TOEFL Writing Question 2 Guide – INDEPENDENT WRITING (30 min)

Topics, about school, work or lifestyle. Write your OPINION in a 4-paragraph essay.

Question Types:
Type 1: Agree or Disagree
Type 2: Personal Preference
Type 3: Three choices
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? All university students
should be required to volunteer in order to graduate
Would you prefer to have a higher paying job with longer hours or a lower paying
job with shorter hours?
If you were going to learn a new hobby, would you choose to study a new language,
learn how to play an instrument, or join a sports team?

Outline RN Outline the essay 0-2 min Hook: paraphrase the topic
notes
Intro: Hook, Opinion, Intro: Hook, 2-7 min Physical Education / classes that involve
Transition Opinion, Transition physical exercise
Reason. R1: R1: Body 1 7-15 min Required / students must / to make
Example 1 Ex1 compulsory
All schools / every school
Reason. R2: R2: Body 1 15-24min Public Health / population health
Example 2 Ex2 Improve / improvement
Considerably / significantly
Conclusion C: Conclusion and Edit 24-30min

TEMPLATE

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

- If all schools require students to take physical

education,public health would improve considerably
- Use specific examples and reasons in your answers

Intro:
Making classes that involve physical exercise compulsory inn every school is considered to foster improvement of population health
significantly. In completely agree that, this would solve the problem of deteriorating health in society. I think this way for two
reasons, which I will examine in this essay.

Body 1:
First, physical education lessons in school make children less prone to become obese in the future. Certainly, if children have to
take physical education in school, they learn that exercising is important for their health. In particular, children made developed
sporty hobby that they like. It is probably that, they may pass this habit to their own children. Obviously, making physical education
compulsory in schools is a natural and lasting way to decrease obesity. This is best exemplified by my personal experience. I had
to take physical education in school that I had to practice basketball, after that I developed a sporty hobby that I am still doing it
today, and I am feeling healthy.

Body 2:
Second, if children have to take physical education classes, they will be practicing this sport with their parents or family. Definitely,
their families will maintain a healthy lifestyle practicing the sport every week. In specific, most families practice sports together in
the weekends when they have more free time. It is possibly, families playing sport on weekends will call some friends or neighbors
to enjoy a game. Clearly, making physical education compulsory in schools can influence to family members and the neighborhood,
also prevent health disease. This is greatest represented by my personal experience. Every Sunday afternoon I usually arrange a
sport event with some family members and neighbors to practice basketball, because of that now we are becoming part of a local
basketball championship.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, to my mind, making physical education compulsory in schools would contribute significantly to improving public
health. This is because physical exercise can prevent children from becoming obese in later life and because they may involve
their families or friends in physical activities.

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