Toefl Barcelona

Having some tips before taking the exam can help you improving your level and, as a result, get a higher test mark.

This is, if you’re not a native English speaker, the most difficult part you will find of communicating in English. Writing shows which is your real level in English; your strengths & your weakness, your vocabulary skills, your fluency using suitable words in each particular situation… The more you develop and improve your vocabulary, the better you will be able to write what you have got in mind.

The following advices can help you on get better your English writing level:

Integrated Writing Tasks

• Find a textbook that includes questions about the material at the end of chapters and practice writing answers to the questions.
• Read an article that is about 300–400 words long. Make an outline that includes the major points and important details of the article.
• Use the outline to write a summary of the information and ideas.
• Find listening and reading material on a single topic on the Internet or in the library. The material can provide similar or different views. Take notes on the written and spoken portions, and do the following:
• Summarize the information and ideas in both the written and spoken portions.
• Synthesize the information and discuss how the reading and listening materials relate. Explain how the ideas expressed are similar, how one idea expands upon another, or how the ideas are different or contradict each other.

Fuente: http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/pdf/TOEFL_Tips.pdf