IELTS & TOEFL Introduction

IELTS & TOEFL INTRODUCTION

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Academic year 2020-2021 spring

IELTS Listening

What is TOEFL

What is IELTS

IELTS speaking

IELTS writing

IELTS listening

TEOFL reading

TOEFL listening

TOEFL speaking

TOEFL writing

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• Нэр: IELTS, TOEFL • Хичээлийн задаргаа: 0:0:0:6 ( 3) 3 кредит • Код: H.IE426 • Судлах улирал: Хавар • Нийт цаг: 96 цаг • Сургалт явуулах хэлбэр: Танхим

• Ирц, оролцоо: 10% • Бие даан гүйцэтгэх даалгавар: 40% • Явцын сорил: 30% • Эцсийн үнэлгээ: 20%

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section 01

What is IELTS?

International English Language Testing System IELTS Academic - measures whether your level of English language proficiency is suitable for an academic environment. It reflects aspects of academic language and evaluates whether you’re ready to begin training or studying. IELTS General Training - measures English language proficiency in a practical, everyday context. The tasks and tests reflect both workplace and social situations.

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What is TOEFL

Test of English as a Foreign Language is a standardized test to measure the English language ability of non-native speakers wishing to enroll in English-speaking universities. The test is accepted by many English-speaking academic and professional institutions. TOEFL is one of the two major English-language tests in the world, the other being the IELTS.

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What is TOEFL

Test of English as a Foreign Language is a standardized test to measure the English language ability of non-native speakers wishing to enroll in English-speaking universities. The test is accepted by many English-speaking academic and professional institutions. TOEFL is one of the two major English-language tests in the world, the other being the IELTS.

What is the difference

IELTS listening

• Timing:
• Approximately 30 minutes (plus 10 minutes transfer time)
• There are 40 questions.
• There are 4 sections
• Section 1 is a conversation between 2 people set in an everyday social context.
• Section 2 is a monologue set in an everyday social context
• Section 3 is a conversation between up to 4 people set in an educational or training context
• Section 4 is a monologue on an academic subject

IELTS listening

Each section is heard once only. Skills assessed:

• Understanding of main ideas
• Understanding of specific factual information
• Recognizing opinions, attitudes and purpose of a speaker
• Following the development of an argument

Marking

• Each correct answer receives 1 mark. Scores out of 40 and converted to the IELTS 9-band scale.

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IELTS reading

• Timing:
• 60 minutes (no extra transfer time)
• There are 40 questions.
• Multiple choice, identifying information (True/False/Not Given), identifying a writer’s views/claims (Yes/No/Not Given), matching information, matching headings, features, sentence endings, sentence completion, summary completion, note completion, table completion, flow-chart completion, diagram label completion, short-answer questions.

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IELTS reading

• There are 3 sections the total text length is 2150-2750 words.
• Academic Reading:
• Each section contains one long text. Texts are authentic and are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers.
• General Training Reading:
• Section 1 contains 2 or 3 short factual texts, one of which may be composite. Topics are relevant to everyday life.
• Section 2 contains 2 short factual texts focusing on work-related issues.
• Section 3 contains 2 one longer, more complex text on a topic of general interest.

IELTS reading

• Skills assessed:
• Reading for gist
• Reading for main ideas
• Reading for detail
• Understanding inferences and implied meaning
• Recognizing writer’s opinions, attitudes and purpose
• Following the development of an argument
• Marking Each correct answer receives 1 mark.
• Scores out of 40 and converted to the IELTS 9-band scale.

IELTS writing

Timing: 60 minutes There are 2 tasks. You are required to write at least 150 words for Task 1 and at least 250 words for Task 2 Academic Writing In Task 1, you are presented with a graph, table, chart or diagram and are asked to describe, summarize or explain the information in your own words. In Task 2, you are asked to write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem.

IELTS writing

Skills assessed: In both tasks you are assessed on your ability to write a response which is appropriate in terms of: Content The organization of ideas The accuracy and range of vocabulary and grammar

General Training Writing In Task 1, you are presented with situation and are asked to write a letter requesting information or explaining the situation. The letter may be personal or semi-formal/neutral in style In Task 2, you are asked to write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem.

IELTS writing

• Marking
• You are assessed on your performance on each task by certificated IELTS examiners according to the IELTS writing test assessment criteria.
• Task achievement/response
• Coherence and cohesion
• Lexical resource
• Grammatical range and accuracy
• Task 2 contributes twice as much as Task 1 to the writing score.

IELTS speaking

Timing: 11-14 minutes There are 3 parts. Part 1: introduction and interview (4-5 minutes) Part 2: individual long turn (3-4 minutes) Part 3: Two-way discussion (4-5 minutes)

Skills assessed: The ability to communicate opinions and information on everyday topics and common experiences and situations by answering a range of questions The ability to speak at length on a given topic using appropriate language and organizing ideas coherently The ability to express and justify opinions and to analyze, discuss and speculate about issues.

IELTS speaking

Marking You are assessed on your performance on each task by certificated IELTS examiners according to the IELTS speaking test assessment criteria. Fluency and Coherence Lexical resource Grammatical range and accuracy Pronunciation

TOEFL reading

Read 3-5 texts of about 700 words, then answer 12-15 questions per text. You will have 20 minutes to read each text. There are 10 different types of questions. They are usually presented as multiple choice questions. Timing: 60-100 minutes Marking30 points

TOEFL listening

Listen to 6-9 recordings, then answer 5/6 questions per recording. 2-3 conversations, (each lasting from 2-3min) in a university setting, between a student and a professor (or someone from the university staff) Then answer 5 questions 2-3 lectures (each lasting from 4-5min), on an academic topic held by a professor with students interrupting. Then answer 6 questions. 2-3 lectures (each lasting from 4-5min) on an academic topic held by a professor with no interruptions. Then answer 6 questions.

TOEFL listening

Topics: conversations address common themes of academic life, mainly associating a student and professor, a librarian or a university staff member. Lectures are about academic topics taught at university: science, history, social sciences, art… Timing: 60-90 minutes Marking 30 points

TOEFL speaking

Talk about 6 familiar and academic topics: Talk about a familiar topic for 45 seconds Express and defend your opinion for 45 seconds Give a 1-minute summary of a text on the subject of university life (about 100 words) and of a conversation (about 1 min) on the same topic Give a 1-minute summary of an academic text (about 110 words) and of a lecture (about 1 min 15) on the same topic In 1 minute, give a summary and your opinion about a conversation between students (which lasts about 1min 45) Give a summary of a lecture on an academic topic (about 1 min 45)

TOEFL writing

TOEFL speaking

Themes, materials and topics: Exercise 1: you will be asked to describe a well-known situation, giving personal examples. Examples: what is your favorite day of the year and why? Use details and examples to support your answer. Timing: 20 minutes Marking 30 points

Write 2 essays: Summarize an academic text of about 260 words and a lecture on the same topic. Write an essay on an everyday topic (300 words). Timing: 50 minutes Marking 30 points

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