ESSAY WRITING PROFICIENCY (BEGINNERS 1)

Essay Writing for Beginners is an easy, interactive guide to essay writing for students preparing to take the TOEFL iBT test. The two-book series teaches independent and integrated writing techniques. Each book features four steps which facilitate a simple and clear essay writing process.

Step 1. Quizzes which introduce the necessary skills and help students understand the TOEFL iBT writing tasks.

Step 2. Note-taking, planning, and writing procedures which help students understand how to take notes and begin to formulate a response based on a reading passage and a lecture.

Step 3. Writing and paraphrasing techniques which guide students to write introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs that cite and synthesize information from the reading passage and lecture.

Step 4. Guided tests which give students practice at writing their own essays.

Features of the series:

- Full-color illustrations and photographs

- Skill-building exercises to improve writing

- Interesting writing topics equivalent to those found on TOEFL iBT tests

- A wide variety of sample essasys

- An introduction with teaching tips and recommended lesson plans

- Free audio CD included in Essay Writing 1 - Integrated Writing