Thursday, July 16, 2020

How do I improve my TOEFL Writing Score

How do I improve my TOEFL Writing Score I get this question a lot. Heres what I think you should do:Get some templates for each essay type.Watch videos lectures on each question type.Read as many sample essays as possible.Take accurate practice tests.Improve your grammar.Get your practice essays graded.Details about how to do these things are below!Read My Guides (and Templates) for Each Writing TaskEverything I know about the writing sectioncan be found in my guides to the two tasks. Here they are:Writing the Integrated TOEFL EssayWriting the Independent TOEFL EssayNot only will these guides show you how to write the essays, but they will tell you how the questions are structured and the patterns to look out for.Check out My Video SeriesI have also made a bunch of YouTubevideos about this section. Heres the first:Read some Good Sample EssaysThe best way to internalize what you need to do on test day is to read as many strong sample essays as possible. Start with my personal collection. They are categorized by style, which will help you to understand how the question will actually be structured on test day.Get some Good Practice TestsYou absolutely need to get good practice tests and questions to answer. This will make you more familiar with the test.Getting good independent questions is easy. You can find those on my page.Getting good integrated questions is more difficult, but I recommend the following sources:The Official Guide to the TOEFL (but skip Test1)The Official iBT Test Collection Volume 1 (five good tests)The Official iBT Test Collection Volume 2 (five good tests)TSTPreps Test Pack (10 good tests, online) try the coupon code goodine10off for a discount.I dont recommend anything from:EdusynchBest My TestKaplanBarronsWork on Your GrammarI know, studying grammar really sucks. But it will make a different in the medium and long term. You should probably work with one of the following books:English Grammar in Use 5th EditionGrammar in Use Intermediate 4th Edition (same as the above, but Ameri can)Oxford Practice Grammar IntermediateIf you use the first book, you can pair it with my study guide.Get Your Practice Essays Corrected and ScoredOnce you actually start writing essays you can hire me to correct your mistakes and tell you how they would score. That costs about $19 bucks but it might help a lot. You can sign up over here. It looks a bit like this: