English Test Vocabulary: Lists & Exercises

Four LT students earn top ACT score

Four students in Lyons Township High School, Max Bresticker, of Western Springs, Zachary Lin, of Western Springs, Jack Nash, of La Grange Park, and Sebastian Olsen of La Grange Park have earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. On average, only around one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score...

ACT test scores go up in Portage, exceed state average

ACT scores at Portage High School exceeded the state average this year and the trend will be continue for the class of 2019...

New ACT Rules on Those With Disabilities

It is a good news for some disabled students who wants to take ACT exam. On Monday ACT announced new rules on the time provided for them. In the future, there will be a specific period of extra time for those disabilities.....

SAT Takers Question If Test Was Leaked

Social media shows the August SAT test Was Leaked. The reports on Twitter say the August 2018 SAT was the same as the Leaked international October 2017 SAT...

Thousands Want SAT Rescored After Lower-Than-Normal Results

Some students and parents in North Texas and across the country are disappointed over last month’s SAT grading system. They want SAT rescored after lower-than-normal results, but College Board, the company that administers the test said the June test was too easy so the company used a process called “equating” to ensure fair scores, saying the scores are accurate...

Could free, in-school SAT option level the playing field?

The Long Beach Unified School District has begun offering the SAT for free during the school day since three years ago. Because for some families $60 registration and the full test fees is a challenge. The offer made the SAT-taking rate to nearly 100 percent. This is a fair chance for all high school students in the district. And now a Long Beach legislator wants make it to other California districts...

News in Levels: A Great TOEFL Resource

News in Levels offers a new way to prepare TOEFL, simple, easy, and straight in format. You can read short written news stories there. The special experience is that every news story on the site has three separate versions, that are in different English levels.

TOEFL vans to hit the road soon

The 'TOEFL vans' is a new concept of ETS to provide students with useful information about the TOEFL test, e.g., free resources to help students prepare the test better. The vans will visit the universities and colleges in August and September. In south India, nearly 100 schools may have chance to see these vans.

Get an insider view of the TOEFL test with EdX course

TOEFL Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), the test offers the opportunity to get an insider’s view at the English skills necessary to succeed in classrooms of English countries.

IELTS USA 2017 Workshop for ESL Teachers

IELTS USA provides one-day professional session to ESL Professionals in the summer of 2017. IELTS is becoming more and more popular in English language test market; it was taken more than 2.9 million times around the world last year. Only in USA it is accepted and used by over 3,000 universities and colleges, and other organizations.

Pakistanis pay highest fee for IELTS in South Asia

South Asia isn't rich, but IELTS isn't cheap there, especially for Pakistani citizens. Following the complaints lodged by a number of aspirants, the Daily Times has learnt that IELTS charges highest fee as compare to other countries of our region.

Do this one thing to improve your Band Score

Your IELTS result means so many things; your IELTS Band score can make a BIG difference to your life. There are so many jobs in prepare list of the test， actually not one thing. However, this is you must do it...

PTE gaining popularity in Bangladesh

A similar English proficiency test namely Pearson Test of English Academic (PTEA) as IELTS or TOEFL, introduced by Pearson, is gaining popularity in Bangladesh. It offers an alternative to those who aren't comfortable for IELTS or TOEFL ...

PTE is it the best alternative for IELTS

Apart from just being called the best by many candidates who have already tried PTE, many organisations have now started selling PTE Exam Vouchers at their own respective discounted rates...

PTE Accepted by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the UAE

Pearson announced that the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research the UAE, has recognised its English language test, PTE Academic. The MoHESR is the Federal Government's quality assurance agency responsible for promoting educational excellence across higher education institutions in the UAE.

Changes in store for TOEIC but test still not total gauge of fluency

Experts warn the possible TOEIC change could make the test considerably more difficult. Sumiko Nakamura, teaching TOEIC-related studies for 12 years, said the new test will require the ability to read faster and more precisely.

MELAB 2015 Report Available

The MELAB evaluates advanced-level English language competence of adult non-native speakers. The reports are prepared annually and provide information based on test statistics.

Preparing for the Listening Section of ECCE & ECPE

This is skill we can give students to help them improve on any listening task. The trick is that they should know ahead of time what they are listening for and make predictions.