What's the difference between IELTS and PTE?
The difference between PTE test and IELTS 1: examination recognition
The full name of PTE is English Academic Pearson Test, referred to as PTE Academic. It is a new generation of international English proficiency test jointly sponsored by Pearson Group and GMAC, a GMAT development agency. It was launched globally on June 26th, 2009 and in China on February 26th, 2009. Although many articles claimed that thousands of schools and institutions recognized PTE's test scores, especially 98% schools in the UK recognized PTE, in fact, only 2,000 schools recognized PTE in the official website exhibition of PTE, among which only 409 schools and institutions in the UK recognized PTE, which was far from the advertised 98%.
The more familiar IELTS test is recognized by more than 65,438+040 countries and 65,438+00,000 institutions around the world. Among them, more than 3,400 American colleges and universities, including all Ivy League universities, recognize IELTS scores, and the accredited institutions for PTE exams are less than one-third of IELTS scores. The recognition is so low that it is easy for candidates to bring great restrictions on the risks of choosing schools and applying for studying abroad. There is still a big gap between PTE and IELTS in terms of recognition and scope. The schools that crush PTE can apply for are limited. To be on the safe side, IELTS is more reliable.
The difference between IELTS and PTE
The difference between PTE test and IELTS 2: convenient application.
PTE official website shows that you can register for the PTE exam all year round, but at present there are only seven test centers in five cities in China, with only about 15 people in each exam. Therefore, if you want to register for PTE, most candidates have to go to the nearest test center, and at the same time, they have to constantly refresh the test center in official website, which is tedious and tiring.
The IELTS paper-and-pencil model has added two test dates this year, so there are 50 test dates to choose from throughout the year. At the same time, IELTS has more than 90 examination rooms in Chinese mainland, covering 43 cities. Candidates can choose to take the exam at any test center, and will not be subject to geographical restrictions like PTE. Relatively speaking, IELTS not only has many examination rooms and places, but also is widely distributed to meet the needs of various cities.
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The difference between PTE test and IELTS 3: the listening part of the test content
There are 8 kinds of questions and 20 topics in the listening section of PTE * * * The overall listening content tends to be academic, the speech speed is fast, the accent is changeable, and sometimes there are noisy background sounds, which makes listening more difficult. Eight kinds of difficult listening questions and complex vocabulary simultaneously examined the candidates' listening ability, spelling ability and hand speed.
There are 7 kinds of questions and 40 topics in the listening part of IELTS, and 4 dialogues will involve social life and education and training. The overall content will be biased towards the actual communication between daily life and education and learning, which is more convenient for candidates to prepare for and answer questions. Therefore, the listening difficulty of PTE is much higher than IELTS.
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The difference between PTE test and IELTS 4: the reading part of the test content
There are five types of PTE reading questions: 1 * * *, * */kloc-0 ~15. However, there are many academic words in PTE reading, which are difficult and diverse. PTE requires a higher vocabulary than IELTS and is similar to TOEFL. If the candidate's vocabulary is not up to standard and the time for doing the questions is short, he may not even understand the article, but just read it blindly.
IELTS reading questions 1 * *, 10, 40 questions * *, of which reading materials are mostly from newspapers and periodicals, with a large number of questions but low difficulty. Compared with PTE, the content is more grounded and easier for candidates to understand, which is in line with the usual Harle habits of most candidates.
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The difference between PTE test and IELTS 5: the writing part of the test content
PTE's writing is graded by machines, so many people who support PTE find it easier to score, because machines can't judge your writing logic according to semantics, so PTE's writing will have higher requirements for "vocabulary, sentence patterns and grammar", and the logic of writing can only be judged by indicators and conjunctions. PTE's writing is divided into two parts, one is a summary paragraph, and the other is a topic composition, that is, an argumentative essay. Among them, the topic writing requires 200-300 words, but the answer time is 20 minutes, which is only half of the IELTS writing time. Short writing time can easily lead candidates to finish the article or not leave enough time to check grammar and spelling problems, and can't get high marks.
IELTS writing is divided into two parts: big composition and small composition. The small composition is mainly to show charts, which need to be described and analyzed, while the big composition throws out your opinions and solutions according to the topic, focusing on analysis and solution, so IELTS writing requires high logic. IELTS and PTE are both writing difficulties. Students who are not logical can try PTE, but IELTS is a better choice for most students. After all, to study abroad, language skills are very important.
The difference between IELTS and PTE
The difference between PTE test and IELTS 5: the oral part of the test content
PTE's oral English is also scored by machine, and at the same time, candidates' listening will be re-examined, because they have to listen to an audio or watch a video and repeat it in their own words. At the same time, in the evaluation of PTE oral performance, the standard and consistency of pronunciation are very strict, and candidates need to spend a lot of time to correct their pronunciation, otherwise the machine can't "understand" at all.
IELTS speaking is a dialogue between people. Candidates' eyes and body language can polish candidates' expressions in the process of communication. If you encounter a question that you can't hear clearly, you can politely ask the examiner to ask it again. Once you hesitate in the computer exam, your grades will be affected. In contrast, IELTS speaking will be more humane and more conducive to candidates' play.
The above mainly analyzes the differences between PTE and IELTS from three aspects. No matter from which angle, IELTS, a mature language test, has more advantages. Although PTE is a "dark horse" in the past two years, its disadvantages are also very obvious, especially in terms of recognition, which is recognized by more than 2,000 institutions and institutions around the world, greatly limiting the choice of institutions for prospective international students and the planning arrangements for joint applications from many countries and universities. Of course, the less risk, the better. Although we still have to choose a more suitable language test according to the difference between PTE test and IELTS, it is undoubtedly a wiser decision to continue to focus on IELTS if we want to achieve ideal results in a short time.