What is IELTS English?

IELTS English is an examination system for studying in the UK. It is the abbreviation of English International English Language Testing System, namely IELTS-the abbreviation of "International English Testing System", which is translated into Chinese as "IELTS". It is jointly organized by Cambridge University Examinations Board, British Council and Australian Agency for International Development. Its main purpose is to evaluate candidates' language ability to study, train or emigrate in English-speaking countries by using English as a tool.

The IELTS test does not require a high vocabulary, and mainly focuses on practical ability, but the answering skills are completely different from those of TOEFL and CET-4 and CET-6, so it is very important to master the questions and answer them quickly.

The listening requirement of TOEFL is greater than IELTS. If you have a strong listening comprehension, you need to examine not only listening comprehension, but also speaking and writing. And IELTS listening is much simpler than this. Oral English, IELTS is simple. Reading, TOEFL is simple, IELTS articles are long, I don't need to say, TOEFL is shorter, and writing is similar. It's just that writing in the first paragraph of TOEFL requires listening.

TOEFL has many multiple-choice questions and is more suitable for China candidates. IELTS is mostly fill-in-the-blank questions. As far as sub-items are concerned, IELTS composition is difficult and it is difficult to get high marks. Speaking TOEFL is more difficult, especially the comprehensive part of the new TOEFL plus, which is really abnormal. It's best to take the TOEFL when going abroad to America.

The threshold of IELTS in the United States is one (IELTS in some universities in the United States needs more than 7.5 points, and 6.5 points in the United Kingdom is enough! ! ) IELTS is only recognized by 70-80% American schools, and the better the school, the less it is recognized. And biased. In other words, you must achieve a correspondingly higher score. American professors give lectures in American English, so IELTS is not suitable for practicing listening and speaking. Undergraduate TOEFL generally requires 80- 100.

In addition, IELTS is jointly organized by the Examinations Committee of Cambridge University, the British Consulate and the Australian International Development Program, and is adopted by many universities in Britain, Australia, New Zealand, North America and countries where English is not the mother tongue but many professional courses are taught in English. Therefore, IELTS is suitable for students from European countries, such as Britain, Ireland, New Zealand and Singapore. ?

TOEFL is an exam sponsored by the Education Testing Service Center (ETS), the largest examination institution in the United States, to determine the English level and level that students from non-English-speaking countries should have when studying in the United States, Canada and other countries. TOEFL candidates mainly study in the United States and Canada. Therefore, anyone who applies to study in these two countries, whether undergraduate, master or doctor, must have TOEFL scores.