The TOEFL exam
Test Of English as Foreign Language.
The essential exam for entry to universities in the United States. Academic language.

Who is it for?
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is spoken, written and heard in college and university settings. Most people who take the TOEFL test are planning to study at colleges and universities where instruction is in English. In addition, many government agencies, scholarship programs, and licensing/certification agencies use TOEFL scores to evaluate English proficiency.

Versions of the TOEFL® test
You can do the test on paper or on a computer, depending where you live.The test comes in two formats:

  1. paper-based test (PBT)
  2. next generation computer-based test (iBT)

The iBT is not yet available at every test center. If it is available at your local center then you will have to do it. If not you will do the PBT.

What is the TOEFL® test like?

The next generation TOEFL® iBT test has four sections:

1 Reading 3-5 passages, 12-14 questions each

 		60-100 mins
2

Listening

 4-6 lectures, 6 questions each
2-3 conversations, 5 questions each 		60-90 mins
3 Speaking 6 tasks, 2 independent and 2 integrated 20 mins
4 Writing 1 integrated task
1 independent task 		50 mins

An integrated task is one where you have to use more than one skill. For example, you readlisten to a lecture, and then write about what you have heard and read. about something,

The Paper-based test has the following format:


Time Limit No. of Questions
Listening Comprehension 30-40 minutes 50
Structure and Written Expression

 25 minutes 40
Reading Comprehension 55 minutes 50
Writing (Test of Written English) 30 minutes 1 topic