{"id":8009,"date":"2008-11-29T13:30:54","date_gmt":"2008-11-29T19:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/29\/show-me-the-technique-to-decoding-the-toefl-ibt-writing-task\/"},"modified":"2008-11-29T13:30:54","modified_gmt":"2008-11-29T19:30:54","slug":"show-me-the-technique-to-decoding-the-toefl-ibt-writing-task","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=8009","title":{"rendered":"Show Me the Technique to Decoding the TOEFL iBT Writing Task?"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Michael Buckhoff<\/div>\n

Don’t start the TOEFL iBT Writing Task without reading this first! <\/p>\n

Upon beginning a TOEFL Writing Exam, it is important to read the question very carefully. You should determine what the writing task is. To illustrate the importance of this, consider the following situation: Your mom tells you to remove a food stain from the carpet. She instructs you to use a special chemical called “Stain Be Gone.” You go into the laundry room and instead of getting “Stain Be Gone”, you get a chemical called “Clorox,” a type of bleach. You begin to clean the carpet with the chemical and what happens? The brown carpet begins to turn an awful shade of yellow! Even though you had good intentions and you worked very hard to clean the carpet, you did not get the results you or your mom expected because you used the wrong chemical; consequently, you bleached out the carpet.<\/p>\n

The same applies to TOEFL iBT writing. If you do not follow the instructions the prompt gives you, no matter how hard you work the end result will not be what the reader expected. As a result, you will not receive the score you deserve. Consider the following three writing prompts:<\/p>\n

1. Some people say that it is best to be loyal and to work for one company during one’s life. Others take the opposite view and say it is better to change jobs frequently in one’s life. Discuss these positions, using specific examples of both. Then tell which one you agree with and explain why.<\/p>\n

2. Students should be required to take general education classes in a university, in addition to specialized classes in their major. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give specific examples to support your position.<\/p>\n

3. The automobile as well as the airplane are important inventions of the 20th century. Both of these inventions have had a major change on our lives. Think of another invention that you think is important. Give clear reasons for your choice.<\/p>\n

Do these three prompts look the same to you? Do they have the same requirements? If you answered no, you are already on your way to being able to write<\/a> a successful essay.<\/p>\n

The first prompt can be broken down into four tasks: The question is asking you to discuss both positions, which means (1) you need to write about why there are some people who say that it is better to be loyal to work for one company during one’s life; (2) you must also write about why there are others who say it is better to change jobs frequently in one’s life; (3) you need to tell which of the opinions you agree with; and (4) you need to explain why (i.e., give reasons). Be careful to remain indifferent until near the end, you do not want to state your position first in this type of essay.<\/p>\n

The second prompt may be divided into two argumentative tasks- (1) that of deciding whether you agree or disagree with the statement: “In addition to their specialized classes in their major, students should also be required to take general education classes in a university.” (2) Also you have to give various reasons to support your viewpoint. Starting with your argument in this type of essay, you assert which view is the same as yours. In the remainder of the essay, you state why you agree with that viewpoint.<\/p>\n

For the third writing prompt, another style of argumentative essay is requested, the task is easy- (1) that of selecting another invention that you feel is important. (2) You need to give specific reasons for your choice. The word “another” signifies other than the automobile or the airplane. Subsequently, if you are writing about the airplane or the automobile, you are not following the directions for this writing prompt.<\/p>\n

The concept is simple: think before you write. Make sure you understand what the writing task is.<\/p>\n

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