Speaking and Writing Strategies for the TOEFL iBT part 33

L The essay demonstrates consistent language use; some word choice and/or idiom usage might not be clear or accurate, and/or there might be minor syntax errors.. L The essay demonstrate

4.0/5.0 = 25/30 = your writing section score

ETS will then add up the four test section scores for a final score of out 120

Section Score

Reading 19/30 Listening 24/30 Speaking 27/30 Writing 25/30

95/120 = your final TOEFL iBT score

Range Scoring

Because your speaking and writing responses will be rated by many raters, it is not always possible to give yourself an accurate, single number score for each spoken and written response when practicing Instead, give yourself a range score

Finding Your Range Score

Finding your range score is a two-step process First, check your response for

coherence using the applicable Proficiency Guide in the appendix Next, compare that information to the applicable Rating Guide, then identify the task range The

task range rates (measures) your proficiency level For example, if your practice independent essay scores in the 4.0-5.0 range, then your essay has proficiently demonstrated a high level of coherence Each task range score is then converted into section rating

Task Range: 4.0 - 5.0 Section Rating: 24 - 30

Proficiency Checklist

1 Does my essay demonstrate organization?

• Deduction? Yes No

• Induction? Yes No

2 Does my essay demonstrate progression?

• General-specific? Yes No

• Specific-general? Yes No

3 Does my essay demonstrate development?

• Introduction? Yes No

• Body? Yes No

• Conclusion? Yes No

4 Does my essay demonstrate unity?

• Topical? Yes No

• Grammatical? Yes No

Independent Essay Proficiency Checklist

Organization

• deduction or induction

Progression

• general-specific or specific-general

Development

• introduction, body, conclusion

Unity

• topical and grammatical

O

P

D

U

L

Coherent Independent Essay

C

Language Use

• Word choice? Yes No

• Idioms? Yes No

• Sentence variety? Yes No

6 Does my essay (argument) demonstrate coherence?

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Notes

Task Rating: 4.0 - 5.0 Section Rating: 24 - 30

An essay in this range is Coherent because it generally demonstrates

proficiency in all of the following areas

O The essay demonstrates a clear and consistent method of organization

P The essay demonstrates a clear and consistent progression of ideas

D The essay demonstrates development of the introduction, body and conclusion;

the supporting illustrations are clear and well developed; some areas might

lack development and/or an idea might not be completely explained

U The essay demonstrates topical and grammatical unity; some topical and/or

grammatical connections might not be clear or accurate These errors are minor

and do not affect meaning or coherence

L The essay demonstrates consistent language use; some word choice and/or

idiom usage might not be clear or accurate, and/or there might be minor syntax

errors These errors are minor and do not affect meaning or coherence

An essay in this range demonstrates a lack of proficiency in one or more of the

following areas

O The essay demonstrates organization; however, it might not always be clear or

consistent

P The essay demonstrates a progression of ideas; however, it might not

always be clear or consistent

D The essay demonstrates development; however, the introduction, body and/or

conclusion might lack development, and/or might not provide enough

supporting examples or be sufficiently explained

U The essay demonstrates topical and grammatical unity; however, there might be

topical digressions and/or connections that are not always clear or accurate

L The essay demonstrates basic but accurate language use with limited sentence

variety; inaccurate word choice and/or idiom usage, and/or syntax errors might

make the meaning of some sentences unclear

Independent Essay Rating Guide

An essay in this range demonstrates a serious lack of proficiency in one or more areas:

O The essay demonstrates a serious lack of organization

P The essay demonstrates a serious lack of progression

D The essay demonstrates a serious lack of development in all areas

U The essay demonstrates a serious lack of topical and grammatical unity

L The essay demonstrates a serious lack of language use in all areas

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Notes

Proficiency Checklist

1 Does my essay demonstrate organization?

• Block style? Yes No

• Point-by-point? Yes No

2 Does my essay demonstrate progression?

• General-specific? Yes No

• Specific-general? Yes No

3 Does my essay demonstrate development-summarization?

• Introduction? Yes No

• Body? Yes No

• Conclusion? Yes No

4 Does my essay demonstrate unity-synthesis?

• Topical? Yes No

• Grammatical? Yes No

Integrated Essay Proficiency Checklist

Organization

• block style or point-by-point

Progression

• general-specific or specific-general

Development-Summarization

• introduction, body, conclusion

Unity-Synthesis

• topical and grammatical

O

P

D

U

L

Coherent Integrated Essay

C

Language Use-Paraphrasing

• Word choice? Yes No

• Idioms? Yes No

• Sentence variety? Yes No

6 Does my essay (argument) demonstrate coherence?

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Notes

Task Rating: 4.0 - 5.0 Section Rating: 24 - 30

An essay in this range is Coherent because it generally demonstrates

proficiency in all of the following areas

O The essay demonstrates a clear and consistent method of organization that

accurately shows how the main points in the lecture relate to the main points in

the reading

P The essay demonstrates a clear and consistent progression of ideas

D The essay demonstrates development-summarization of the introduction, body

and conclusion of both the lecture and the reading; the main points are clear

and well developed; some points might lack development and/or a lecture point

might not be completely explained

U The essay demonstrates unity-synthesis; some topical and/or grammatical

connections between the lecture and the reading might not be clear or accurate

These errors are minor and do not affect meaning or coherence

L The essay demonstrates consistent and accurate language use-paraphrasing;

some word choice and/or idiom usage might not be accurate or clear, and/or

there might be minor syntax errors These errors are minor and do not affect

meaning or the connection of the main points

An essay in this range demonstrates a lack of proficiency in one or more of the

following areas

O The essay demonstrates organization; however, the connection between the

main points in the lecture and the main points in the reading is not always

clear or consistent

P The essay demonstrates a progression of ideas; however, it might not

always be clear or consistent

D The essay demonstrates development-summarization; however, the main points

in the introduction, body and/or conclusion of the lecture and/or the reading

might lack development, and/or a main point in the lecture might be missing

Integrated Essay Rating Guide

connection between the main lecture and reading points is not always clear or accurate

L The essay demonstrates basic language use-paraphrasing with limited sentence

variety; frequent and inaccurate word choice and/or idiom usage, and/or errors

in syntax make the meaning of some sentences and connections unclear

An essay in this range demonstrates a serious lack of proficiency in one or more

of the following areas

O The essay demonstrates a serious lack of organization; the connection

between the main points in the lecture and the main points in the reading is not clear or accurate

P The essay demonstrates a serious lack of progression

D The essay demonstrates a serious lack of development-summarization in the

introduction, body and conclusion of the lecture and the reading; some points have been summarized; however, most lecture points are missing, and/or the summarization of the lecture and/or the reading is not clear or accurate

U The essay demonstrates a serious lack of topical and grammatical unity; the

main points in the lecture and the reading are not topically related and/or the connections between points is not accurate or clear

L The essay demonstrates a serious lack of language use-paraphrasing;

frequent errors in basic word choice and/or syntax make the meaning of

sentences unclear

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Notes

Proficiency Checklist

1 Does my response demonstrate organization?

• Deduction? Yes No

• Induction? Yes No

2 Does my response demonstrate progression?

• General-specific? Yes No

• Specific-general? Yes No

3 Does my response demonstrate development?

• Introduction? Yes No

• Body? Yes No

• Conclusion? Yes No

Independent Speaking Proficiency Checklist

Organization

• deduction or induction

Progression

• general-specific or specific-general

Development

• introduction, body, conclusion

Unity

• topical and grammatical

Language Use

variety

Delivery: fluency

automaticity pronunciation

O

P

D

U

L

Coherent Independent Spoken Response

C