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FAQ - TOEFL iBT

Test-related questions

Test takers will need to register online for the test: http://www.ets.org/toefl.

The test fee varies from country to country. To find out the test fee for your location, please visit http://www.ets.org/toefl. (As of 09/09/2011, the test fee in Singapore is S$220)

Test takers can take as many times as they wish to.

 

Test takers can check for their test score online 2 weeks after the test. Score reports will be sent via email or snail mail to institutions or agencies 2 weeks after the test.

 

The TOEFL score is valid for 2 years.

It evaluates the ability of an individual to use and understand English in an academic setting.

It sometimes is an admission requirement for non-native English speakers at many English-speaking colleges and universities

Test taker can order additional score reports after the scores are available online, approximately two weeks after the test date.


Additional score is chargeable for a fee of US$17 per report. Scores are mailed approximately four to seven days after receipt of your request and payment.

There are usually a few test dates available in a month. Seats availability is based on first-come-first-served basis.

 The total score is 120.

Test takers will be tested on listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

  

Section

Time Limit

Questions

Tasks

Listening

60 - 90 minutes

34 - 51 questions

Listen to lectures, classroom discussions and conversations, then answer questions.

Reading

60 - 100 minutes

36 - 70 questions

Read passages from academic texts and answer questions.

Break

10 minutes

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Speaking

20 minutes

6 tasks

Express an opinion on a familiar topic; speak based on reading and listening tasks.

Writing

50 minutes

2 tasks

Write essay responses based on reading and listening tasks; support an opinion in writing.

One score report and up to four official score reports to the destinations (institutions or agencies) selected when you register; ETS will send the official score reports directly to these destinations.

In Singapore there is only the IBT (Internet Based Test). Some countries still have PBT (Paper Based Test)

Course-related questions

You can come to our centre personally or do the registration online. Registration is confirmed when payment is received. You can choose to pay by cash, NETS, Visa/Mastercard or cheque.

As the duration of our programs is short, a student pass is not necessary. Our international students have comfortably completed our programs using a tourist visa. If required, we will provide you with the necessary documentation needed for an extension of your visa.

Yes. We are so confident of the quality of our courses that we offer the highest score improvement guarantee in the market. If you do not see a significant improvement of at least 20 points, you can prepare again with us for free. We also do not burden you with tons of conditions, a norm in other schools. Our guarantee is simple and reasonable.

ICON+ offers up to four options to registered Full Prep or Personal Training students who are unable to attend one or more days of class.

  1. Discounted private tutoring is offered to current students. Students find that one hour of private tutoring is equivalent to approximately one full class session.
  2. Students can repeat the missed classes in a concurrent class.
  3. Students may choose to review the missed lesson on their own using the instructor-manned email support.

ICON+’s international team of instructors are dedicated to your success.

  • They have completed a grueling Master Trainer Program that lasts over 200 hours; only one in five trainees will successfully do so.
  • They have at least 5 years of instructional experience
  • They have achieved minimum 95th percentile in the test they are teaching
  • They have a proven record of producing high-scoring students.
  • We are not a franchise which may have differing standards or an inexperienced start up company with no track record. Our corporate partners and students believe that we are a serious company because we have the experience and resources to back any project, big or small. SMU, as well as other reputable universities, has appointed ICON+ as its official test prep centre.
  • We offer the widest range of prep solutions in the market: from small group coaching to highly customized courses.
  • We have a team of full time, highly experienced and trained test prep specialists with a proven track record of producing top-scoring students.
  • We provide students with exclusive, up-to-date and proprietary study materials.
  • Students will have 24/7 access to their personalized online learning space, which is packed with hundreds of TOEFL questions, vocabulary, mock tests and detailed progress reports.
  • ICON+ provides a full suite of value added services such as test registration, admissions consulting and many more!

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