TOEFL Writing Practice Test 2 Page 371-376

​TOEFL Writing Practice Test 2

Page 372-376

​Writing Based on Reading and Listening

​For this test, you will read a passage about an academic topic and you will listen to a lecture about the same topic. you may take notes while you read and listen.

 then you will write a response to a question that asks you about the relationship between the lecture you heard and the reading passage. Try to answer the question as completely as possible using information from the reading passage and the lecture. The question does not ask you to express your personal opinion. you may refer to the reading passage again when you write. you may use your notes to help you answer the question.

 typically an effective response will be 150 to 225 words. Your response will be judged on the quality of your writing and on your completeness and accuracy of the content.

 Give yourself 3 minutes to read the passage. 

​Professors are normally found in University classrooms, offices, and libraries doing research and lecturing to their students. more and more, however, they also appear as guests on television and news programs, giving expert commentary on the latest events in the world. These television appearances are of great benefit to the professors themselves as well as to their universities and the General Public.

 Professors benefit from appearing on television because by doing so they acquire reputations as authorities in their academic Fields among a much wider audience than they have on campus. if a professor publishes views in an academic journal, only the scholars will learn about and appreciate those views. But when a professor appears on TV, thousands of people outside the narrow academic Community become aware of the professor's ideas. So when professors share their ideas with the television audience, the professors' importance as Scholars is enhanced. 

Universities also benefit from such appearances. universities receive  positive publicity when their professors appear on TV. When people see a knowledgeable faculty member of a university on television, they think more highly of that university. stop then leads to an improved reputation for the university. and that improved reputation in turn leads to moderations for the University and more applications from potential students.

 Finally,  the public gains from professors appearing on television. Most television viewers normally have no contact with University professors. When the professors appear on television, viewers have a chance to learn from experts and to be exposed to views they might otherwise never hear about. television is generally a medium for commentary that tends to be superficial, not deep or thoughtful.From professors on television, by contrast viewers get a taste of real expertise and insight. 

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You have 20 minutes to write your response

Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how their oppose specific points made in the reading passage.

​Writing Based on Knowledge and Experience

​For this task, you will write an essay in response to a question that asks you to state, explain, and support your opinion in an issue.

 Typically, an effective essay will contain a minimum of 300 words. Your essay will be judged on the quality of your writing. This includes the development of your ideas, the organization of your essay, and the quality and accuracy of the language you use to express your ideas.

 you have 30 minutes to plan and complete your essay. 

​Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Young people enjoy life more than older people do.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. be sure to use your own words.Do not use memorized examples. 

​Response Time 30 minutes