TOEFL iBT®

To enter colleges in America or England, one may have to take the TOEFL iBT
(Test of English as a Foreign Language).

Students who have not studied English for more than 7 years and/or immigrated to the
United States after the 7th grade can apply to take this test.

Starting in November 2006, the test format changed from CBT (Computer Based Test:
Best score 300) to IBT (Internet Based Test: Best score 120). IBT TOEFL iBT can be taken at an
ETS Test Center where the student uses a computer to take the test. A student is tested on
4 different skills. The test will take about 4 hours to finish and the cost is $150 per test.

Testing time is divided for each subject as follows:
Listening (60~90min), Reading (60~100min), Speaking (20min), Writing (50min).

Internet Based Test (iBT)	Computer Based Test (CBT)
120	300
120	297
119	293	Paper Based Test (PBT)
118	290	677
117	287	673
116	283	670
114-115	280	667
113	277	660-663
111-112	273	657
110	270	650-653
109	267	647
106-108	263	640-643
105	260	637
103-104	257	630-633
101-102	253	623-627
100	250	617-620
98-99	247	613
96-97	243	607-610
94-95	240	600-603
92-93	237	597
90-91	233	590-593
88-89	230	587
86-87	227	580-583
84-85	223	577
83	220	570-573
81-82	217	567
79-80	213	563
77-78	210	557-560
76	207	553
74-75	203	550

The main difference between IBT and CBT is that unlike the CBT, the IBT doesn’t put emphasis
on structures. Instead, speaking skills are tested. Through this test, students’ real time
communication skills are tested. Because Asian students consider speaking to be their weakest
point, it is important for them to practice and to be able to communicate with an English-
speaking person. Throughout this process, student’s pronunciation, grammar, and sentence
building skills can be improved. If one scores 100 out of 120, he/she passes the test.
Y2 Academy is one of ETS’s official TOEFL iBT testing centers.

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