TOEFL high score essay

Author: Li Xiaolai
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Publish Date: 2007-01-12
Features: First, it's meaningless to just list an outline. Many candidates' so-called preparation methods are just to list outlines and memorize templates, then rush into the exam hall only to realize their helplessness. The outlines listed are often only three or five sentences, accounting for less than 1/5 of the entire text, while the other 4/5 can also be prepared in advance! So, the author's suggestion is: not only to list an outline but also to implement it into specific details, and then look up the dictionary! The author finds it strange that some people never looked up a dictionary before the exam, yet they expect to achieve high scores?
Second, when practicing at the beginning, don't set a time limit. No one can write a beautiful essay in a second language within 30 minutes from the start. Some candidates don't understand this and randomly pick a topic right away, then write an essay within a 20-minute time limit while forcing themselves not to look up the dictionary. As a result, the essays they write are inevitably terrible. In fact, an essay can take a long time to complete. Normal people will gradually improve through practice. If an essay takes N hours to complete, I believe the second one will be faster, such as N-1 hours. According to observation, an average candidate can write relatively good essays within 30 minutes after practicing 20-30 essays without a time limit.
Third, if your foundation is slightly weaker, you shouldn't start by creating original articles but by rewriting them. For example, when practicing calligraphy and painting, we must start by imitating, and we can start by rewriting articles. Generally, after rewriting 10-20 articles, you will realize significant progress. At this point, you have a preliminary grasp of some thinking patterns, a certain number of expression sentence structures, and a considerable number of highly targeted common vocabulary. With this foundation, it will be relatively easier to practice independent creation later...