Commonly used iBT article structure: suitable for comparison &; Contrast articles and argumentation articles
Whether it's comparison &; Compared with the essay or argumentation essay, their article structure is basically the same. It is divided into three parts and five segments (point-by-point format). Maybe some people like the four-paragraph format, but as far as newcomers are concerned, I still recommend them to use the point-by-point format, and according to my teacher's experience, North Americans prefer this structure (because these foreigners review dozens Jeff articles every day, they only look at the article structure and vocabulary, and have no time to compare the problems or arguments in the block format structure. This surprised me, which is contrary to or contrary to the opinions of domestic teachers.
I want to use an example (coffee and tea) to explain this experience to you. Maybe my example is not very good, or my argument is ridiculous, but I think you should remember that foreigners have stated in iBT that they don't care whether your argument (topic/top argument) and argument (details/evidence) are reasonable, but only care whether your argument (details/evidence) can prove you. As you can see in the following article, two of my three arguments are comparative, but this is enough to support them well in my details.
First of all, talk about the five-paragraph structure and the structure of the text paragraph:
Introductory paragraph: Say what you have to say. Introductory paragraph: Say what you want to say.
I don't think I need to say much about this. Is it an article? Introduction? It is very important whether your article has a high score. Don't appear such sentences, such as: in my composition, shall I demonstrate? . Jeff called the following sentence OK mood, which is a sentence that can appear. For example, tea is the best drink in the world. Or you can use a five-star phrase, for example, Coke is becoming more and more popular, but it can't replace China? He likes drinking tea.
Background/Definition: Re-describe the problem, but don't use the original words of the topic given to you by foreigners. I can say here that if you use the original words, it won't have any bad influence on your article, but you won't get the due score here. You can write that tea is the most popular hot drink in the world.
If the article is not argumentative, please don't express your views directly in the sentence, and don't express your views in a general form, such as tea is the world? Because it is good for health, not too expensive, and there are many kinds.
Forecast: See keyword explanation. Because the last three simple sentences are prediction.
The first paragraph of the text:
Top sentence: First, tea is a healthy drink. (OK-sentiment) Jeff recommended that millions of people drink tea. What is it? (the participle begins with -ed), and another example: improve health, drink tea? (Gerund begins with -ing), or: For many years, tea was? (usually at the beginning)
Details: Needless to say, I just want to give you an example. For example, people who drink tea live longer and are healthier than those who drink coffee.
Intimate: That's the point. Take back your fist. For example, although coffee is good for your health, drinking it in large quantities can lead to a heart attack.
Support: at this time, you need to use your facts as a fist, such as: in fact, heart attack is one of the main causes of death, so tea is a better beverage accountant for doctors? Suggestions.
Summarize your feelings: finally, briefly summarize your arguments and arguments in this paragraph. The principle is like a simple bookshelf. You only have supporting surfaces on both sides, so your book won't fall to the side without supporting surfaces. Some friends may find it troublesome or redundant, but I still suggest you include this part. For example, to sum up, tea is healthy in severe aspects compared with coffee.
Paragraph 2 of the text: the structure is as above, so I don't need to say much.
The third paragraph of the text: same as above.
Conclusion: I still want to say a few words about the conclusion. Usually, foreigners like to use the conclusion as the ending word of the whole article and summarize the paragraphs. For example, although the consumption of coffee is increasing, it will never be as beneficial as tea. Tea is cheaper, more varieties and healthier. In a word, tea will remain the best drink until human beings invent something better.
By the way, some friends will ask, can you change the structure of the text paragraph? My suggestion is not to change. If you don't believe me, you can try to rearrange your articles yourself and you will know the difference.
Let's talk about comparison &; The difference between comparative prose and argumentation prose;
In my opinion, there are two differences between them. First, the author has different perspectives. What do you mean by different perspectives? That is, when you write an argumentative paper, you need to express what the author supports in the introduction paragraph. Second, the proportion of comparison in the article, that is, if you write comparison &; Compared with the composition, the proportion is 40% (on the one hand, advantages) and 60% (on the other hand, advantages and disadvantages), although it is relatively &; Compare essays, but I think as an author, you should express your views or intentions anyway, so that readers can understand that although you are comparing two things, you still have your preferences in it (friends who like reading will have this experience). When writing an argumentative essay, the proportion is 10% (the opponent's shortcomings) and 90% (the supporter's advantages are aimed at the enemy's shortcomings and the innocent supporters' shortcomings).
Finally, talk about the problems that should be paid attention to in TOEFL writing.
1. Use more conjunctions to change the reader's perspective and give examples by yourself. Don't let readers change their perspective through the content of the article. This kind of article is not suitable for exams, but for writing or long papers.
Usually when I write the beginning, I will write the end of the article together, because the structure of the beginning and end of the article is similar. Can save time.
Be sure to take the time to check whether the vocabulary in the article is correct and use better sentence patterns to optimize your writing if necessary. Many friends feel that there is not enough time, so they don't look up the article. I think you must have made a mistake since you entered the article with the keyboard, so you were nervous at that time. As a person who regards the computer as a part of himself, I will check it every time I write back to my customers, friends and colleagues. So as not to make people laugh or cause controversy.
I hope this article can give you some help, and I hope you can talk about your writing experience. I wish you all good results in the TOEFL online exam. More TOEFL information is on the TOEFL channel. Finally, the TOEFL channel wishes you good results in the TOEFL test.