TOEFL

What Is the TOEFL iBT Test?

The TOEFL iBT test measures your ability to use and understand English at the university level. And it evaluates how well you combine your listening, reading, speaking and writing skills to perform academic tasks. More than 30 million people from all over the world have taken the TOEFL® test to demonstrate their English-language proficiency. The average English skill level ranges between Intermediate and Advanced.

The TOEFL iBT Test fee is $255 in the Russian Federation (as for April 2016).

• Students planning to study at a higher education institution
• English-language learning program admissions and exit
• Scholarship and certification candidates
• English-language learners who want to track their progress
• Students and workers applying for visas

Where and When Can I Take the TOEFL iBT Test?

The TOEFL test has more test dates (over 50 per year) and locations than any other English-language test in the world. You can retake the test as many times as you wish, but you cannot take it more than once in a 12-day period. If you already have a test appointment, you cannot register for another test date that is within 12 days of your existing appointment.

Who Accepts TOEFL Test Scores?

More than 9,000 colleges, agencies and other institutions in over 130 countries accept TOEFL scores. For more information, including using your scores to satisfy visa requirements in Australia and the U.K., how to find institutions that accept TOEFL scores, and more, see Who Accepts TOEFL Scores. The TOEFL® test is the most widely respected English-language test in the world It is recognized by more than 9,000 colleges, universities and agencies in more than 130 countries, including Australia, Canada, the U.K. and the United States. Wherever you want to study, the TOEFL test can help you get there. Other organizations rely on TOEFL scores as well.
The TOEFL iBT® test, administered via the Internet, is an important part of your journey to study in an English-speaking country. 

• Immigration departments use them to issue residential and work visas
• Medical and licensing agencies use them for professional certification purposes
• Individuals use them to measure their progress in learning English

Scores

Your scores are based on your performance on the questions in the test. You must answer at least one question each in the Reading and Listening sections, write at least one essay, and complete at least one Speaking task to receive an official score. For the TOEFL iBT® test, administered via the Internet, you will receive four scaled section scores and a total score:

• Reading Section (Score of: 0–30)
• Listening Section (Score of: 0–30)
• Speaking Section (Score of: 0–30)
• Writing Section (Score of: 0–30)
• Total Score (0–120)

In addition to your scores, your test taker score report also includes performance feedback that is a reflection of your performance level and a description of the kinds of tasks that test takers within the reported score range can typically do.

How to Prepare for TOEFL iBT?

1. TOEFL® Practice Online is the only official practice test that gives you the experience of taking the real TOEFL iBT test. You will be able to review and answer authentic test questions and receive scores within 24 hours and performance feedback on all four skills measured on the test — reading, listening, speaking and writing.

2. TOEFL® Practice Online Speaking Series is the newest official test preparation tool from ETS, the maker of the TOEFL test. The Speaking Series is exclusively dedicated to helping you practice your speaking skills. The Speaking Series uses previously administered test questions and simulates the real TOEFL iBT testing experience. Your spoken communication skills are scored using ETS’s SpeechRater, a speech recognition technology that assesses pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary and grammar. Scores and feedback are available within 24 hours of the time responses are received.

3. The Official Guide to the TOEFL® Test, Fourth Edition This bestselling guide has three full-length tests plus hundreds of valuable tips. Available in eBook and paper book format, this is an authentic test preparation guide from ETS, developer of the TOEFL test. This guide provides a comprehensive all-in-one reference to the TOEFL test with skill-building tips to help you do your best.

4. Official TOEFL iBT® Tests with Audio With five real past tests and all of the audio passages on disc, and available in eBook and paper book formats, this prep book gives you lots of TOEFL iBT test practice and is the perfect companion to The Official Guide to the TOEFL® Test. It also includes the TOEFL®Test Prep Planner to help you create an eight-week plan to prepare for the test. eBooks with CD-ROM content are delivered via electronic download at the time of purchase. No physical CD-ROM is mailed or delivered.

5. Free resources for TOEFL iBT® TOEFL iBT® Interactive Sampler TOEFL iBT® Test Questions TOEFL iBT® Quick Prep (The information was taken from http://www.ets.org/)