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Diagram of Opinion Essay for TOEFL IBT Independent Task
As a teacher with ten years experience teaching TOEFL, I wrote this essay as an example of a decent opinion essay for the independent task on the writing section of the exam. This essay provides a model for a specific kind of opinion essay question: that which gives two options. This particular essay highlights the effective, persuasive tec...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 32
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Reduced adjective clauses, writing with gerunds, improving writing, descriptive writing, creative writing, ESL
Students transform normal sentences into little masterpieces by following a simple formula.
Example: "An old gray wolf moved toward the chicken," changes to "Creeping silently through the tall grass, an old gray wolf moved toward the chicken," when students follow a three-step process. The technique is explained on the first page. Additionall...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31
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Useful Expressions for English Class
Here�s a guide I hand out to basic and intermediate students. The most common classroom questions are here.
This is a great way to start out the school year. Have students paste this in their notebooks. From then on they will have no excuse for not asking these questions correctly!
Again, I don�t get fancy with my worksheets. You will se...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 17
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Writing Introductions for TOEFL IBT exam
This is a guide for writing introductions on the TOEFL IBT internet based exam -- specifically the integrated tasks.
It shows various effective combinations of verbs, prepositions and objects which will add an advanced touch to student essays.
This is designed to be used in conjunction with a TOEFL IBT CD-Rom or book activity. Let students u...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: grammar-guide
Downloads: 14
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Using Index Cards to Organize and Write a Five-Paragraph Report
Students select from a variety of made-up citations, and ignore others. Students are encouraged to encode their note cards and give them titles, thus making them ready for paragraphs. Emphasis is placed on the selection of information, organization, forming of topic sentences and using quotations....
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 9
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