We offer online and in-person classes for the TOEFL iBT exam. The TOEFL iBT test measures your ability to use and understand English at the university level. In addition, it measures how well you combine your listening, reading, speaking and writing skills to perform academic tasks. The internet-based TOEFL is offered throughout most regions of the world by ETS (Educational Testing Service) and the score is accepted internationally. The test has four parts: 1) Reading; 2) Listening, 3) Speaking and 4) Writing. Test scores range between 0-120. More than 27 million people from all over the world have taken the TOEFL test to demonstrate their English-language proficiency and nearly 1.2 million take the exam every year. The average English skill level ranges between Intermediate and Advanced.

Students can find more details about the iBT online at http://www.toefl.org. To schedule an appointment for the Internet-based TOEFL, call 1-800-468-6335 (in the U.S.) or find a Regional Registration Center. Students may also register online.

TOEFL iBT Test Structure

Listening

Length: 60–90 minutes

4–6 lectures, each 3–5 minutes long with six questions apiece

2–3 conversations, each 3 minutes long with five questions apiece

Tip: Introduces more than one native English accent

Scoring: 0–30 points

Speaking

Length: 20 minutes

2 independent tasks: speak about a familiar topic

4 integrated tasks: speak based on what you read and hear

Tip: You have 30 seconds to prepare and one minute to respond

Scoring: 0–4 points, converted to a 0–30 score scale

Reading

Length: 60–100 minutes

3–5 passages from academic texts, each about 700 words long

12–14 questions per passage

Tip: Includes a glossary to define key words

Scoring: 0–30 points

Writing

Length: 50 minutes

1 integrated task: write based on what is read and heard

1 independent task: support an opinion

Tip: Typing is required

Scoring: 0–5 points, converted to a 0–30 score scale

Like any standardized test, study and practice are a must for scoring well, yet unlike other standardized tests, the TOEFL IBT is difficult to study and prepare for on one's own, and the information to be studied along with the skills to be practiced are quite different. There are many books out there to help with this but nothing can replace the guided study and practice of a Test Preparatory Course. Test Prep-courses offer the best in advanced English guidance as well as the latest in teacher-guided practice exercises and drills, building those afore mentioned skills and aptitude.

Our Amazing TOEFL Prep Course

T.I.E. has an amazing five-week intensive TOEFL Prep-Course that offers top-notch teaching combined with an interactive classroom setting and Internet-based test simulators. We have had the privilege of graduating students from our TOEFL Prep-Course who have gained acceptance at some of the most prestigious colleges and universities for both undergraduate and graduate studies. We offer online classes and in-person for the TOEFL iBT in Houston and Denver.

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