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TOEFL Writing - Don’t Do This!
In TOEFL Writing you can easily make mistakes that will cost you a lot of points. I scored 30/30 in TOEFL Writing and I talk about 5 big mistakes that you should not make. These mistakes will make it impossible for you to get a high TOEFL Writing score even if you are good at writing in English. However, it is not hard to avoid them, you just need to know what you should not do. Once you know that, you can improve your TOEFL Writing score quickly and efficiently. Don’t let these mistakes get in your way!
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TOEFL Writing Template: How to Write an Introduction for Agree/Disagree Questions: https://youtu.be/6nS0IEbQYdE
TOEFL Writing Template Task 2 - How to Write the Body Paragraph: https://youtu.be/7dhTzojDMRs
TOEFL Writing Template Task 2 - How to Write the Conclusion: https://youtu.be/70jK3eqQDOg
TOEFL Writing: Integrated Task Template: https://youtu.be/KvBauox4auk
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3. Use the illustration for your TOEFL preparation.
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The examples I use in the video and in the illustration are made up by me.
1) DON’T USE CONTRACTIONS
Do not use contractions in TOEFL Writing! Contractions are used in informal language: it is ok to use them in speaking and also in writing if it does not happen in an academic context. However, your TOEFL essays have an academic context. If you use informal language in TOEFL Writing your score will drop considerably.
2) DON’T WRITE LESS THAN THE WORD COUNT
Guys, many of you have asked me in the comments whether it is bad if you write less than the word count given. In TOEFL Writing the word count is a minimum requirement, this means that you should write at least as many words as the word count states. So definitely do not write less because this will hurt your TOEFL Writing score. My tip is to write a bit more than the word count because this way you show ETS that you are able to write longer texts.
3) DON’T USE MEMORIZED ANSWERS
During your TOEFL preparation you will write a lot of essays to practice. Do not memorize these essays! This will not help you, rather it will hurt your score. If you memorize whole essays for the TOEFL you will most likely not answer the question given. Instead, you will answer the question that you prepared. Consequently, you will get a lower score because you did not provide an answer to the question asked.
Now you may ask: But why am I allowed to memorize a template then? Excellent question! I am a huge fan of TOEFL templates because they make it easier for you to get a high TOEFL score. A template is different from a memorized essay. A template tells you how you can start your sentences, which linking words you can use, and how your TOEFL essay should be structured. In short, a template is independent of the topic of an essay, it is just a framework. Therefore, a template will not influence the content of your TOEFL essays. That is why memorizing a template is fine, but memorizing whole essays is not.
4) DON’T REPEAT WORDS
In TOEFL Writing your score also depends on the vocabulary you use. If you constantly repeat words, ETS will get the impression that you do not know another word, and thus they will think that you lack the vocabulary to express things in a different way. You do not want to do that! You want to show that you have a broad range of vocabulary and that you know how to use these words correctly. Therefore, use synonyms in your TOEFL essays.
5) DON’T COPY TEXT
In both TOEFL Writing tasks you will be given some text. These texts contain information that you must use in your essays. For example, in task 2 of TOEFL Writing you need the information from the prompt for your introduction because the prompt tells you what your essay should be about and you must write about that in your introduction. Do not copy the words from the prompt! You do not get points for copying text. You must rephrase this information using your own words. Your TOEFL Writing score depends on how well you do that.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 TOEFL Writing - Don’t Do This!
00:30 - #1 Don’t use contractions
01:40 - #2 Don’t write less than the word count
03:09 - #3 Don’t use memorized answers
06:15 - #4 Don’t repeat words
08:20 - #5 Don’t copy text
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