Basic Knowledge about TOEFL TEST
When do students take TOEFL Writing Test?
At the end of the TOEFL exam.
How much time do students have to finish the Intergrated Writing? (I mean: the whole process.)
25 minutes in total.
3 minutes of reading
2 minutes of listening
20 minutes of writing
How much time do students have to finish an independent writing?
30 minutes (a countdown)
Can students memorize some templates in the writing exam?
Students should not memorize long introductory and concluding paragraphs just to add words to their essay.
What do you need to bring to the test room?
For an effective integrated writing essay, how many words are there at least?
150
For an effective essay, an independent writing will include at least ______ words.
300
Who will score your essay?
Raters and the e-rater.
Where is the test room in USTC？
合肥市金寨路96号,中国科大东区 教学二楼2804教室/2805教室
Are lectures always against the reading passages?
Yes.
What are the commonest topics in an independent writing? (name four of them)
Education(family education and school education)
Working
daily life
Society
If you are in the level of "fair", what is your final score range?
17-22
What is the latest arrival time?
8:30
How many types are there in the integrated writing?
2 types:
casting doubts and offering solutions(but the lecture always goes against the reading).
What genre is the independent writing?
Argumentation(Persuade people with convincing facts and do not share personal, subjective opinions with readers).
How is essays scored? (3 criteria)
Development
Organization
Language use
When do students know the final score?
10 work days after their test.
What are the commonest topics of integrated writing? (name four of them)
Biology (zoology and botany)
Archaeology
Environment(ecology)
Technology
Can you tell me the whole eassy strcuture of an independent writing?
introductory paragraph: hook+ central claim
body paragraph: thesis statement+explanation+example
ending：a brief conclusion
When people mention "the good development of an essay", what do they mean?
They mean whether students address the topic and how well they support the central ideas by offering details, reasons, examples, and statistics.