Tham khảo tài liệu 'how to prepare for the foefl part 26', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 250 REVIEW OF WRITING Review of Strategies and Topics for the Writing Section This Review can be used to prepare for both the Paper-Based TOEFL and the Computer-Based TOEFL. For the most part the same types of topics are tested on both the Paper-Based TOEFL and the Computer-Based TOEFL. The essays on both the Paper-Based TOEFL and the Computer-Based TOEFL are scored using the same scale. Three Steps for Writing Short Essays There are three steps that most good writers follow in organizing their writing. You should use these steps when you write a short essay. First tell your reader what you are going to write. Second write it. Third tell your reader what you wrote. To look at these steps another way your essay should have three parts 1. A good beginning 2. Several good comments 3. A good ending In this review of writing we will discuss and give examples of the three parts of a short essay using the types of topics that you will find on the TOEFL. A Good Beginning This is where you tell the reader what you are going to write. A good beginning has certain requirements. A good beginning is short. Two or three sentences is enough to tell your reader how you plan to approach the topic. A good beginning is direct. In the case of a comparison state both sides of the argument in your first sentence. In a short composition you don t have enough time for indirect approaches. A good beginning is an outline. The second sentence usually outlines the organization. It gives the reader a general idea of your plan. Good Comments This is where you write. Good comments include several points. A short essay may have between two and five points. Usually the writer selects three. In the case of a comparison three reasons is a standard argument. Good comments are all related. All of the comments should relate to the general statement in the first sentence. Good comments are logical. The points should be based on evidence. In the case of a comparison the evidence should come from sources
