What are the problems that tend to arise in TOEFL writing?

For the TOEFL independent writing essay topic, many students' questions revolve around: My essay language and structure are very unorthodox, why can I never get a high score? After analyzing and grading more essays, you will find that one of the crux of students' inability to get high marks is that they do not recognize the traps of independent writing questions at all, resulting in a serious problem of stepping on the traps, even if the language and writing structure are in vain.

Today, I will lead you to identify the pitfalls of independent writing topics, so that you know yourself and your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles.

The vast majority of independent writing topics are statements with opinions and attitudes. We default to this point of view and attitude as the point of view of the author or the topic. Each independent writing question is different and has its own personality, but there are rules to follow in the pitfalls.

The analysis of the trap of independent writing questions starts from three dimensions: the subject, the limited crowd and the fan judgment, and the topic. Then, from these three dimensions, we will explain how to analyze the pitfalls of independent writing questions.

Pitfall point 1: Subject.

The subject here can be understood as the subject in the grammar of the question, that is, the sender of the action, the subject of the sentence. Since it is the subject, we can only think and discuss the problem from the subject.

Trap point 2: Limit the crowd or range.

It refers to the fact that through an independent writing question, we will find that the topic has a limited group of people or scope, and if it is out of the scope of the limited group of people or people who know the topic, it is obviously off topic.

Pitfall 3: Getting to the point.

Every independent writing topic will have a point of reference, that is, where the content of the expression is attributed, in order to highlight the importance or for a certain purpose or to achieve a certain goal, so the point of our composition should also fall on the importance, a certain purpose or goal.

As long as you do a good job of analyzing the traps of these three dimensions, the topic will be detached and not off-topic. This is the basis for a high score. I hope that when students get an independent writing topic, after reading the topic, they will start to analyze the traps from three dimensions, which can not only skillfully avoid the traps but also stimulate their own ideas to solve the problem.

Only by fully understanding the pitfalls of the topic can you break the independent topic well, and the language and writing structure can be useful.

After analyzing the TOEFL essay questions, the choice of words should be consistent with the language habits and consistent with the background of many social and cultural components.

For example, Anglo-Americans understand the words landlord and peasant very differently than Chinese. The Anglo-American understanding of the former is first "landlord", then "landlord"; The word peasant means "vulgar" and "ignorant" to them, which is somewhat derogatory.

For example, the word propaganda does not have the derogatory connotation that Westerners understand in China; Firstlady should never be understood as the original lady in Chinese, so you should pay special attention to such words in your writing, otherwise it will lead to offense and misunderstanding. Due to the differences in the history and culture of Eastern and Western societies, the content of many words is also very different, phoenix symbolizes "resurrection" and "rebirth" in the West, while this word in Chinese means "auspicious".

3. The wording should be chosen to grasp the parts that cannot be corresponded to English and Chinese words.

Not all TOEFL writing vocabulary vocabulary vocabulary has corresponding Chinese expressions, and some different English words may also be expressed in the same Chinese, which makes it difficult for us to express our thoughts in English. For example, the words family and home can be translated as "home" in Chinese, but they are not synonymous. family mainly refers to family members and is related to people, while home mainly refers to the place and residence where they live.

Both except and besides are sometimes translated into the same Chinese word for "except", but they mean the opposite.

Therefore, we cannot rely on the mere translation of Chinese Cong Seep. Otherwise we may be misled. Although many Chinese words with English equivalents can express their true meaning, there are often some English words that do not have an exact Chinese counterpart; So the true meaning of the word send can only be determined in a different context, for example, if it were understood as the Chinese word for "send", a sentence like "she sent me to me" might be written as "she sent me the letter."

Personally, I think that TOEFL writing should be based on the premise of clearly stating ideas, and the sentences should not be too patterned, but they should reflect the beauty of concise words, which is also the charm of English.

The structure of the text can be divided into paragraphs to describe the argument, or it can be a positive and negative argument. The word you are talking about should be used for the former. Personally, I prefer to start with a concession sentence first, and then use some synonymous conversions, which can not only make up the number of words, but also make the logic more rigorous, the expression clearer, and not fall into the old-fashioned model.

In writing, I think don't always start in the first person, you can also use some things as the subject, don't be too Chinese. When making a statement, you can change the verb more than the middle school vocabulary, and the synonym conversion is a must.

As for the comprehensive writing you are talking about, the score is on the main points of listening, and of course it does not mean that you can ignore the format and wording. I set the template, the listening points are all written down, and then there is good, very simple. It's actually good to swap verbs, try not to repeat.

For example, demonstrate, present, refute, on the contrary, etc., are also used in Level 6 compositions.