Chartered Accountancy Examinations (CA Sri Lanka)

The TOEFL iBT test, the most common version of the TOEFL exam, is the same for all test takers around the world, including South Korea. There are no country-specific variations in the syllabus or pattern. Here's a breakdown of the TOEFL iBT test:

Overall Structure:
⚫ The TOEFL iBT is a computer-delivered test that measures your English language proficiency in four key areas: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing.
⚫ The test takes approximately 4 hours to complete.
⚫ Each section is scored on a scale of 0 to 30, and your total score is the sum of your scores on all four sections.

Section-wise Syllabus and Pattern:

Reading:
⚫ Number of passages: 3-4 academic passages
⚫ Number of questions: 38-41
⚫ Content: The passages cover a variety of academic topics, such as science, history, literature, and social sciences.
⚫ Question types: You will be asked to identify the main idea, supporting details, author's purpose, vocabulary meaning, and other aspects of the passages.

Listening:
⚫ Number of lectures: 3-4 academic lectures
⚫ Number of conversations: 2-3 conversations between 2 or more people
Number of questions: 34-39
⚫ Content: The lectures and conversations cover a variety of academic topics, similar to the Reading section.
⚫ Question types: You will be asked to identify the main idea, supporting details, speaker's purpose, vocabulary meaning, and other aspects of the listening passages.
Speaking:
⚫ Number of tasks: 6 independent tasks and 4 integrated tasks
⚫ Time per task: 45-60 seconds for independent tasks, 30-60 seconds for integrated tasks
⚫ Task types: Independent tasks involve speaking about familiar topics, while integrated tasks involve speaking about a combination of reading and listening material.

Writing:
⚫ Number of tasks: 2 tasks
⚫ Time per task: 20 minutes for the first task, 30 minutes for the second task
⚫ Task types: The first task is an integrated writing task, which requires you to summarize a reading passage and a listening passage. The second task is an independent writing task, which requires you to express your opinion on a given topic.

Important Resources:
⚫ Official TOEFL website: https://www.ets.org/toefl
⚫ TOEFL practice tests:
⚫ Free TOEFL iBT resources: https://magoosh.com/toefl/resources/