The differences in the content of TOEFL and IELTS

   雅 思   

IELTS

雅思听力

IELTS Listening

   雅思的听力始终是整个考试的第一部分，一般为独白或两人、多人对话，共有4个单元，38至42道题，普通培训类和学术类听力部分的题目完全一样。

IELTS listening is always the first part of the whole test. It is usually monologue or two people and multi person dialogues. There are 4 units, 38 to 42 questions, and the common training and academic listening parts are exactly the same.

4个单元的难度是依次递增的。前两单元主要是一些日常生活中有关社会状态和人际关系的各种场景，例如关于食宿或购物的谈话。后两个单元则是学生在学习过程中遇到的一些典型场景，如与导师或管理人员的讨论以及简短的课程介绍，或对教育、学术以及世界性话题的探讨，具有实际性和常识性的特点。

The difficulty of the 4 units is increasing in turn. The first two units are mainly about various scenes of social life and interpersonal relationships in daily life, such as conversations about food and accommodation or shopping. The latter two units are typical examples of students in the process of learning, such as discussions with mentors or managers and brief introductory courses, or the discussion of education, academic and world topics, with practical and common sense characteristics.

听力部分常见的题型包括选择题(与托福的选择题类似，有备选选项)、简答题、填空题、图表题、配对题(如将所给图片与所听的内容匹配)

The common types of questions in the listening section include choice questions (similar to TOEFL's choice questions, alternative options), short answers, fill in questions, charts, paired questions (such as matching the pictures to the content they are listening to)

雅思阅读

IELTS reading

雅思考试中普通培训类和学术类阅读部分的试卷完全不同。

In the IELTS, the examination papers of general training and academic reading are totally different.

普通培训类的文章基本来自广告、报纸、说明书、时间表、杂志等一些实用性很强的文字载体，考题测试的目的是看考生能否在阅读中获取、理解并处理最基本的生存信息，因此考题主要是对考生的总体理解能力、定位文中细节能力和对比文中细节能力等进行考核。题型多样，有配对题、简答题、完成句子、选择段落标题、图表题等等。文章长度及体裁并不像托福阅读那样固定，但内容却都是考生在国外生活中所必须面对的东西，由于国内英语学习侧重阅读一些学术性较强的文章，所以考生一开始接触雅思考试会面临一种尴尬，那就是文章篇幅不长，内容也很简单，但却找不到答题所需的信息点。

The general training articles are mainly from advertisements, newspapers, instructions, timetables and magazines. The purpose of the test is to see whether the examinee can get, understand and handle the most basic survival information in the reading, so the exam is mainly about the overall understanding of the students and the details of the position. Ability to assess and compare the details of the ability to assess. There are various types of questions, such as matching questions, short answers, completing sentences, choosing paragraphs, titles, charts, and so on. The length and genre of the article are not as fixed as TOEFL Reading, but the content is something that the examinee must face in the foreign life. As the domestic English learning focuses on reading some strong academic articles, it is embarrassing for the examinees to start with the IELTS examination. That is, the text is not long and the content is also content. It's very simple, but it can't find the information needed to answer the question.

学术类阅读的文章首先在长度上远远超过托福考试，整个阅读试卷只有3篇文章，文章长度从700词到1500词不等，要在限定的60分钟内完成阅读并解答38至42道题，测试的重点是考查考生对文章基本结构和一些重要信息的掌握情况。其题型与普通培训类雅思考试一样多种多样。

First, the academic reading article is far more than the TOEFL test in length. There are only 3 articles in the whole reading test paper. The length of the article is from 700 words to 1500 words. It is necessary to complete the reading and answer 38 to 42 questions in the limited 60 minutes. The key point of the test is to examine the examinee's mastery of the basic structure and some important information of the article. The questions are similar to the General Training IELTS.

雅思写作

IELTS Writing

写作是测试语言能力的重要方式。目前大多数的美国院校要求申请者必须提供写作成绩，而且将此作为录取申请者的一项重要依据。

Writing is an important way to test the ability of language. At present, most American institutions require applicants to provide written scores, and this is an important basis for applicants.

雅思考试普通培训类和学术类写作部分的试题也有所不同，考试时间均为1小时，要求考生完成两篇文章，第一篇字数要求为150词，第二篇字数要求为250 词。普通培训类的第一道试题要求考生根据题目设定的情况写一封信，内容多与日常生活有关，如抱怨、求职、询问情况等等。学术类的第一道题则要求考生在20 分钟内对试卷提供的图表所表达的信息、趋势进行准确的描述。普通培训类和学术类的第二道题目风格相同，都是要求考生就某一观点或现象写一篇议论文，选题多为较大众化的话题，让考生有话可说。

The test questions of the general training class and the academic writing part of the IELTS examination are also different. The test time is 1 hours, and the examinees are required to complete two articles, the first word number is 150 words, and the second words are required to be 250 words. The first question of the general training class requires the examinee to write a letter on the basis of the subject, which is related to daily life, such as complaints, job hunting, inquiries, and so on. The first item in the academic class requires the examinee to accurately describe the information and trend expressed in the chart provided in the test within 20 minutes. The second topics of the general training class and the academic class are the same, all of which require the examinee to write a paper on a certain point of view or phenomenon, and the topic is more popular, so that the examinee can speak.

雅思口语

IELTS spoken

托福考试没有口语部分，想要申请助教奖学金的考生往往还要再进行一次口语考试。与托福考试不同，雅思考生面对的不是已录好的规范考题，而是要直接面对考官，进行一对一的面试。这也是雅思考试之所以得到越来越多的认可的原因之一。

There is no oral part of the TOEFL test, and candidates who want to apply for an assistantship often have another oral test. Unlike the TOEFL test, IELTS candidates are not faced with standardized test questions, but face the examiners directly and conduct a one to one interview. This is one of the reasons why IELTS have gained more and more recognition.

  

  

   托 福   

TOEFL

托福听力

TOEFL Listening

新托福原来的短对话被取消，听力内容更加学术化，演讲篇幅大大加长。此外，听力部分出现了5种新题型：“选择两个正确答案的题目”、“听部分文章摘要后完成的细节题”、“根据文章内容点击图片相应位置的题目”、“通过拖动来选择答案的多选题”、“点击表格的题目”。托福听力中也分生活和学术两类场景。但是，托福考试中绝大部分都是学术类。关于生活类的主要涉及食宿。学术类的有关于作业、论文等，在对话中出现。讲座中会出现四类话题：艺术，生命科学，自然科学，社会科学。

The new short dialogue of new TOEFL was cancelled, the content of listening was more academic and the length of speech was greatly lengthened. In addition, there are 5 new types of questions in the hearing part: "choosing two correct answers", "listening to the details of a part of the article", "click on the title of the picture according to the content of the article", "multiple selected questions by dragging to choose the answer", "the title of the point strike form". In TOEFL listening, there are two types of scenes: life and academic. But most of the TOEFL exams are academic. Living classes are mainly related to meals and lodging. The academic class is about homework, papers and so on. There are four kinds of topics in the lecture: art, life science, natural science and social science.

托福口语

TOEFL oral English

新托福口语部分采用人机对话，模拟正式的上课讲演来考查学生。考试共有6道题目，一三五针对的是校园生活，二四六是相对学术性的题材。

The new TOEFL colloquial part adopts man-machine dialogue to simulate the formal lecture to examine students. There are 6 subjects in the exam, 135 on campus life, and 246 on academic subjects.

托福阅读

TOEFL Reading

新托福阅读部分内容变得更加学术化，其涵盖的题材也更加广泛，包括了历史、科学、教育、商业、社科、艺术文学、工程技术、体育文娱8个方面。此外，阅读部分还出现两种新题型：“插入句子题”和“拖动选择的多选题”。

The new TOEFL Reading part of the content has become more academic, which covers a wide range of themes, including history, science, education, commerce, social science, art and literature, engineering and sports and entertainment 8 aspects. In addition, there are two new types of reading questions: "insert sentence questions" and "drag selected multiple choice questions".

托福写作

TOEFL Writing

独立写作一般为观点选择形式，要求考生在30分钟内就某一话题阐述自己的观点，字数要求为300字以上。

Independent writing is generally a form of opinion selection. Candidates are required to express their views in a matter of 30 minutes in a matter of 300 words.

另一篇则要求考生首先阅读一篇文章，五分钟以后，文章隐去，播放一段与文章有关的课堂演讲。课堂演讲列举了一些论据反驳文章中的论点、论据。随后要求考生在20分钟

Another requires candidates to read an article first. After five minutes, the article is hidden and broadcast a class lecture related to the article. The lecture gives some arguments to refute the arguments and arguments in the article. Then the examinee was asked for 20 minutes.