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TOEFL iBT tip of the month
TOEFL assesses your ability to communicate in an academic environment. There are similarities in reading, listening, speaking and writing questions. While your English has to be very good, the test won’t be impossible if you learn a few skills and do as much practice as possible.
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Writing in TOEFL
What’s important?
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You’ll first get an integrated task.
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The final task in the whole test is an independent one.
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Learn how to edit your own writing.
Writing in TOEFL
You’ll get two writing tasks in the TOEFL test. The basic process for either task is the same, but the results should look different. You’ll need to know how to get ideas, organise them, write quickly and edit your own work.
Make sure that you’ve paraphrased the main issue in the introduction. Then follow by a strong thesis statement. You could answer the question directly in this single sentence. The following paragraphs should all explain that thesis statement. Use transition expressions to link parts of your writing and help the reader follow your argument.
The TOEFL test does ask you to write a lot of words. That’s not the problem. More importantly, check that your whole essay is easily understood and answers the question fully as possible in the time limit.