TOEFL & TOEIC

If English is not your first language, you will most likely have to take a test like the Test of English as a Foreign Language as part of your college application. Likewise, if you are applying for a job in an English-speaking country, you may have to take the Test of English for International Communication as part of the hiring process. There are several key differences between these two tests.

EXPLAIN BETWEEN TOEFL AND TOEIC

The TOEFL

Measures the test-taker's ability to function in an English-speaking academic environment. The target test-taker for the TOEFL is a candidate for higher education in an English-speaking country.

The TOEIC

On the other hand, measures the ability to function in a general work environment. This test is used in nonacademic settings as a measure of the ability of a current or potential employee to communicate effectively in English in a variety of business settings and situations.

What’s the difference between TOEFL and TOEIC ?

Test Formats

The TOEFL

is a four-section test that includes sections for reading, listening, speaking and writing. It is taken exclusively on the computer.

The TOEIC

is broken into two separate but complementary exams: the Reading and Listening Test, which is a paper-and-pencil test, and the Speaking and Writing Test, which is taken on a computer. The exams are broken up in this way so potential employers can choose to measure an employee's reading and listening or speaking and writing skills only, or all four language skills.

Test Content

In the TOEFL,

the test-taker is measured on his ability to function in an academic environment. In this regard, the vocabulary on this test is academic in nature and is similar to the vocabulary used in college text books. The topics of the reading and listening passages are similarly academic. You may read a passage on bird migration, for example, or listen to a lecture from an economics course.

The TOEIC,

on the other hand, measures the test-taker's ability to function in a business environment. Topics may range from dining out in a restaurant to presenting in a budget meeting.

 

Test Scores

TOEFL

the maximum possible score is 120 -- 30 points for each of the four sections. 

The TOEIC

Reading and Listening test gives the test-taker a score of 10 to 990, which corresponds to bands in the Common European Framework measure of English proficiency.

TOEFL EXAMPLE

1.   

           1. Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes _______ they both emit hot liquids from below the Earth's surface.

1. due to
2. because
3. in spite of
4. regardless of

2.The sentence should read, "Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes because they both emit hot liquids from below the Earth's surface." Therefore, you should choose answer B.

2.      During the early period of ocean navigation, ________ any need for sophisticated instruments and techniques.

1. so that hardly
2. where there hardly was
3. hardly was
4. there was hardly

The sentence should read, "During the early period of ocean navigation, there was hardly any need for sophisticated instruments and techniques." Therefore, you should choose answer D.

1.     A

2.     B

3.     B

4.     A

5.     C

6.     A

7.     A

8.     C

9.     D

10. D

TOEIC example

1. Mr. Moore expects to .......about 20.000 dollar next year

a. salary

b. earn

c. worth

d. Income

2. The empolyees at the factory eat lunch at the cafeteria at least.....

a. often

b. sometimes

c. always

d. twice a week

3.the opretor was not be able to find the address......telephone number.

a. or

b. although

c. but

d. eventhough

4.the opretor was not be able to find the address......telephone number.

a. or

b. although

c. but

d. eventhough