How to Master Skills for the TOEFL® iBT Writing Basic is designed to be used either as a textbook for a TOEFL® iBT writing preparation course or as a tool for individual learners who are preparing for the TOEFL® test on their own. With a total of 19 units, this book is organized to prepare you for the test with a comprehensive understanding of the test and thorough practice of essential expressions and skills to address the writing tasks on the TOEFL® iBT. The book is comprised of four parts, and each part provides a step-by-step program that can enhance your writing ability. At the back of the book are two actual tests of the Writing section of the TOEFL® iBT.

Special Features:

• To-the-point presentation of essential grammar for writing
• Lists of instantly usable TOEFL® collocations and frequently used patterns and expressions
• Intensive practice writing English sentences about various topics found on the TOEFL® iBT
• Step-by-step brainstorming, outlining, note-taking, paraphrasing, and summarizing practice
• Two complete tests that familiarize students with the actual test format
• Full answer key

CONTENTS

Introduction
How to Use This Book

PART 1  Essential Grammar for Writing

 

Unit 1  Basic Sentence Structure / Gerunds / Infinitives
Unit 2  Participles / Voice
Unit 3  Parallelism / Comparison
Unit 4  Noun Clauses / Adjective Clauses
Unit 5  Adverb Clauses / Conditionals

PART 2  Essential TOEFL Collocations

Unit 6   School & Education
Unit 7   Family & Society
Unit 8   Economy & Business
Unit 9   Living & Thinking
Unit 10  Culture & Leisure
Unit 11  Health & Environment
Unit 12  Science & Technology

PART 3  Essential Patterns & Expressions

Unit 13  Agree / Disagree I
Unit 14  Agree / Disagree II
Unit 15  Preference I
Unit 16  Preference II

PART 4  Introducing iBT Writing

Unit 17  Brainstorming & Outlining
Unit 18  Note Taking
Unit 19  Paraphrasing & Summarizing

Actual Tests
Answer Book