{ "site": "TOEFL Prep for Ethiopia", "description": "The Atenu hub for TOEFL iBT preparation in Ethiopia: how the four sections work, the new 1 to 6 score scale (with the 0 to 120 comparable score), taking the TOEFL in Addis Ababa or at home, TOEFL vs IELTS, and a guided course with AI feedback on Writing and Speaking, for students applying to universities in the USA and Canada.", "url": "https://toefl.atenu.org", "publisher": { "name": "Atenu Foundation", "url": "https://atenu.org", "type": "NGO" }, "test": { "name": "Test of English as a Foreign Language", "acronym": "TOEFL", "product": "TOEFL iBT", "owner": "ETS", "totalDuration": "Under 2 hours for all four sections", "delivery": "Since 21 January 2026 the TOEFL iBT is adaptive: the Reading and Listening sections adjust to your level as you go, so the exact number of questions and the time per section vary slightly from one test taker to the next.", "sections": [ { "name": "Reading", "order": 1, "durationMinutes": 30, "items": "about 50 items", "summary": "Academic reading passages plus shorter everyday and word-building tasks. The section is adaptive, so the difficulty adjusts to your answers. It measures how well you understand university-level written English." }, { "name": "Listening", "order": 2, "durationMinutes": 29, "items": "about 47 items", "summary": "Conversations, announcements and academic talks, also adaptive. You answer questions on main ideas, detail, purpose and how speakers connect ideas, the way you would in a real lecture or campus conversation." }, { "name": "Speaking", "order": 3, "durationMinutes": 8, "items": "about 11 items", "summary": "Spoken responses recorded on the computer, including listen-and-repeat, interview-style questions, and academic tasks. There is no live interviewer; you speak into a microphone and your recordings are scored." }, { "name": "Writing", "order": 4, "durationMinutes": 23, "items": "about 12 items", "summary": "Typed responses including Build a Sentence, Write an Email, and the Writing for an Academic Discussion task, where you add to an online class discussion with a clear, well-supported post." } ], "score": { "currentScale": { "min": 1, "max": 6, "increment": 0.5, "since": "2026-01-21", "overallComputedAs": "the average of the four section scores, rounded to the nearest half band" }, "comparableScale": { "overallMin": 0, "overallMax": 120, "sectionMin": 0, "sectionMax": 30, "shownUntil": "2028-01", "note": "A comparable 0 to 120 overall score appears on score reports until January 2028; most published university requirements are still written on this scale." }, "resultValidityYears": 2, "passFail": "There are no passing or failing TOEFL scores. Each university sets its own minimum.", "cefrAlignment": [ { "cefr": "C2", "score": "6", "meaning": "Proficient: handles virtually all English with ease." }, { "cefr": "C1", "score": "5 to 5.5", "meaning": "Advanced: ready for demanding university study." }, { "cefr": "B2", "score": "4 to 4.5", "meaning": "Upper-intermediate: meets most undergraduate entry levels." }, { "cefr": "B1", "score": "3 to 3.5", "meaning": "Intermediate: copes with familiar academic topics." }, { "cefr": "A2", "score": "2 to 2.5", "meaning": "Elementary: basic everyday communication." }, { "cefr": "A1", "score": "1 to 1.5", "meaning": "Beginner: a few familiar words and phrases." } ] } }, "comparisonWithIelts": { "points": [ { "aspect": "Speaking", "toefl": "Recorded on a computer, no live examiner. Good if you freeze in face-to-face interviews.", "ielts": "A face-to-face interview with a real examiner. Good if you speak better with a person." }, { "aspect": "Score scale", "toefl": "1 to 6 in half steps (overall is the average of the four sections), with a comparable 0 to 120 score until 2028.", "ielts": "0 to 9 in half bands (overall is the average of the four sections)." }, { "aspect": "Where it is strongest", "toefl": "Universally safe for the USA and Canada; accepted very widely elsewhere too.", "ielts": "Originated in the UK; very strong across the UK, Australia and the Commonwealth." }, { "aspect": "Delivery", "toefl": "Fully on computer, adaptive, under two hours, results in about 3 days.", "ielts": "Computer-delivered in Ethiopia since June 2026, results in 3 to 5 days." } ], "acceptance": "The TOEFL iBT is accepted by more than 13,000 institutions in over 160 countries.", "ieltsHub": "https://ielts.atenu.org" }, "course": { "provider": "Atenu", "name": "Atenu TOEFL iBT Preparation Course", "url": "https://toefl.atenu.org/", "enrollVia": "https://t.me/atenuChannel", "weeks": 8, "hoursPerWeek": 10, "totalHours": 80, "format": "Fully online and self-paced, built and tested for phones and low-bandwidth connections", "price": "Not published on this site. Contact Atenu on Telegram for intake details.", "differentiators": [ "AI feedback on every Writing task and Speaking recording, with a score estimate and the top fixes to make next", "A practice interface that mirrors the adaptive, computer-delivered TOEFL iBT, so the screen holds no surprises on test day", "Built for the new 1 to 6 scale, with the 0 to 120 equivalents you still need for university requirement pages", "Localised for Ethiopian students, including the first-language interference patterns that cost Amharic speakers marks" ], "weeklyArc": [ { "week": 1, "focus": "Foundation and a full diagnostic across all four sections" }, { "week": 2, "focus": "Reading: academic passages, question types and adaptive pacing" }, { "week": 3, "focus": "Listening: lectures, conversations and note-taking" }, { "week": 4, "focus": "Speaking foundations: the recorded tasks and timing" }, { "week": 5, "focus": "Speaking mastery: integrated tasks and pronunciation" }, { "week": 6, "focus": "Writing: the email and Writing for an Academic Discussion task" }, { "week": 7, "focus": "Writing depth and integrated full-section practice" }, { "week": 8, "focus": "Full mock tests under real conditions and a final review" } ], "paidProgram": { "platform": "exam.atenu.org", "includes": [ "Full timed mock tests with scoring", "AI feedback on every Writing task and Speaking recording", "Question-bank practice for each section", "Progress dashboard and a certificate" ] } }, "takingItInEthiopia": { "homeEditionAvailable": true, "homeEdition": "The TOEFL iBT Home Edition is available in Ethiopia. It is the same test as the test-centre version, taken at home on your own computer and monitored online by a human proctor. For students far from Addis Ababa it is a reliable option.", "centres": "You can sit the TOEFL iBT at a test centre or at home. Test-centre seats and locations in Ethiopia change over time, so the official ETS centre search inside the registration flow is the only up-to-date list. Book through your own ETS account, not a third-party broker.", "results": "Official scores arrive in about 3 days, in your ETS account.", "fees": "The TOEFL fee is set by ETS and changes over time, so always confirm the current fee when you register. Atenu does not sell the TOEFL test itself.", "officialBooking": { "name": "ETS (the official TOEFL site)", "url": "https://www.ets.org/toefl/test-takers/ibt/register.html" } }, "dataUsage": { "search": "yes", "aiInput": "yes", "aiTrain": "no", "citation": "Source: Atenu (https://atenu.org)", "licensing": "https://atenu.org/data-licensing/" }, "contact": { "email": "info@atenu.org", "telegram": "https://t.me/atenuChannel" }, "network": { "main": "https://atenu.org", "agents": "https://agents.atenu.org", "donate": "https://donate.atenu.org", "scholarships": "https://scholarships.atenu.org", "blog": "https://blog.atenu.org", "lab": "https://lab.atenu.org", "books": "https://books.atenu.org", "esslce": "https://esslce.atenu.org", "exam": "https://exam.atenu.org", "ielts": "https://ielts.atenu.org", "french": "https://french.atenu.org", "jlpt": "https://jlpt.atenu.org" } }