How to write effectively

[omiga]

Hi Pals,
I have to learn to write some essay.
I'm going to attend my second toefl test within 3 days, and I have to get a high score on this test.
So I need to learn how to write good. Like a college students.

I used some various materials around it and I learn a lot about it.
But I really faced an unsolvable problem with essay opennings! I don't know how to start my essay effectively!

As a result, I need some thinkful advices around how to write better essay! Especifically for opening

Any suggestion would be god for me!
Thank you for your attention​

 

[KASES]

Hi
perhaps You should improve your grammar first
You can write "I have to learn writing some essay" as a replacement for the above sentence.

 

[omiga]

Hi
perhaps You should improve your grammar first
You can write "I have to learn writing some essay" as a replacement for the above sentence.

Thanks, you're right! I have never considered this rule because this is rather advanced!
You will at last face one time or two times with this rule in an essay! So it can't be checked in your essay! those who check your essay will npt consider it flaw

However I didn't have to make any correction!
learn is one of those verbs that take only infinitives as verbal direct objects
I suggest you to check this page
Comparing Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives

But I appreciate your contribution

 

[KASES]

Thanks and apologize for my naivety

 

[omiga]

Thanks and apologize for my naivety

You don't have to apologize for your helping effort!

You carved in my mind that learn won't be followed by grund! I'll never forget it because of your help

 

[omiga]

OK
It seens no one isn't interested in this topic! I'll continue it by my self

lots of standardized tests topics are really blocking! They won't give you enough space to think!
I mean for writing around a subject, choosing the best subject is as importnat as the essay!

Here is an example

"it has recently been announced that a large shopping center may be built in your neighbor. Do you support or oppose this plan? why?
Use specific resons and details to support your answer."

This topic has been chosen from ToEFL writting pool! I answered it in this!

It has been announced that a shopping center is going to be built near my house. I'm really glad of this because it will benefit me and my neighborhood. For example, it makes living in my house more convenient; it helps my house and my neighbor’s houses to develop, and it will increase security around my house.
First, a shopping center helps my life to be more convenient. Every day, I have to go for shopping 30 miles from my living place, but a shopping center can make it easier. I can save time and spend it as I prefer. I can go to Movie Theater, I can go out with my friend, and I can spend it with my family. As a result, I can attend in my favorite work and my life will become more convenient. I can do lots of things that I had to drop them from my list because of my time limitations.
Second, a shopping center will develop my neighbors. A shopping center will elevate my living part of city prosperous, and for this, many new shops and trades will start to work around my house. Although, it may make my neighborhood noisy, but it help me to achieve more facilities because of it will be built around my house like theaters, supermarkets, and so on. All of these are my needed places around my house. It will also increase my house price. So they will benefit me from different aspect. On the contrast I'm confident that I can find ways to conquer their occasional problems such as noise.
Last but not least, it will make my neighborhood safer. Because of trading that will be established around my house, polices and security officers will take my neighborhood under observation to protect them. This brings me more safety and security. I can walk around my house at night, I can use more decoration in my automobile, and I can leave my house more confidently.
To put in a nutshell, building a shopping center around my house would be very good news at least for me. I'm sure that it helps me a lot. All my neighbors and I would be very happy and will help it to establish and start to work.

But I think my introduction is too boring! It's a clishe topic and it can't grab reader attention!
Does anyone know how can I correct it?
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[omiga]

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As I found a lot of attention toward this topic, I decide to make better!

So, for the first post toward writing I want to share my expriences on ToEFL IBT with you!

As all you know, ToEFL IBT has a writing part which need you to complete two task on it! An Indipendent & an Integrated Task
both of them are really hard as your time is too limited
You need to work a lot for them! But keep in your mind following notes:

1. Best book for learning writing is Princton
2. You writing must be toward topic not toward your mind
read the prompt until understand it thoroughly! Do not read it partially
You're going to be test for Conherence in writing not word count
3. Support your idea with alot of nformation
Make your idea as clear as possible for readers! They need to get familiar with your own idea! So make it possible for them to understand your thought
4. Do not use IDIOME!
I don't know why test takers think idiomes are allowed! Using idiomes in academic writings is illegal! Do not use them
5. Write in your own word
Your vocabulary level doesn't matter at all! Although your vocabulary should be sufficient for expressing your thought but do not use those vocablaries that aren't completely familiar to you
Use a kind of vocabulary which you know! otherwise if they find a missuse of vocabs they will penalize you for your mistake



To be continued....​