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International Test of

English Proficiency

iTEP by Boston Educational Services

Other Tests Offered by BES

  • SLATE for High School Students

  • Au Pair for Nannies

  • Business for Business Professionals

Listening (20)

  • Four high-beginning to low-intermediate-level short conversational exchanges of 2-3 sentences
  • followed by 1 multiple-choice question each
  • One 2- to 3-minute intermediate-level conversational exchange
  • followed by 4 multiple-choice questions
  • One 4-minute college-level lecture
  • followed by 6 multiple-choice questions.

Grammar (10)

  • twenty-five written multiple-choice questions
  • a range of structures from simple to more complex, as well as a range of vocabulary from beginning to advanced.

Other Important Information

Colleges Where Its Accepted

Academic Testing for English Language Learners

Testing Locations

&

Test-Takers

iTEP vs. TOEFL iBT

TOEFL iBT

many more testing locations

5 Parts of the Test

TOEFL iBT

David

accepted by many more

colleges and universities

iTEP

TOEFL iBT

http://www.besitep.com/grader_training/grade_speaking.php?exercise=1

Scoring

iTEP

Goliath

The Seven Levels:

  • Level 0: Beginning
  • Level 1: Elementary
  • Level 2: Low Intermediate
  • Level 3: Intermediate
  • Level 4: High Intermediate
  • Level 5: Low Advanced
  • Level 6: Advanced

TOEFL iBT

  • Cost: $180 in U.S.
  • Time: about 4 hours
  • Acceptance: Wide
  • Content: no grammar, more integration
  • Uses: mostly college admissions
  • Cost: varies: $35-$89
  • Time: varies--1:20
  • Acceptance: limited (see previous slide)
  • Content: varies--5 parts, internet-based
  • Uses: placement,

admissions

David

&

Goliath

has many more versions

  • reading (20)
  • listening (20)
  • grammar (10)
  • writing (25)
  • speaking (5)

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1 hour 20 minutes

TOEFL iBT

much more well known

Reading (20)

  • One intermediate-level passage (250 words)
  • 4 written multiple-choice questions;
  • One college-level passage (450 words)
  • 6 written multiple-choice questions.

Speaking

Writing (25)

1) low-intermediate level prompt

  • examinee writes a short note in response

(5 minutes: 50-75 words);

2) brief, college-level

written topic

  • examinee expresses and supports his/her opinion on the topic

(20 minutes: 175-225 words).

1) Examinee hears and reads a short question phrased at the low intermediate level

  • 30 seconds to prepare his/her spoken response
  • 45 seconds to speak

2) Examinee hears a brief college level

statement presenting two sides of an issue

  • examinee is then asked to give his/her thoughts on the topic
  • 45 seconds to prepare
  • 60 seconds to speak.
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