What's the difference between Guangzhou IELTS and TOEFL? Which test center is good?

IELTS and TOEFL have different emphases, and the difficulty is different for candidates with different foundations, so you can judge what you are better at according to the differences, which is more conducive to scoring. The two can be compared by listening, speaking, reading and writing, as follows:

listen to

In listening, TOEFL listening is to listen first and then do the questions. You can't see the problem until you do it. All the listening content is recorded on a few sheets of white paper. Therefore, TOEFL listening requires good note-taking ability and a grasp of the overall contextual structure of the whole listening content. IELTS listening, on the other hand, is to do questions while listening, and there will be dozens of seconds of preview questions before the official start, so you can have a general grasp of the test sites before the exam. But in either case, we should grasp the progress of listening. From the listening point of view, TOEFL is a little more difficult.

say

Speaking of it, the TOEFL oral test adopts man-machine mode, so the conversation is all done on the computer. Judging from the content of the test, it mainly focuses on expressing opinions and plural listening. The IELTS speaking test adopts the form of face-to-face communication between candidates and examiners. The main content of the test is to communicate and describe things with examiners.

read

Reading, TOEFL reading is relatively easy to locate, and some topics do not need to read the full text, because most of the assigned topics are in designated paragraphs, even if you are not sure about the whole article, you can do the questions. There is an abnormal topic in TOEFL reading, which is a summary of the general idea of the article. You need to know the general idea of the whole article (usually 3 points), and then choose 3 out of 6-7 options. This kind of topic is more difficult in TOEFL reading, but it is usually at the end. Through the understanding of the paragraphs in the article, it should be said that it is not too difficult to complete this topic. As far as positioning is concerned, the positioning of IELTS should be more difficult than TOEFL. The title won't tell you which paragraph to look for. Because when doing IELTS reading, it is generally recommended to read through the topic first, underline the key words, and then locate while reading the article. IELTS reading is famous for judging questions. This kind of question is abnormal because there are options that are not given, and sometimes it is easy to be confused with false. In my opinion, it is still positioning. If it is in place after reading through the article, it is nothing more than yes or no. If it is not in place, or although it is mentioned, it is another matter, and that is ng. But it's easier said than done. There's nothing I can do. One thing is worth mentioning. Ielts reading 1 hour to do three articles, each article time is unlimited. TOEFL reading is the first one that must be completed within 20 minutes, and the last two are 40 minutes. Generally speaking, it is difficult to read TOEFL for the first time. As soon as you enter the examination room, you will have hearing interference and mentality fluctuation, because it is easy to do the first article badly, and the time will be tight or even too late. You'd better have this plan before the exam. Even if the first one is smashed, there is no need to despair.

write

In writing, the TOEFL writing test is written after listening, and the difference between them is written through listening and reading articles; However, the IELTS writing test is completely different, and various chart types will be interspersed in writing, which is far more difficult than TOEFL in terms of the number of preparations before the test and the difficulty of the test. But in the TOEFL test, listening and note-taking skills are the key to the whole test. Once you don't grasp it well, the difficulty is not small.

So, which one is easier to get in depends on which exam you are more suitable for. If you have a clear target school, you must first find out whether the school requires IELTS scores or TOEFL scores, and then decide which one to take.