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TOEFL Writing Question 2 back to top

In this question, the whole focus is expressing your opinion about a topic.

Outline

1st: you will be given a question that asks for your opinion.
2nd: you will have 30 minutes to prepare and write your essay in response to the
question.
3rd: the computer will save your essay and you will complete the test.

Let's put it together and practice a question. Write your 1st try for this essay on your
computer and save it so that you can have it as a record and compare it to later essays
after you finish this program. Do your best and don't worry about making it perfect.
Simply try the question and continue through step 1. Use the stopwatch below to time
you.

For timing yourself: Stopwatch

Practice

Question: It has recently been announced that a new movie theater may be built
in your neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific
reasons and details to support your answer.

Response time: 30 minutes

Understanding The Questions back to top

You will read a question about one of twenty-nine familiar topics. These topics are listed
for your reference later in the writing program. I created this list of twenty-nine topics
from the analysis of a set of a little over 180 questions that were released by the
company that makes this wonderful test: ETS. These questions were real questions
asked on previous TOEFL tests and are those that you can expect on your next exam. To
give you a strong overview, these questions appear in three forms:

Closed questions ask you to take one of two sides. Your job is simple. Choose a side and
support it. Our practice was an example of this.

Closed Example Question

It has recently been announced that a new movie theater may be built in your
neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use reasons and
details to support your answer.

Open questions ask you to think of your own answer and you can choose any that you
wish.

Open Example Question

If you could change one important thing about your hometown, what would
you change? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.

Other questions ask you to do more than state your answer and support it. They often
ask you to list the advantages and disadvantages of both sides and then support one or
compare and contrast two points.

Compare & Contrast

Some people prefer to spend time with one or two close friends. Others choose
 to spend time with a large number of friends. Compare the advantages of each
choice. Which of these two ways of spending time do you prefer? Use specific
reasons to support your answer.

Good news: that’s it! You will see a question about one of twenty-nine familiar topics in
one of the three forms we just described. To ensure that you hit a top score, read the
question carefully and make sure that you stay focused on it as you write the essay. Let's
get into a little more detail on these question types.

The closed question is the most common question you’ll receive on the test. From my
experience and my students’ experiences, you have a 90% chance of receiving such a
question on your exam. You have an 8% chance of seeing the second kind and a 2%
chance of seeing the third. The method you’ll learn to write an essay for this question
applies to all three.

Writing Your 30-minute Essay back to top

This is a large and important section. Be patient, take a break if you need to, but read it
all with great care and focus. Be like the magnifying glass below. This page alone can
transform your score if you absorb and master what is taught here.
I will teach you how to create a 4-paragraph essay that will earn you the highest score
possible. Many students want to write a 5-paragraph essay but I don’t teach this way.
First, a 4-paragraph essay is enough to earn a perfect score. Second, a 4-paragraph essay
is easier to write than a 5-paragraph essay. (Some disagree with this initially, but they
agree with this in the end.) I've learned this over the years, so even though nearly every
student is trained to write a 5-paragraph essay, trust me that the swtich will be worth it;
later, you can always apply what you learn here and switch back. With that said, let’s
look at what you have to do and how long you have to do it in.

What to do Timing (30 minutes total)

1st: outline your essay Finish by 27 min

2nd: write your introduction Finish by 23 min

3rd: write your 1st body paragraph Finish by 14 min

4th: write your 2nd body paragraph Finish by 5 min

5th: write your conclusion Finish by 2 min

6th: make any final adjustments Finish by 0 min

We don't just need to work hard in those 30 minutes, but we need to work right. Pay
careful attention to these steps and time limits. They make a huge difference in your
ability to produce a great essay. Now, let’s look at each part one by one.

1: Outlining Your Essay back to top

Let me tell you a little story. In my TOEFL class, I ran an experiment. One day, I gave
my students 30 minutes to answer a question like this one and they all started typing
right away—no outline. Another day, I gave my students 30 minutes to answer a
question but forced them to spend 2-4 minutes outlining their essay first. I told them
that no one was allowed to type on their computer keyboards for 3 minutes. They were
to write an outline. I listened carefull letting them know that I would be listening for
anyone typing. Then, I asked, “Who thought outlining made it easier to write?” 80% of
the class raised their hands. It works, so do it. I can't encourage you enough. After
careful analysis, their essays were better too.

You might be asking, how do you outline? There are several ways. The first method I'll
teach you is the simplest and most basic. Make a table like the one you see here; make
two columns, one for each side presented in the question. Then, fill in each column as
fast as you can with reasons in the 3 minutes you have. Afterwards, choose your answer
according to the column with the best and easiest reasons for you to support.

Example Outline

Support Oppose

creates jobs add traffic

city earns more taxes add noise

more fun for residents take away business from others

may inspire more businesses better ways to develop city

Remember, choose the EASIEST to support. Don’t worry about answering with the most
meaningful reasons. Choose reasons that are appropriate and simple, simple being the
key word. This is more about showing fluency through structure, grammar, and
coherence than it is about anything else. Also, don't forget to keep it real. Try to avoid
choosing the reason that you think is easy that you don't really agree with. This may
seem as though it contradicts what I just stated: choose the easiest, but the whole idea is
choose the easiest that's closest to what you feel most strongly about. It'll make it much
easier to write the essay.

A second way to outline is to choose your side and then support it. This is faster but it
won't give you the best opportunity to develop your ideas about the question because
you're only focusing on one side.

Example Outline

Answer: support
Reason 1: jobs
Reason 2: taxes for city

I recommend the first method most but this is okay if you find it much easier. You need
more going on in your head to produce an essay in 30 minutes than a speech in 45
seconds, which is why I encourage you to focus on the first method. I know that some of
you at this point might be struggling because you feel that it's tough to come up with
reasons. Don't worry too much about this for now. Later in this step we'll go over many
techniques to help you think of reasons. If you are also part of our speaking program,
you'll find that our techniques to do this are very similar.

Since the introduction of our writing programs a few years ago, we developed a third
method of note-taking that combines the strength of both of the previously mentioned
methods: depth of focus and speed of outlining. In this method, we draw circles:

-the center circle is the "side" that you're choosing

 -the first branch of circles represent your reasons
-the second branch of circles describe possible examples of support

With this kind of outline, you're likely to come up with several reasons and points for
examples. From this outline, we'd simply choose the two best reasons with the most
support: again, more taxes and jobs. Choose whatever method you feel matches you
best, but from my current experience I recommend this circle method the most and then
the first method we learned second.

Writing Your Introduction back to top

First, we need to get an idea of exactly what our introduction needs. But, before we start,
I want to remind you that there are thousands of different ways to start your essay from
short and simple to long and detailed. This method has the best of both worlds and is
very easy to learn. Let's learn the four parts to our introduction.

1st: state that the topic is important

2nd: explain why it’s important
 3rd: restate the question
4th: presents your answer (thesis, opinion, etc.)

The topic is what the question is about. I provided you with a list of 29 topics for 180
different questions. Some students have difficulty with this at first but it’s very, very easy
once you get used to it. If you have no idea what the topic of a question is, just choose a
noun within the question. For example, take a look at our question.

Question

It has recently been announced that a new movie theater may be built in
your neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific
reasons and details to support your answer.

We highlighted the nouns in the question in bold. So, what are some possible
topics: movie theater or neighborhood. Just two (it doesn't make sense). Both are
fine, but the best one to choose for your first sentence is neighborhood because it
represents a bigger idea than movie theater. I know this may be tough, so let's do one
more example with a different question. Remember that the first step to identifying the
topic is simply to find the nouns discussed. After all, you should remember from ESL
101 that in English the focus is most often the subject, a noun, of the sentence.

Question
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Modern technologyis
creating a single world culture. Use specific reasons and examples to support
your opinion.

Again, we have two possible topics: technology or culture. Each is 100% fine. Just
choose whatever you feel is best. With that extra practice done, it's time to move on.
Now, let's go back to our original question. To develop the introduction, all we need to
do is just follow the steps. Look below to see how.
 Example Introduction

(1) The neighborhood we live in is a very important part of our lives. (2)
It is where we spend most of our time and many years of our life. (3) If a movie
theater were going to be built in my neighborhood, some residents I’m sure
would believe that it is a great idea; others would disagree. (4) In my
view, a movie theater would be a positive addition for two important
reasons.

Step 1 should be easier now. For step 2, we explain why the topic is important (this is
not your answer). In step 3, we simply restate the question. Finally, in step 4, we state
very clearly our opinion (answer, thesis, etc.). Clear? I hope so. The words in bold are
the phrases that you want to use for every essay.

Writing Your Body Paragraphs back to top

Below are the 4 steps to creating a great body paragraph. Let's review them.

1st: state your reason with one simple sentence

2nd: explain how your reason and answer are logically connected
3rd: offer specific support that talks about a real experience
4th: write a very, very short concluding sentence

Students usually have trouble with steps 2 and 3 in this paragraph. In step 2, you want
to write 2 sentences explaining how your reason and answer are connected. In step 3,
you want to show that connection with a specific example you had in your life. You can
also talk about your friend, something you read about in the paper, anything.

Students usually have two issues with this method.

First, it’s repetitive. If you don’t continually build your ideas as I explain you to, it is
very repetitive. But, if you follow the steps and strategies carefully, it’s logical and easy
to write. Remember, I tested each strategy myself so don’t worry; follow the steps to
become a TOEFL-essay-writing machine that will earn high scores without difficulty.

Second, it takes a lot of time. This only occurs when students spend too much time on
the general support (step 2). This is meant to be easy, so don’t complicate by making it
too long: three sentences maximum, no more. Here are two examples with our example
question.

Example Body Paragraphs

(1) The main reason is that the addition will generate jobs. (2) In order to
build the theater, construction workers will be needed, architects, engineers,
and many other people. This means that many people will have the opportunity
to work. (3) For example, in Knee city, my hometown, a new theater was
built on our busiest street, Main Street. Before the theater was built, there was
just open land. As the theater was being constructed, there were
advertisements in the paper asking for construction workers. Many people
applied and a few were able to work for the company. After its construction, the
ads didn’t stop since they started looking for dozens of employees to run the
theater. (4) As you can see, these people wouldn’t have had the opportunity
to work if it weren’t for the addition of the movie theater.

(1) Another reason is that a new movie theater will add tax revenue for the
city. (2) Many people who might have stayed home to relax may decide to go to
the theater instead. The money they spend at the theater is taxed. These tax
dollars are new to the city and will add more tax revenue to help the city
improve itself. (3) For instance, after the theater in my hometown was built,
it became very popular. My friends and I spent a lot more time in the area.
Normally, we would go to a theater in a city about 15 miles away. After a year or
two, we began to notice that our city was spending more money on our schools
 and streets. Normally, it would work on the streets, fixing potholes, every few
years. Now, whenever there was a pothole, the city would fix it within a month.
Our local newspaper said this was a result of the added tax revenue new
businesses like the movie theater were adding. (4) This experience taught
me that new businesses are very beneficial for cities.

Let's take a careful look at one of these paragraphs to bring everything together more
clearly.

(1) The main reason is that the addition will generate jobs.

Very simple and direct. That's exactly what we always want. We don't want to confuse
the grader. We want to make everything absolutely clear and easy for them since the
more we make them work, the lower our score will be.

(2) In order to build the theater, construction workers will be needed, architects,
engineers, and many other people. This means that many people will have the
opportunity to work.

Here, it's imporant to see that all we did was explain how exactly adding a new movie
theater will add jobs. Though it may be obvious, we want to explain everything to show
our command of the language. The easiest way to ensure that you don't go off topic in
this step is to know that you explained how one leads to the other. This sentence shows
the connection clearly. The arrows below show how we connected: theater -> needs
workers -> creates jobs.
Now, let's take a look at the 3rd part of the body paragraph.

(3) For example, in Knee city, my hometown, a new theater was built on our
busiest street, Main Street. Before the theater was built, there was just open land.
As the theater was being constructed, there were advertisements in the paper
asking for construction workers. Many people applied and a few were able to work
for the company. After its construction, the ads didn’t stop since they started
looking for dozens of employees to run the theater.

To write a strong example for step 3, first, you want to take the time to remember
something that can provide the core of a story that supports what you just stated. In this
example, you read how a theater was added, jobs were added, people applied to the jobs,
and therefore this clearly illustrates that theaters are beneficial because jobs are added.
It can be hard to create this kind of detail. Later in the program we'll discuss more about
how to create stronger and more detailed paragraphs, but for now, the video below
should help on learning how to express your experience once you have it for maximum
effect and for a top score.

Step 4 awaits.

(4) As you can see, these people wouldn’t have had the opportunity to work if it
weren’t for the addition of the movie theater.

The only important point about the concluding sentence is that it concludes by restating
the answer: adding a movie theater is good. It does not restate the reason: adding a
movie theater will add jobs. The reason for this is to keep you focused on the whole
point of your essay: supporting your opinion stated in the introduction. I started
teaching this way because sometimes students go off topic in their body paragraphs and
this kind of concluding sentence brings them back on track because it forces them (you)
to remember what the point of your essay is.
 Writing Your Concluding Paragraph back to top

The conclusion has 3 simple parts.

1st: restate your answer

2nd: restate your reasons
3rd: provide a final suggestion

Below is an example to illustrate each step with the essay that we've created so far.

Example Conclusion

(1) In sum, though some may oppose the plan, a new theater would be a
great addition to my hometown or any other city. (2) Not only will the
addition generate jobs for residents but also the added tax revenue could help
the city provide more for its residents. (3) Every city should work to introduce
businesses such as movie theaters into their community.

This paragraph doesn't need too much explanation. Steps 1 and 2 should be clear. Some
students do get tripped up by step 3. All it is a statement in which you recommend that
your reader do something based on your essay. The key word there is "do." Step 3 is not
a restatement of your answer. It's okay if this is not absolutely clear right now. It's just
an extra sentence to add a little kick to your essay. It's not critical and as you work
through the program it should become clear. If not, as always, let us know because we're
here to help.

Making Any Final Adjustments back to top

It’s impossible to review your entire essay in 2 minutes, so take this time to work on any
part of the essay that you feel needs a little more effort--something specific.

Tremendously Important Point back to top

Though the instructions ask you for 300 words. To earn a top score, get as close to 500
as possible. If you type 300 words with average grammar and content, you can expect a
20-24; 400 words with stronger grammar and content, a 25-28; 500 words a 29-30.
However, remember that this is a guide. With poor content, a 1000 word essay will still
earn a 22. We need the strong structure and logic that you learned here. As you progress
through the program, we'll start to focus on developing word count.

Learning From a Student Example back to top

It's always important to learn from others. With that in mind, let's look through an
example student essay and improve our ability with grammar and content by doing so
for this specific question. We’re going to break down this example essay for you into four
parts:

1st: structure – learn the way you need to express the information from the
article and lecture
2nd: content – see what the important points to mention are and how they
should be explained
3rd: grammar – avoid the common mistakes most student makes and improve
your score
4th: grade – know how essays are scored

Structure back to top

Here, we'll take a look at how well the student followed our format, how well each
paragraph was developed according to the steps that we discussed earlier.

As a result our hometown has a very important effect on our lives . If a movie
theater were going to be built in my hometown I am sure some people would
support it and other would oppose with it . In my view adding a movie
theater would not be a good idea for several reason :

The main reason is that addition will create a lot of noises and traffic to
the region , people who would come to see the movie most likely are coming to
have fun with children and family , along with so much noises Of Course and
needed some space in order to park their vehicles that they came with , for
example I have a friend of mine that a Cinema were built near her home, for
that matter, she and her neibers had been Suffered from lack Of space for park
their vehicles outside ,traffic all the time and noises that children and some
adult people were making late night . These people wouldn't have had those
problem if it were not because of the Cinema.

Another reason for my opinion is, I believe in order to build something

in such a big space ,there are better idea which would not create those
problems that I just mentioned . For example adding a library would be a
positive idea because not only it create a good way for resident to study
more ,but it makes the rigen more quite .the residents would not have had
such a good source for Extend their knowledge easily and near their home if it
weren't because of the library .

In sum , through some people may support the plan that would not be a great
addition , not only it creates so much noise and traffic , but the space could be
use in better ways .

Fair structure. This student follows our strategy fairly well. There are only a few steps
that we need to develop. For example, the 2nd step in the introduction is missing; this
would have added good content to the paragraph. Also, in each body paragraph step 2
could be a bit stronger. We don't have the clearest development in this step of how the
reason leads to the answer. The student does a good job with the 4th step for the body
paragraph, but it's a different kind of concluding sentence, a contrasting concluding
sentence: if we didn't have the reason, we wouldn't have had the answer. Or, as the
student said in the second paragraph:

These people wouldn't have had those problem if it were not because of
the Cinema.

This is okay to do as well, but again, I like the idea of repeating the answer because it
keeps you focused on exactly what you're supporting.

Content back to top

Now, we go into detail with what we need to have our complete content for every step.

As a result our hometown has a very important effect on our lives . If a movie
theater were going to be built in my hometown I am sure some people would
support it and other would oppose with it . In my view adding a movie theater
would not be a good idea for several reason :

Good job. We’re only missing step two, which explains why your hometown is
important.

The main reason is that addition will create a lot of noises and traffic to the
region , people who would come to see the movie most likely are coming to
have fun with children and family , along with so much noises Of Course and
needed some space in order to park their vehicles that they came with , for
example I have a friend of mine that a Cinema were built near her home, for
 that matter, she and her neibers had been Suffered from lack Of space for park
their vehicles outside ,traffic all the time and noises that children and some
adult people were making late night . These people wouldn't have had those
problem if it were not because of the Cinema.

Great job. We have all four steps here. To improve, more detail would help: your friend
lived close to the new theater, she couldn’t park on the street because of other cars, the
asked the city to do something, and so on.

Another reason for my opinion is, I believe in order to build something in such
a big space ,there are better idea which would not create those problems that I
just mentioned . For example adding a library would be a positive idea
because not only it create a good way for resident to study more ,but it makes
the rigen more quite .the residents would not have had such a good source for
Extend their knowledge easily and near their home if it weren't because of the
library .

Again, good content. The paragraph does what it needs to but the conclusion is not clear
and we need more development of the specific example.

In sum , through some people may support the plan that would not be a great
addition , not only it creates so much noise and traffic , but the space could be
use in better ways .

Good conclusion but we’re missing the last step.

Grammar back to top

This is a great part of our analysis for those of you who want to enhance your writing
mechanics.
 As a result our hometown has a very important effect on our lives . If a
movie theater were going to be built in my hometown I am sure some people
would support it and other would oppose with it . In my view adding a
movie theater would not be a good idea for several reason :

as a result =>

As a result states that what comes after is a result of what came before. Since no
sentence comes before you can’t use as a result.

other => others or other people

Other is an adjective, so it should go before a noun as in other people. If you

want it to be a pronoun then you must use the plural form: others. Remember?
Adjective form: another person, other people; pronoun
form: another, others.

oppose with it => oppose it

There’s no with after oppose. Oppose is followed by its object. Memorize this.

several reason => several reasons

Why? I know; it’s hard to see, but be careful of these simple errors. Several is
plural so you need an s after reason: several reasons, one reason.

The main reason is that addition will create a lot of noises and traffic to the
region , people who would come to see the movie most likely are coming to
have fun with children and family , along with so much noises Of Course and
neededsome space in order to park their vehicles that they came with ,
 for example I have a friend of mine that a Cinema were built near her
home, for that matter, she and her neighbors had been Suffered from
lack Of space for park their vehicles outside ,traffic all the
time and noises that children and some adult people were making late
night . These people wouldn't have had those problem if it were not because
of the Cinema.

addition => the addition

When you mention something for the second time you need to use the: I bought
a (1st time) car. The (2nd time) car is blue. You already introduced the addition
of the movie theater in the first paragraph, so you need to use the after the first
time.

noises => noise

Noise is a non-count noun, so no s. Waters, educations => water, education

to the region => in the region

You’re stating where, so use in not to: It happened in the park not to the
park.

and needed => and need

Be careful. And is connecting the verb need to the subject people: people are
coming and need some space. You can’t change from present tense (are
coming) to past tense (needed). The verbs must stay in the same tense.

their vehicles that they came with => their vehicles

 That they came with is repetitive. You used their, so I know who the vehicles
belong to.

I have a friend of mine => I have a friend

Again, of mine is repetitive. Of course it’s of mine, you said “I have a friend.”
You don’t need to say it’s your friend twice.

that a cinema were built near her home => near whom a cinema was built

This is a little formal, but it’s the easiest way for me to fix this mistake in an easy
way to explain. Remember adjective clauses? Bob has a dog. I played with the
dog. How do you put these two sentences together: Bob has a dog that I played
with the dog, Bob has a dog with which I played. And cinema is singular,
so we need was not were.

for that matter =>

Don’t use this in your essays. It’s difficult to use properly.

had been suffered => suffered

What’s this? Keep your verbs in the past tense when you’re telling a story. 95% if
you don’t use the past when you’re telling a story, it’s wrong.

for park => to park

Park is a verb, so you need to use to not for: for go, for want, to go, to want.

all the time => all of the time

 You might hear people say all the time, but use all of the time. For example,
you write going to not gonna; we say gonna, but we write going to.

those problem => those problems

Again, watch for those simple mistakes. Those is plural so we need an s: those
problems.

Another reason for my opinion is, I believe in order to build something in such
a big space ,there are better idea which would not create those problems
that I just mentioned . For example adding a library would be a positive idea
becausenot only it create a good way for resident to study more ,but it
makes the region more quite .the residents would not have had such a good
source for Extend their knowledge easily and near their home if it weren't
because of the library .

there are better idea => there are better ideas

Idea is a count-noun; are is plural. You need to an s: ideas.

would be => is

This sentence contains the following verbs: would be, create, makes. You must
either have: would be, would create, would make to create a hypothetical
(unreal) situation. Or, you must have: is, create, makes to state a general fact.
Use the present tense.

not only it create => not only does it create

Whenever you begin a sentence with a negative word (such as not, never,
rarely, or seldom), you need to invert the subject and the verb; that is, you must
 make the sentence in question form: Never does he eat breakfast, not only
does she do this but she also does that, rarely did they eat late.

resident => residents

Resident is a count noun, so you need an s: residents.

for extend => to extend

Remember what we learned earlier with for park? For we use with nouns: for
money, not to money. To we use with verbs: to extend, not for extend.

the residents would not have had such a good source for Extend their
knowledge easily and near their home if it weren't because of the library

This is tricky to explain. First, you described the possibility of adding a library
instead of a movie theater. Second, when you use if with the past tense, you’re
describing an unreal situation. (If I were on mars, I would eat Martian
food.) Since you’re summarizing a possibility, you should use the present tense
because it’s a real possibility: the residents will not have a good source to
extend their knowledge if there is no library.

In sum , though some people may support the plan that would not be a great
addition , not only it creates so much noise and traffic , but the space could
be use in better ways .

that => adding a movie theater

That is a pronoun that refers to adding a movie theater. A pronoun must refer to
the noun that came before it or else you can’t use a pronoun: you must use the
noun.
could be use => could be used

When forming the passive voice, you need the past participle: The apple was
eaten, not the apple was eat.

Grade back to top

With 313 words, ok grammar, and a good structure, this essay would earn a score of
(20/30).

Quick Study Tips For a Higher Score back to top

The best way to study for this question is to practice. Write one essay every other day
under timed conditions using one of the 180 questions organized by topic. After a
certain amount of time practicing, this question shouldn’t pose too much difficulty for
you. Keep 3 things in mind while you practice and you’ll be fine.

First, your word count is one of the most significant determining factors of your score.
As long as you follow my steps and write short, simple, clear sentences within a
structured paragraph, it is the only factor that will determine your score.

Second, you have to follow the time limits and consistently try to write more than you
did before. Many students reach a point where they can’t type more. They always type
the same amount. As long as you’re typing 450 plus, that’s no problem. But if you’re
below 450, you have to work to get to that level by developing more specific examples.
How? Paint a good, complete picture of what happened. I’ll give you a quick idea of what
I mean.

Non-descriptive writing that produces small word count:

 I like writing because it’s fun. For example, last week I was bored because I
didn’t know what to do. I started to write a make-believe story about a dog. It
was very interesting to me.

Descriptive writing that produces large word count:

I enjoy writing because it’s fun. For example, last week I was bored. I spent
most of my time studying for my final exams and I wanted to do something
more exciting. Most of my friends went to a movie but I decided to stay home
and write. I started to write a story about a make-believe dog. Creating the
characters and what would happen to them made the time pass quickly. It felt
wonderful to be lost in a story that you made up yourself. I wasn’t bored and
hours passed before I realized it was midnight.

Same story, more details, higher score. Review the video above to refresh your memory
on how to turn a memory into a strong descriptive example.

Lastly, here’s some help if you find it difficult to come up with two reasons. Use a
mental “cheat sheet” (as we discussed in the speaking system for those of you that have
it) to help you come up with reasons. Think about whether the concept that the
following words represents supports your opinion. If it does, use it as your reason; if it
doesn’t, keep going down the list until you find your two reasons. Here’s an example list
to get you started:

money, education, experience, emotion, environment, science, medicine,

knowledge . . .

As you practice this question, add your reasons to this list. Add to it with every question
you practice. When you have trouble thinking of reasons, use it to help you. After some
time, you’ll see that you don’t need it anymore. As always, practice, practice, practice
and good luck!
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