We see a lot of essays that start like this:

Yes, I agree wholeheartedly with this point. This issue is a very important one, and I agree with it for several important reasons.

First, …

Can you figure out why this essay introduction is not good? It sounds pretty good. The grammar is good. So what's wrong with it?

This introduction is not good for the TOEFL because it does not introduce the reader to the topic. In other words, after we read this introduction, we are not sure what the essay is going to be about.

The person who writes an essay introductoin like this is probably thinking that the reader already knows the essay prompt (the "question" or topic of the essay) and doesn't think that she needs to restate the topic.

For the TOEFL essay, it is most certainly true that the reader of your essay does know what the essay prompt is, but the TOEFL test taker must still introduce the topic of the essay in the introduction.

The rule of thumb in English (our English teachers tell us this over and over) is that we should write the essay as if the reader had no previous knowledge of the topic we are writing about. This means that you should be sure to restate the essay prompt (it's best to paraphrase the prompt, not copy it word for word) and to explain the things in the essay that the average reader would not know about.

If you really do not know how to restate the topic, and you only need a TOEFL score of 4.0 or maybe 5.0, you could simply copy part of the prompt in your introduction.

Let's look at the simplest way to do this.

Imagine that our TOEFL essay topic is something like "do you agree or disagree that learning about the past is not important?"

In a perfect world, you would paraphrase (restate in your own words) the essay prompt when you wrote your introduction, something like this:

Although many believe that we should live in the present, I strongly believe that the past holds valuable lessons for everybody to learn.

First, ...

However, for some people, doing this may be difficult, especially if they are still learning English. (Actually, we're all still learning English, but you know what I mean.)

So, if you need something simpler, the easiest way to restate the topic would be to copy the words exactly as they appear in the essay prompt, but make them fit in your introduction:

I strongly disagree that learning about the past is not important. This issue is a very important one, and I disagree with it for several important reasons.

First, …

This intro is not great writing, but it at least tells us what the essay is going to be about.

That's it for this tip. I hope it help

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do you agree or disagree with the following statement? boys and girls should attend separate schools.

there are a lot of co-ed schools in my city,nevertheless,there are also some girl's schools and boy's school.when i was going to the high school,i though about which to go for a long time.the result of the thinking was that i decided to go to co-ed school.but this not necessary mean that everyone should attend co-ed school.it depends on the personality,finacial level and one's own preference.

one advantage to go to co-ed school is there are a lot of students of another gender.so it become easy to know what other sexes are thinking about.this made us esay to coup with the society because nearly all companies have both sex employees.other advantage goes as follows:a school only for girls or boys may be boring,on the contary,a co-ed school is more exciting cause boys and girls are usually more active when the others present.girls ang boys can help each other also.just as in handcraft class ,girls may be more adorit,but the boys may become all thumb.nevertheless,in maths or other nature science class,girls be feel awkward,it is the time for boys to help them.

   it seems that co-ed school is far better than separated school,but this is not the case.in separated schools,the students have more time to study cause of the lacking opputunity to dating.and the teachers can arrange the class meet with the girls or boys characters.for example,in boys schools,the math class may more difficult than that in girls school.

   as for me ,i am a shy person,so if i were decided to go to girls school,i think it would has less chance to find some true friends.and i like maths,so there would be more challenging maths couses in co-ed school.as for tuitions,co-ed school may be more expensive because it is more costly to cater to the boys and girls.

    so which is better?separated school or co-ed school?it is really a controversial problem.it has not a exact answer.but for a special person,it   must has an answer.just as me,i think co-ed school is more suitable for me, and time proves i am right.

Some people think that they can learn better by themselves than with a teacher. Others think that it is always better to have a teacher. Which do you prefer？ Use specific reasons to develop your essay.

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