or institution are IELTS or TOEFL, then decide whether to take IELTS or TOEFL.

From the examination form: the IELTS test content is more life-oriented, and the test content will involve life scenes; TOEFL tends to simulate the classroom environment and campus life, mainly to provide reference for students to adapt to the study of foreign universities in the future.

Related to this, TOEFL has a lot of preparation materials, repeated questions and low test difficulty.

Judging from the results required by the school: studying in the United States, some schools require higher IELTS scores.

Generally speaking, the TOEFL test is still practical, but it is best to decide which school you want to apply for first.

Second, the difference between IELTS and TOEFL

1. Organizer. The IELTS test is sponsored by the British Council, Cambridge University Examinations Board and Australian Education International Development Agency. The TOEFL test is sponsored by the American Examination Service Center.

2. Examination form. IELTS generally has two test forms, namely written test and computer test. TOEFL has always been a computer test.

3. Examination fee. IELTS costs 2020 yuan, TOEFL 1985 yuan.

4. Examination time. The IELTS test is 2 hours and 45 minutes, and the TOEFL test is 4 hours.

5. Examination order. The IELTS test is conducted in the order of listening, reading and writing, and the oral English is conducted separately, which may be arranged on any day of the week before the written test. The TOEFL test is conducted in the order of reading, listening, speaking and writing.