barron writing for the toefl

... that both the theme and all the supporting points are mentioned in the introduction Have the students check the conclusion to make sure the theme is summarized there The model essays in the Appendix ... Writing for the TOEFL iBT Ue Warning Study the models carefully Analyze them completely Do NOT memorize them Your writing will not be scored if it matches an essay in this book Your writing on the TOEFL ... organization, the use of details to support the main points, and your facility with English See the section, Scoring the Essay, for more information on this Trang 7Introduction 34 Writing for the TOEFL

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... methods It is easier for the doctor to perform them, and easier for the patient to recover Surgery patients can return to their normal lives more quickly now than they could in the past Everybody ... let the university choose my roommate for me 115 116 Writing for ine TOEFL jBT From this statement, we can presume the writer will discuss the benefits of meeting new people at a university, A thesis ... answer THESIS STATEMENT A The moon is a better place to explore because it is nearer than the planets This thesis statement is NOT a good thesis statement for this topic It takes nvo of the words

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... of 0 to 5 The average of their scores will be your essay score.2 2 TOEFL ® iBT Tips, How to Prepare for the TOEFL iBT ® , Page 26, Educational Testing Services, 2008 For example, the three ... lose points Therefore, answer all reading and listening questions After a ten-minute break, you will start the speaking section and end with the writing section The speaking and writing tasks ... scored your independent Speaking Task #1 The average of the three scores is your score for Speaking Task #1 1 TOEFL ® iBT Tips, How to Prepare for the TOEFL iBT ® , Page 26, Educational Testing

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... 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 ... 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 ... 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

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... went to the store, to the bank and to the car wash 5 The TOEFL iBT consists of four sections: reads, listening, to speak and the writing 6 Many scientists use induction when developing theories ... developing theories First, they observe phenomena, then they formulate conclusions based on their observations Not Einstein He did not employ induction when theorizing about the relationship between ... score on the TOEFL iBT? 6 The CEO told us that the company had no other choice but to lay off five thousand employees 7 My geology professor postulates that we will be mining minerals on the moon

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... errors 5 The TOEFL iBT consists of four sections: reading, listening, speaking and writing 6 Many scientists use induction when developing theories First, they observe phenomena, then they formulate ... is the best search engine Googling information is fast and easy 9 The most dangerous shark in the world is not the great white shark but the bull shark Thriving in both salt and fresh water, the ... danger for you but also perilous for other drivers as well 5 It goes without saying that if you want a higher score, you should use a predictor thesis instead of a general thesis Using a general thesis

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... “leaving the old in search of the new.” His purpose was profit As for Columbus being the symbol of progress, nothing could be further from the truth By 1492, the year in which Columbus “sailed the ... control the growing and manufacturing of marijuana both in America and in their home countries There is simply too much money for the cartels to suddenly disappear Worse, these same cartels, once they ... about the friend than it does about the school Obviously, this individual did not look before he leapt Once again, it is too easy to blame the school when the problem lies with the individual The

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... was so effective, and the demand for orange roughy so great, that they were practically wiped out Another fish directly impacted by the bottom trawling is the armorhead In the 1960’s, huge numbers ... professor The guy showed up for the first class After that, grad students did all the teaching while the professor was off lecturing That’s what star professors do They spend more time promoting themselves ... this comes around Woman: I don’t have the time I’m studying for the MCAT Man: The medical school entrance test? Woman: Yeah I’ve been preparing for it for the last two months, 24/7, and I’m still

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... Hey, Toni, check out the poster for the new dorms Nice Internet ready Laundry in the basement And a fridge in each! Man: I prefer the old dorms They give the school character These new dorms look ... other animal instills as much fear in man as does the shark And no other shark is more widely feared than the great white However, despite Hollywood’s best efforts, experts do not consider the ... areas They will eat anything that comes their way, including garbage and other sharks What makes the bull shark so aggressive is that their bodies contain more testosterone than any other animal

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... implement these strategies in the Writing section of the iBT TOEFL test Writing Skill 1: NOTE THE MAIN POINTS AS YOU READ In the integrated task in the Writing section of the iBT TOEFL test, ... can help you on the integrated task in the Writing section STRATEGIES FOR THE INTEGRATED WRITING TASK 1 Be familiar with the directions The directions on every test are the same, so it ... is little surface water in the Sahara The Nile River does run through the Sahara, and-there are some oases there, but otherwise the surface is dry Of the oases in the Sahara, about 90 are large

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... Look at the notes that you prepared for the reading passages in Writing Exercise 1 and the listening passages in Writing Exercise 2 Read the question for each task Then prepare a plan for your ... indicates how the information in the reading passage and the information in the listening passage are related To do this, you should study the information from your plan that shows the topics of the reading ... sure to note the relationship between the reading passage and the listening passage in your plan 1 How is the information in the listening passage related to the information in the reading passage?

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... Writing Skill 8: PLAN BEFORE YOU WRITE The first and most important step in the independent task in the Writing section of the iBT TOEFL test is to decode the essay topic to determine what the ... Trang 1WRITING EXERCISE 7: Correct the errors in grammar in the following passages (The number in parentheses at the end of each paragraph indicates the number of errors in the paragraph.) ... have, the better your essay will be WRITING EXERCISE 8: For each of the following writing topics, prepare a plan that shows the type of information you will include in each paragraph of the essay

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... refer back to the information that you used to interest the reader in the Trang 8WRITING EXERCISE 12: For each of the following writing topics, write conclusions that restate the main idea, ... phrase for example is a transition expression, and the word this is a pronoun that refers back to the idea the paper Trang 2Look at the notes on the second supporting paragraph of the essay and the ... summarize the main points, and refer back to the information that you used to interest the reader in the introduction 1 Some people prefer to work in one company for all their career Others think

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... animals before I had just read about them in books and seen them on the TV But seeing them in real life was amazing, especially the lions On TV, they looked so small, but seeing them live they were ... to the zoo in Berlin I had never seen wild animals before I had just read about them in books and seen them on the TV But seeing them in real life was amazing, especially the lions On TV, they ... all day there My kids love taking pictures and learning all about the animals, especially the gorillas Being outside is good for my children Best of all, they can leave the internet and the TV

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... is the problem with the essay below? The problem with this essay is that the test-taker is not writing subjectively Instead, she is writing objectively When you write objectively, you are writing ... paragraphs There are some things my friend will like and won’t like about the place I call my home, New Delhi in India For example, the delicious food There are many kinds of food Also, there are ... Paragraph Development Trang 6Look at the same paragraph revised Note the details and the cause-and-effect relationship in the concluding sentence giving the reason why the friend will like New Delhi

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... read the prompt; formulate an opinion Step #1 Q A Trang 2 Note the transition of contrast connecting the body paragraphs Note: There are mistakes in this draft Can you identify them? G = there ... prompts The question in the prompt will begin with either Who, Where, When, Why, How, or If Reasons come from cause-and-effect relationships, for example: Man: Why should I study for the TOEFL ... second good for research + other information C = internet research saves time Ti = third meet scientists round the world C = internet a good way to share ideas + save money C = for the aforementioned

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... sometimes the bus was late an never came. The bus was a nightmare for me. But then I got a car and no longer did I need the bus. Owning a car has definately made my life better. For the aforementioned, ... Shelton University there is lots of great coarses. I can take grammar or writing coarses. There is a coarse for every level. So far the best coarse for me was the English for Business. In that ... of your essay. For the independent essay, there are two types of hook: simple and complex. A simple hook uses the information in the prompt. In the following examples, notice how the hook comes

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... animals before I had just read about them in books and seen them on the TV But seeing them in real life was amazing, especially the lions On TV, they looked so small, but seeing them alive they were ... books and seen them on the TV But seeing them in real life was amazing, especially the lions On TV, they looked so small, but seeing them alive they were really big By going to the zoo, I definitely ... all, they can leave the internet and the TV at home Also, zoos look after endangered animals like pandas I saw two in the Washington DC zoo last year and they had a baby If there were no zoos, the

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... Read the following prompt, then read the contrarian response Next, complete steps 2, 3, 4 and 5 The question asks whether television is bad for children Personally, I don’t agree or disagree The ... night Before her kids can watch TV, however, they must do their homework Then, when they watch TV, Carla tells her kids which shows they can watch, like National Geographic, and which shows they ... teachers For example, I study ESL at Shelton University The teachers there have lots of teaching experience Also, many of them have taught English in foreign countries This is good because the teachers

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...  summarize the main points in the reading and in the lecture;  synthesize the main points in the reading and in the lecture;  paraphrase the main points in the reading and in the lecture; ... The integrated essay is the first task in the writing section Before you write your integrated essay, you will hear the directions for the writing section Do not dismiss them Use this time to make ... how they cast doubt on the points made in the reading Show-Support Prompt Summarize the points made in the lecture and show how they add to and support the information in the reading Integrated

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