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Writing Skill
Writing Skill 1: NOTE THE MAIN POINTS AS YOU READ
Writing section requires reading an academic passage of around 300 words in a short time, it is important to identify the main point and key word to understand everything.
About topic: Listen attentively, understand the reading passage, and take notes on key words and general ideas that define the topic.
About main points: Focus on three main points in a reading passage, take brief notes using symbols and abbreviations, and leave a blank column for listening notes.
Example about main points or ideas:
Parents are increasingly opposing mandatory physical education in schools, arguing that children should have the freedom to choose their own physical activities. They believe that children should be able to make their own decisions about their bodies, avoid uncomfortable situations, and focus on more pursuits that are educational. They also believe that required physical education exposes children to unnecessary and potentially costly injuries, which may result in long-term or permanent damage.
Writing Skill 2: NOTE THE MAIN POINTS AS YOU LISTEN
The Writing section integrated task requires listening to a 2 minute academic passage and taking notes on its main points.
Example about Listening 1.
Topic: Homeschooling
Main point: different people are disagreeing about home school because face to face classes the student can interact with classmates.
Example about Listening 2.
Topic: Physical education classes
Main point: Designed to develop the knowledge and behaviors for physical activity, simple and security, this class is important and necessary like Math and science, is included in curriculum.
Example about passage #1.
Fracking, despite its claims of safety, is inherently unsafe due to the release of cancer-causing substances like uranium, radium, and methane, which leach into groundwater and air, leading to respiratory illnesses and increased earthquake activity
NOTE THE TOPIC AND MAIN POINTS IN THE LISTENING PASSAGE
Effectively, is necessary listen carefully, take notes on the topic, focusing on key words and general ideas, abbreviate notes on the three main points supporting the topic, highlighting important ideas without focusing on small examples or details.
Writing Skill 3: PLAN A POINT-BY-POINT RESPONSE USING YOUR NOTES
In necessary consider this, to plan a point-by-point response in an integrated writing task, carefully read the question and plan your response within 20 minutes. The question will likely ask about the relationship between the reading and listening passages, how the reading answers problems, casts doubt, opposes, or strengthens points. An efficient way to plan your response is to use an outline format, which can be filled in using notes or organized into an outline.
The summary outlines the process of analyzing a listening passage and its arguments. It begins with a topic statement, discussing how the lecture challenges or opposes the reading passage. Then, it discusses the main points from the listening lecture and their relation to the reading passage. The summary concludes by summarizing the essay, highlighting the importance of understanding the connections between the two passages.
Plan a point-by-point response.
The question can be framed as challenging, opposing, or casting doubt on the reading passage.
It can be summarized by highlighting the points made in the lecture, explaining how they challenge or oppose specific points. It can also be asked how the reading passage solves, addresses, or answers the problems presented.
It can also be asked what the reading passage strengthens or supports, which is less common but can be summarized by highlighting the points made in the lecture.
Writing Skill 4: WRITE A POINT-BY-POINT RESPONSE USING YOUR PLAN
Writing Skill 4 involves creating a point-by-point response using a plan. The response should start with a topic statement illustrating the relationship between the reading and listening passages, followed by three body paragraphs addressing the main points from each passage. This is illustrated in an example task on fracking.
An outline for a point-by-point essay includes a topic statement, three main points from the lecture and reading, and a conclusion, ensuring to include terminology, challenges, opposes, addresses, supports, strengthens, answers, or solves questions.
Student Name: Edgar Sanum
