Essay evaluation. TOEFL ibt

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Evaluation of writing in the TOEFL ibt:

There are four basic criteria on which your essay is evaluated. These four criteria are:

How well you address the topic.
How well you develop and support your ideas.
How well you organize the essay and connect your ideas.
How well you use the English language, including grammar, vocabulary, and writing conventions.
"Writing conventions" are the special rules of writing in English, including spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.


As for the TOEFL Integrated Writing Task, here are four basic criteria on which your essay is evaluated. These four criteria are:

How well you select important information from the lecture.
How well you relate the lecture points to the reading points.
How well you organize the essay and provide details
How well you use the English language, including grammar, vocabulary, and writing conventions.

TOEFL IBT WRITING TASKS

Have a look at the table below for details about each task.

Writing Task Details

Integrated Writing Task

You are given 3 minutes to read an academic passage. After reading the passage, you then listen to a lecture on the same topic. You then write an essay summarizing the lecture and the reading passage and showing the relationship between them. You should not express your own opinion of the issues and you should not bring in any information form outside the passage and the lecture.

Reading: 3 minutes

Writing: 20 minutes

Independent Writing Task

You read a prompt (a topic) and express your opinions in your response. Your response is based entirely on your own knowledge and experience.

Writing: 30 minutes

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Irregardless, наверно, хорошо, что вы решили завести темы, посвященные TOEFL ibt- будет подспорье для готовящихся. Вот только не совсем понятно, кого приглашаете в эту тему для обсуждения.
Просто вы писали ранее в другой теме, что у вас за часть Writing в прошлом году было 30, значит, отлично знаете, что должно быть в письменных работах, т.е. тут скорее обучающиеся будут ждать от вас советов. Да и не только- и учителям будет интересно послушать специалиста с таким замечательным результатом.
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Irina пишет: 21 май 2019, 08:15 Да и не только- и учителям будет интересно послушать специалиста с таким замечательным результатом.
Тем более специалиста, который в своем видео заявляет, что гарантирует получение студентами 30 баллов за эту часть.
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Irina, собственно, для этого и завела ветку, чтобы развеять мифы.
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Мое мнение про Writing Task TOEFL ibt:
Мне было легче писать Independent Writing Task, и я закончила его писать раньше времени. 30 минут, которые на него даются, я считаю, излишни. Гораздо лучше было бы, если бы они сделали 20 минут на это задание, а на Integrated Writing Task прибавили еще 10 минут.
В целом, в TOEFL ibt довольно мягко оценивают Writing (в отличии от Speaking, например). Не снимают баллы за пунктуацию (у меня как была проблема с colons, semicolons, commas, так и осталась. Пыталась тренироваться на разных сайтах, но оказалось, что в США нет единого стандарта языка, в каждом штате каждый университет предлагает свои стандарты письма, так как американский английский не является официальным национальным языком страны, это нигде не зарегистрировано). Например, https://grammarbook.com предлагает одни стандарты письма, в то время как Принстонский университет- другие.
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Кое-что о теме и структуре эссе.

Introduction The introductory paragraph contains the general background information about the essay topic and a thesis statement. A thesis statement includes your main opinion on the essay topic and a preview of your key points which you will be developing in the body paragraphs. We'll cover how to write an introductory paragraph in another lesson.

Body A
Body B
Body C Each body paragraph is used to explain one key point you introduced in the introduction paragraph. Generally speaking, a high scoring essay has 3 body paragraphs, but if you find yourself running out of time, you can just write 2. After you complete your body paragraphs, it'll be time to write your conclusion. We'll cover how to write a body paragraph in another lesson.

Conclusion The conclusion paragraph summarize each of your key points. It contains a restatement of the thesis statement you wrote in your introduction and a brief summary of your main ideas. We'll cover how to write a conclusion paragraph in another lesson.

The first independent question type on our list is Agree or Disagree. An Agree or Disagree question will give you a statement of opinion and ask you whether you agree or disagree with the statement. You will also have to provide specific reasons and examples to support your position. Here are three examples:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? All students should be required to study art and music in secondary school. Use specific reasons to support your answer.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? High schools should allow students to study the courses that students want to study. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success." Do you agree or disagree with the quotation above? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your position.


Okay! Now let's look at the second essay question type Support or Oppose. This type of question is very similar to the Agree or Disagree question. However, Instead of asking you to agree or disagree with the statement, the Support or Oppose question will ask you to support or oppose a situation. Here is an example:
It has recently been announced that a new restaurant may be built in your neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan?



OK! The next question type on our list is a Preference question. Preference questions give you a choice between two options and ask which option you prefer. You must provide specific reasons and examples to explain why you prefer the option you choose. Here are two examples:
Some people prefer to live in a small town. Others prefer to live in a big city. Which place would you prefer to live in? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
Some people spend their entire lives in one place. Others move a number of times throughout their lives, looking for a better job, house, community, or even climate. Which do you prefer: staying in one place or moving in search of another place? Use reasons and specific examples to support your opinion.

Okay! Moving along to our next question type the If / Imaginary question. "If / Imaginary" questions give you a hypothetical – or imagined – situation and ask what you would do or what you would choose. Rather than choosing between two things or two opinions, you are typically not limited in your choice. That is, you can choose anything that fits the situation. Here are three examples:
Imagine that you are preparing for a trip. You plan to be away from your home for a year. In addition to clothing and personal care items, you can take one additional thing. What would you take and why? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.
If you were asked to send one thing representing your country to an international exhibition, what would you choose? Why? Use specific reasons and details to explain your choice.
If you could invent something new, what product would you develop? Use specific details to explain why this invention is needed.



The final question type using the 5 paragraph structure is Description or Explanation Question. A "Description or Explanation" question will ask you to describe a certain type of person – especially the good qualities of a person – or explain something in the world. You might have to choose something to explain, or you might be given something specific to explain. You might have to explain why something is beneficial, important, or significant, or you might have to explain the reasons for or effects of something. Here are three examples:
How do movies and television influence people's behavior.? Give reasons and examples to support your answer.
Some people say that computers have made life easier and more convenient. Other people say that computers have made life more complex and stressful. What is your opinion? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Neighbors are the people who live near us. In your opinion, what are the qualities of a good neighbor? Use specific details and examples in your answer.


Okay! This is our last question type on our list and is a little tricky. The Compare and Contrast Question can be fool you, so you need to pay attention to what it's really asking. Generally speaking, you will see 2 variations of this type of question.

First, the question might give you two subjects and could ask you to compare and contrast them. That is, to show the similarities and differences between them. However, the question might ask you to compare the advantages and disadvantages of only one subject, so read the question carefully.

Both variations could also ask you to state your personal opinion or your personal preference.

Here are examples of the first variation:
It has been said, "Not everything that is learned is contained in books". Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion, which source is more important? Why?
Some people trust their first impressions about a person's character because they believe these judgments are generally correct. Other people do not judge a person's character quickly because they believe first impressions are often wrong. Compare these two attitudes. Which attitude do you agree with? Support your choice with specific examples.
Some people believe that the best way of learning about life is by listening to the advice of family and friends. Other people believe that the best way of learning about life is through personal experience. Compare the advantages of these two different ways of learning about life. Which do you think is preferable? Use specific examples to support your preference.


Here are examples of the second variation:
Some young children spend a great amount of their time practicing sports. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factory near your community. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this new influence on your community. Do you support or oppose the factory? Explain your position.


So! Can you see the difference between them? When you write a comparison and contrast essay, you need to be aware of what the question is asking. Is it asking for the comparison of two different things or is it asking you to describe advantage and disadvantage of one thing?

Okay! Let's look at the essay structure of both variations.



Compare aspects of two subjects. Compare the advantage and disadvantage of one subject.
Introductory paragraph Gives an overview of comparison and your personal opinion if the question asks you. Gives an overview of advantage and disadvantage and your personal opinion if the question asks you.
Body paragraph A Compare and contrast both two subject in one aspect. Discuss the advantage of the subject.
Body paragraph B Compare and contrast both two subject in another aspect. Discuss the disadvantage of the subject.
Conclusion paragraph Give a summary of comparisons between two opinions and restate your personal opinion if the question asks you. Summarize the advantage and disadvantage, and include a reinstatement of your personal opinion if the question asks you.


As you can see, the major difference is how you write your two body paragraphs.

When the question is asking you to compare aspects of two subjects, each body paragraph compares and contrasts two subjects in one aspect.

When the question is asking you to compare pros and cons of one subject, your first body paragraph discusses the advantage and your second body paragraph discusses the disadvantages.
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Украдено отсюда.
Зачем выдавать за свое ?
Продемонстрировать крутизну ?
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tourist, в отличии от вас, я размещаю полезные материалы, а не краду их.)))))
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Irregardless пишет: 21 май 2019, 10:18 Не снимают баллы за пунктуацию (у меня как была проблема с colons, semicolons, commas, так и осталась.
Могу посоветовать The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar, автор Erica Meltzer. Экзамен SAT сдают все американские школьники, и там проверяется как раз Standard formal American English, в том числе правила пунктуации. Особенно рекомендую четвертое издание, для тех, кто хочет разобраться в commas, dashes, colons и semicolons настоящая находка. Очень понятно, с массой примеров и упражнений.
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Nelli, большое спасибо!
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