TOEFL writing skill

Getting start Focus pointsIdentify topics Identify main ideas Identify supporting ideas Identify the order of ideas Identify examples... Write your thesis statement: Guides the essay to

TOEFL writing skill

Intructor: Nguyen Mai Anh, MA.

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Do you agree with the statement?

“ Schools should teach students about specific careers and jobs instead of general subjects”

Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion?

Getting start Focus points

Identify topics

Identify main ideas

Identify supporting ideas

Identify the order of ideas

Identify examples

Brain storming

= Narrowing

outline

Essay

Brain storming Agree

Prepare for life after graduation

Get ready to enter job market

Avoid learning unnecessary things

Acquire knowledge faster

Do not need certain knowledge after graduation

Involve some practice => hands-on education

Answer the question

Which covers which?

Eg

Prepare for life after graduation

Get ready to enter job market

1.Introductory statement :

State the general topic

2 Narrow the topic:

State the specific statement

3 Write your thesis statement:

Guides the essay toward answering

the question which will be supported by ideas and examples

in the body of the essay

Body-Paragraph

Each body has more than 1 paragraphs ( 3 is the Most appropriate number)

Structure is as following:

1. Write a topic sentence:

2 Give examples:

3 Add details:

4 Linking back sentence

Conclusion

Conclusion Writing

A concluding paragraph summarizes your ideas Your

conclusion should follow this format:

1 Restate the thesis statement in different words:

2 Restate the topic sentences from your paragraphs:

3 State your opinion/make a prediction/ give a

solution:

4 Write a concluding statement:

Remember: DO NOT include any new ideas in your conclusion!

Essay Structure

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

Structure

General statement-opinion

Supporting idea 1-reason/ideas& detail

Supporting ideas 2- reason/ idea & detail

Summary-opinion

&reason

Expression

I prefer/agree/think

First/above all/ most of all,…

The first reason why… For example/ for

instance Second/ In addition/ Besides,…

The second reason that …

Take the case of…

In conclusion/ I short,… Therefore/ All in all

Q: In your opinion, what is the most important characteristic a

successful student must have?

Describe the characteristic and give reasons for your opinion

1.Introductory statement:

State the general topic: “In order to be successful, a student must have certain characteristics.”

2 Narrow the topic:

State the specific statement: “Perhaps the most

important characteristic is diligence”

3 Write your thesis statement:

Guides the essay toward answering the question which

will be supported by ideas and examples in the body of the essay

“Being diligent is essential for many reasons”

Body writing ( continue)

Supporting Ideas & Details

Including details and supporting ideas throughout your essay strengthens and improves the impact of your ideas Look at the following paragraph:

“One reason a student must

work hard is the number of

assignments that must be

completed Typically, a student

must complete a lot of

assessment tasks These tasks

include reading textbooks

Students must also complete

lab experiments and write

essays All of these assessment

tasks require a lot of

commitment from the student.”

 The types of

experiments

 Why the

readings are different from reading for fun

 How long it

takes to write

an assignment

You could add the following details to this

paragraph

to improve

Conclusion Writing

A concluding paragraph summarizes your ideas Your

conclusion should follow this format:

1 Restate the thesis statement in

different words:

2 Restate the topic sentences

from your paragraphs:

3 State your opinion/make a

prediction/ give a solution:

“In conclusion, students have good reasons for being diligent.”

“Students must complete a large number of homework assignments and study for many exams.”

“ Although there are many qualities that a student should possess,

diligence is the most significant.”

“It is very important that a student develop the characteristic of

diligence if they wish to succeed at studying.”

Editing and Reviewing

You should take a few minutes towards the end of your writing time to read through and check your work Your essay should :

Have few grammatical

or spelling errors

Clearly address the

topic

Have clear and well thought out supporting ideas

Include examples that

help the reader to

understand your

ideas

Thank you