• 36 minutes, 5 sections, with limited note-taking allowed, making it relatively challenging.

• It is divided into two parts: lectures and conversations.

• The content mainly focuses on academic settings, such as classroom lectures and campus dialogues.

• Each audio clip is played only once, but the questions appear after each clip finishes playing.

• 30 minutes, 4 sections, with questions answered while listening; difficulty increases progressively.
• The content includes monologues and conversations, covering both academic and everyday life scenarios.
• Each audio clip is played only once, and questions and answer choices are visible while the audio is playing.

• Computer-based test, where you record your answers using a microphone. Responses are evaluated later by official raters.
• It includes 4 tasks:

The first part is an independent task, where the test taker responds to a question based on their own ideas and experiences.
The next three parts are integrated tasks, requiring the test taker to first listen to or read some material, then respond to related questions.

The topics mainly focus on academic fields, such as art, humanities, and social sciences.

• The speaking test is a face-to-face interview with an examiner, featuring strong interaction.
• It is divided into three parts with increasing difficulty

Self-introduction and interview, individual speech, and a two-way discussion

• The topics mainly involve everyday subjects such as weather, social activities, the internet, leisure activities, and other related discussions

• 36 minutes, 2 passages, each about 800 words, 20 questions, mostly multiple-choice, computer-based test.

• No highlighting or marking on the question stems allowed.

• Passages mainly come from college textbooks, covering various academic disciplines.

• Question types include factual information, inference, vocabulary, etc.

• 60 minutes, 3 passages, each about 1,000 words, approximately 13 questions per passage, with various question types including fill-in-the-blank, true/false, multiple choice (single and multiple answers), matching names/places, main idea selection, and cloze tests.

• Highlighting and marking on the test paper is allowed.

• Academic IELTS reading consists of three long passages with a total of 40 questions.

• Passages are sourced from books, magazines, newspapers, and academic journals.

• Computer-based test, consisting of two parts (integrated writing and academic discussion writing), assessing summarizing and independent thinking skills.
• The integrated writing task requires students to read a passage, listen to a lecture, and then write a summary.
• The academic discussion writing task involves comparing multiple viewpoints and adding the student’s own ideas, with a minimum of 100 words.
• Emphasis is placed on the ability to integrate information and express opinions clearly.

• Paper-based test with stricter grading standards, requiring careful attention to handwriting.

• Divided into two parts: Task 1 and Task 2.

Task 1 requires candidates to describe a graph or process diagram.
Task 2 requires candidates to write an argumentative essay on a given issue or opinion.

Emphasis is placed on clear structure, coherent arguments, and precise vocabulary usage.

• TOEFL listening is more academic, with higher demands on specialized terms and academic language.
• TOEFL speaking emphasizes the integrated use of skills such as listening, reading, and speaking.
• TOEFL reading focuses on academic content, testing students’ ability to understand and analyze long academic passages.
• TOEFL writing emphasizes the ability to integrate information.

• IELTS listening focuses more on everyday life scenarios.
• IELTS speaking emphasizes interactive communication, effectively simulating oral communication in both real-life and academic settings.
• IELTS reading features a variety of question types, helping students develop skills to handle different formats.
• IELTS writing focuses on descriptive and argumentative essays, cultivating students’ ability to describe and argue effectively in academic writing.