Một số trường học và các chương trình có thể yêu cầu srudems với điểm TOEFL dưới đây một số điểm nhất định để cắt theo học các lớp bổ sung tiếng Anh. Những người khác chỉ có thể chấp nhận ứng viên đạt số điểm tốt hơn so với một số điểm cụ thể cắt. Hãy chắc chắn rằng bạn kiểm tra với các chương trình mà bạn đang nộp đơn xin thông tin cụ thể. | Summarizing Examples Some tasks require you to explain or summarize someone elses opinion. For these tasks you are not trying to convince the reader of anything instead your purpose is to report what you ve read or heard. On the TOEFL summarizing tasks look like the following 1. Ihe professor describes the controversy surrounding a new technique. Explain the technique and what the controversy is. 2. In the conversation above the man presented his opinion on the new budget proposal. State his opinion and explain rhe reasons he gives for holding that opinion. 3. Using details and examples from the piece you just heard explain how musicians have been influenced by cultural and intellectual movements. Evaluating Examples One of rhe more difficult tasks you may encounter on rhe TOEFL asks you to evaluate someone clse s viewpoint. These tasks require you to judge how valid a position is. The purpose of your examples is to weaken the position. The following is an example of an evaluation task 1. Explain how the points in rhe lecture you ve just heard cast doubt on it. Regardless of the type of example the way you present your examples remains the same. Effective Examples As stated at rhe beginning of this chapter you must provide details for each example and an explanation of the meaning or significance of each. Tire following is a sample response containing poorly used examples One reason I believe lecturing is a better teaching method is that teachers can control the content. Also the teachers are able to organize things better. Finally lectures let the students focus on only the important parts of the lesson. This response contains several good ideas bur rhe problem is that the author failed to provide specific details for each example. You cannot assume that your reader understands exactly what point you are making and why instead you must explain each of your examples fully. For each example you intend to use ask yourself why the example is appropriate. What makes .
