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Lesson Five: Test taking strategies

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Introduction

Improving the quality of your English writing is a process that requires continuous effort. From the previous four lessons, you have already learned the writing skills that needed for complete a TOEFL independent essay. You will need to write more on different TOEFL independent writing topics to develop those skills to fuller extent before you take the real TOEFL test.

You can get more TOEFL independent essay topics to practice on the page[1].

Lesson Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to

  1. identify different types of test-taking strategies that can be applied when taking the TOEFL writing test.
  2. employ the strategies being taught in this lesson into their own pre-test practice flexibly and effectively.

Lesson Activities

  • Download the TOEFL Tips on page [2], save it to your computer. It is highly recommended that you read through the document before taking the real test.
  • Go to watch the video TOEFL iBT Essay Writing - Timing and pacing for the independent essay task on YouTube[3]
  • Go to watch the video TOEFL iBT: How to Be More Concise in Writing on YouTube [4]
  • Go to watch the video TOEFL iBT Writing: How to Avoid Three Common Grammar Errors on YouTube [5]
  • Go to view the slide-show Writing 10 golden rules on the web page[6]

Assignments

  • Write a list to summarize the test-taking strategies you have learned from the slide-show and videos in this lesson.
  • Write a TOEFL independent essay on the following topic, Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The invention of the Internet has had negative effects on your civilization. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

Try to employ the writing strategies you have summarized on your list when composing and revising your writing.

Reflection

Through the activities and assignments in this lesson, the learners should have understood how to choose and employ different test-taking strategies based on their own needs. Because different learners have different level of writing, so not all the test-taking strategies instructed in this lesson will be beneficial for all learners. Learners should pick the ones that are best and most beneficial ones for themselves.


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