AI for TOEFL Writing: A Step-by-Step Guide

[@ItzVB5]

Hi Josh, I just came by to say that I received my scores today and I got 108, I needed 25 in writing... last year I took the test for the 1st time and got a 19 in writing, I was super stressed but following your tips and using your advanced templates I got 29 !! thanks for all your help, this channel is definitely the best help for toefl takers.

[@TSTPrep]

That’s great news! Congratulations and thank you for sharing. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you leave your review at this link - sotellus.com/r/tst-prep/? It will help people on Google learn about my site, TST Prep.

[@QamarAdnanBH]

Oh wow

[@ashmeerah_graphics]

​@@TSTPrep hi please does intonation matter in the speaking section?

[@TSTPrep]

@@ashmeerah_graphics Hi there and yes, intonation is part of your score. You can check out the grading rubrics here tstprep.com/lessons/tec-downloadable-resources. If you need additional help, I would recommend meeting with one of our TOEFL Speaking teachers for a speaking evaluation. This 30-minute call was designed to give students like you feedback on their strengths and weaknesses. tstprep.com/store/toefl/speaking-evaluations-for-the-toefl-ibt/

[@Mnsterhunter]

Hey Josh, i took my toefl at the end of june, and thanks to your prep tips i scored R 30/L 29/S 29/W 30 for a total of 118 points! Honestly couldn't have imagined this score beforehand, but because of you I really knew how to prepare and perform! :) Will definitely recommend you if anyone ever needs tips on how to prepare! By the way nice tattoo, thought about getting my arm sleeved for quite a while now 😄

[@TSTPrep]

Haha, thanks for commenting and congratulations on your score! Fantastic performance! If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you leave your review at this link - sotellus.com/r/tst-prep/? It will help people on Google learn about my site, TST Prep. Thanks again!

[@Mnsterhunter]

@@TSTPrep But of course, it's the least I can do! Just left a review, and I sincerely hope everyone comes across this channel and your preparation offers, I genuinely can't thank and recommend you all enough, haha! :)

[@jyotibashyal5230]

Hey congratulations and can you provide the specific template you used? My exam is within a week and I don't have enough time to practice. It would help me to stick in one idea.

[@Mnsterhunter]

@@jyotibashyal5230 Hey! It seems like my last comment didn't go through, so I'll keep it a bit shorter: Writing: find out a template that works best and smooth for you personally Speaking: repeat the same template over the course of a week, that way you'll find out your most natural way of wording stuff. Also try to go for different reasons each time to keep it flexible Reading/Listening: Honestly, I just reminded myself to always keep looking for modifiers, as they are the most important and efficient way to select your answers, if needed, write them down in the listening part!

[@jyotibashyal5230]

@@Mnsterhunter thank u ❤️

[@lincolnclay9106]

Greetings from S.Korea! I took my first toefl test last week after watching your speaking and writing tutorials for a couple of days then received 106 (R 30 L 29 S 23 W 24). Your videos were very helpful to a beginner like me. Hope many other students can get help from Josh!

[@TSTPrep]

Congratulations and thank you for your kind words. It means A LOT. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you say the same thing at this link - sotellus.com/r/tst-prep/? It will help people on Google learn about my site, TST Prep. Thanks again!

[@cyverbunny]

these videos are awesome and I'm sure they'll help a lot of people! :) I've already taken my test, scored 27/30 on writing. a tip I can give from personal experience: try to keep it relatively simple. I like to write in my freetime and thus have a pretty elaborate style of expression, but I think they're looking for something a bit more plain, like how you'd write school essays. just keep in mind that things don't need to be overcomplicated, just clear and concise.

[@user-ms3cu1jk2q]

Hey! Would you mind providing a few examples on what you mean by keeping the writing clear and concise? I've noticed that I tend to overcomplicate things I really can't help myself haha (makes it really hard to keep it under the time limit)

[@TSTPrep]

@cyverbunny, thanks for taking the time to leave such a nice comment and congratulations :)

[@mw1076]

​@@TSTPrepHello sir! Which tense do you think is better to use in task 1 writing: integrated writing?

[@Tm1996]

@@TSTPrep Hi Mr Josh. I watched your videos on the writing section, but there are always situations like this lecturer and speaker disagree each other. Can you make a video about what if they are agree with each other on topic. What should i do in this situation?

[@TSTPrep]

@@mw1076 I usually recommend the present tense (the author believes, the lecturer disagrees, etc.)

[@rimsharehan8099]

I gave the new TOEFL last week and scored 29/30 in writing 2 days prep only! (105 overall; R 21, L 28, S 26, W 29) The writing templates really helped me immensely especially those little phrases even in the speaking section! Thank you tst Prep! I only had difficulty in Reading wish i had more time to practice and material too. If anyone needs my own customised writing template and vocab list, let me know! another tip: Remember the vocabulary words you will use and write it down on your notes sheet as soon as the test starts so when the writing section comes, you dont have to worry about remembering them! 🎉

[@TSTPrep]

Congratulations on your score and thanks for letting us know!

[@nehaghosh2359]

hey can you help me out

[@susanasimoes9581]

@rimsharehan8099 can you help me as well? I got just 21 in my last TOEFL.

[@mohammadhansari9131]

Hey, Congratulations, can I also have your customized writing template and vocab list? Thanks in advance!

[@FrurandyAkum]

Please I need your help

[@aratrikabasu8050]

I scored 101/120 (R=21, L=27, S=26, W=27) . I know it’s not much and also I couldn’t finish the reading section. But all I want you to know that I’m from a Bengali medium background and wasn’t sure I’ll be able to clear TOEFL in one go. But I could just following your videos for 3 weeks. Thank you so much Josh!

[@hollybollyhindidubbedmovie9132]

Actually I need your help, I'm also trying to take the TOEFL exam on the 4th of August . Please text me and one more thing that I'm also a bengali medium student

[@TSTPrep]

Congratulations and thank you for your kind words. It means A LOT. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you say the same thing at this link - sotellus.com/r/tst-prep/? It will help people on Google learn about my site, TST Prep.

[@itschax9102]

Hi Josh, thanks a lot for all your guidance, it had helped me a lot. I got my toefl scores yesterday and I scored 28 in writing. Keep up the good work!

[@TSTPrep]

Congratulations and thank you for your kind words. It means A LOT. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you say the same thing at this link - sotellus.com/r/tst-prep/? It will help people on Google learn about my site, TST Prep. Thanks again!

[@mustafakemalatay9852]

how many days did you prepare and did you templates

[@itschax9102]

@@mustafakemalatay9852 Honestly, I did not prepare at all, I just watched a few TST Prep videos to get to know the structure of the test and how to approach the questions, for the templates mainly

[@ria1606roy]

Thank you Josh, just received my scores today. 109/120. My weakness was the speaking section but there also i got 26/30. Just by keeping your instructions in mind 🙂 you give really great tips and practice videos, they all helped me so much ❤ thank you again.

[@TSTPrep]

Congratulations and thank you for your kind words. It means A LOT. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you say the same thing at this link - sotellus.com/r/tst-prep/? It will help people on Google learn about my site, TST Prep. Thanks again!

[@thefatherofdragons6616]

Hello Josh. Thank you so much for your insights. I have been a fan of your channel for a long time and really learned precious stuff. What if we use the following prompt for task one writing: Task1 of TOEFL integrated writing: I will provide you with an “audio transcript”, a “short reading passage” and “my sample response” of the TOEFL integrated writing task or question one of TOEFL writing. You act as a TOEFL evaluator and score me on a scale of 0 to 5 based on the provided “rubric and criteria”. Remember that the “audio transcript” always casts doubts on the main point mentioned in the “short reading passage”. Here is the “rubric and criteria”: 5 score: A response at this level successfully selects the important information from the lecture and coherently and accurately presents this information in relation to the relevant information presented in the reading. The response is well organized, and occasional language errors that are present do not result in inaccurate or imprecise presentation of content or connections. 4 score: A response at this level is generally good in selecting the important information from the lecture and in coherently and accurately presenting this information in relation to the relevant information in the reading, but it may have minor omission, inaccuracy, vagueness, or imprecision of some content from the lecture or in connection to points made in the reading. A response is also scored at this level if it has more frequent or noticeable minor language errors, as long as such usage and grammatical structures do not result in anything more than an occasional lapse of clarity or in the connection of ideas. 3 score: A response at this level contains some important information from the lecture and conveys some relevant connection to the reading, but it is marked by one or more of the following: • Although the overall response is definitely oriented to the task, it conveys only vague, global, unclear, or somewhat imprecise connection of the points made in the lecture to points made in the reading. • The response may omit one major key point made in the lecture. • Some key points made in the lecture or the reading, or connections between the two, may be incomplete, inaccurate, or imprecise. • Errors of usage and/or grammar may be more frequent or may result in noticeably vague expressions or obscured meanings in conveying ideas and connections. 2 score: A response at this level contains some relevant information from the lecture, but is marked by significant language difficulties or by significant omission or inaccuracy of important ideas from the lecture or in the connections between the lecture and the reading; a response at this level is marked by one or more of the following: • The response significantly misrepresents or completely omits the overall connection between the lecture and the reading. • The response significantly omits or significantly misrepresents important points made in the lecture. • The response contains language errors or expressions that largely obscure connections or meaning at key junctures or that would likely obscure understanding of key ideas for a reader not already familiar with the reading and the lecture. 1 score: A response at this level is marked by one or more of the following: • The response provides little or no meaningful or relevant coherent content from the lecture. • The language level of the response is so low that it is difficult to derive meaning. 0 score: A response at this level merely copies sentences from the reading, rejects the topic or is otherwise not connected to the topic, is written in a foreign language, consists of keystroke characters, or is blank. Here is the “short reading passage”: Here is the “audio transcript”: Here is “my sample response”:

[@joshm5021]

Hi there and thank you for the comment. Give it a shot and see how it goes. I do believe however that you will be disappointed by the results since that language by ETS is a bit vague on purpose. I believe it can be done, and we are currently working on internal AI systems to help with grading TOEFL Writing, but it is quite a bit of work along with data to get the type of output you/we are looking for. When it comes to Chat GPT, I would just keep it simple, looking for grammar and vocabulary mistakes and asking for recommendations. Thanks for the feedback though. It's an interesting idea.

[@thefatherofdragons6616]

Thanks for your kind reply. You mentioned "You will be disappointed by the results" in above comment. Do you mean disappointed by "Chat pgt result" or "ETS" TOEFL result"?@@joshm5021

[@rustyshackleford2469]

Thanks a ton for these videos. Helped me a lot!!! I ended up getting 114( Reading:27, Listening:30, Speaking:27, Writing:30). The templates were really helpful.

[@sehajrandhawa9915]

@rustyshackleford2469 from where you practiced of reading and listening.please help me

[@rustyshackleford2469]

@@sehajrandhawa9915 I will be honest with you reading and listening are the easiest sections. I just did a few practice sets. You just need to pay full focus and note everything done in listening. One tip tho. The passage I got for reading was way lengthier than any of the practice sets even from the ets handbook. So I lost a few marks in reading due to the unexpectedly lengthy passages

[@user-ms3cu1jk2q]

@@rustyshackleford2469 And what did you do to prepare for the speaking and writing sections? Thanks a lot

[@rustyshackleford2469]

@@user-ms3cu1jk2q you will find playlists on KZbin for full speaking and writing tests. Firstly for writing, this channel provided with a document with templates for opening and structure. Use them and a general tip is to use connecting words like furthermore, moreover, etc. Make sure to use a good example to support your point(this applies to speaking as well). Try to keep it as straightforward as you can do not complicate it. Clearly structure your writing as well. Secondly, for speaking I would say the only key is practice. There are full length speaking tests with TOEFL UI on KZbin. Go through as many as you can(20-30 or even more). I speak English fluently but with a lot of slang. Despite this it is difficult to come up with something in such a short time span. Just try and give your best and practice as much you can. Use simple words. Do not use a phrase that is unnatural to you. And for the last time, practice as much you can. Try and record yourself on your phone the first few times for every question and try and analyse where you went wrong. Don’t over analyse on the final day though. Be confident of your preparation.

[@TSTPrep]

@rustyshackleford2469, congratulations and thank you for your kind words. It means A LOT. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you say the same thing at this link - sotellus.com/r/tst-prep/? It will help people on Google learn about my site, TST Prep. Thanks again!

[@bitanpurkayastha8273]

I received my scores today. Got 116 (R=28, L=28, S=30, W=30) even though I couldn’t finish my Reading section! I am really happy with the scores and am glad that I found your channel just a few days before my test! The free mock tests helped a lot too. Keep up the good work, Josh!

[@JASPREETKAUR-il4lt]

Hey congratulations Can you please suggest online study material for TOEFL??

[@bitanpurkayastha8273]

@@JASPREETKAUR-il4lt Thank you. I mainly went through KZbin videos and the free study materials that I found on the description of these videos, including some practice tests.

[@JASPREETKAUR-il4lt]

@@bitanpurkayastha8273 thanks

[@Worldofwonders95]

İ am glad to find someone who is teaching this exam by video thanks

[@TSTPrep]

Thanks for the comment and happy to help :)

[@thisismyplaylist]

these kind o aterial helped me to improve my skills and I just have to say ; than you

[@alfredmashall8026]

Thanks for your tips.

[@Lili-jt9nr]

Thank you very much you are really helping me to study

[@TSTPrep]

Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. You can always find more resources on our site as well - www.tstprep.com

[@parthchopra2811]

Got a 110 thanks to your videos and other study material Josh. Eternally grateful for quality content with a touch of entertainment! Keep up the good work :)

[@TSTPrep]

Congratulations and thank you for your kind words. It means A LOT. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you say the same thing at this link - sotellus.com/r/tst-prep/? It will help people on Google learn about my site, TST Prep. Thanks again!

[@Tm1996]

@@TSTPrep Hi Mr Josh. I watched your videos on the writing section, but there are always situations like this lecturer and speaker disagree each other. Can you make a video about what if they are agree with each other on topic. What should i do in this situation?

[@TSTPrep]

@@Tm1996 The lecture ALWAYS opposes the reading passage.

[@lumahajkassem8025]

Thank you so much💜 Awesome tip

[@ericaferrideoliveira4610]

Thank you Josh

[@ashmeerah_graphics]

Hi josh @tstprep please does intonation matter in the speaking section?

[@katyk6912]

I did the test a few days ago, received 19/30 in writing. I thought I did quite well and expected at least 25. I followed all the tips and templates and felt very confident in my writing. It’s really frustrating

[@mohammadalikhaleghi8315]

What mistakes did you make?

[@TSTPrep]

Sorry to hear that. Templates help you organize your essay and save you time, but they are not the sole thing that helps you get a high score in the writing section. You can not score very high with just an intermediate level of English, even with the best tips and templates. You might want to meet with a TOEFL teacher to discuss some of these nuances and learn how you can improve your score. Here's the link to a trial lesson if you are interested - tstprep.com/store/toefl-trial-lesson/

[@goyaldeekshant]

I am an English language learner. Please act like an English teacher. I would like to improve my English writing skills. I am going to submit a sample of my writing. Please rewrite my essay with better vocabulary and grammar. 4:57

[@goyaldeekshant]

I am an English language learner. Please act like an English teacher. I would like to improve my English writing skills. I am going to submit a sample of my writing. Please provide feedback on my spelling, grammar and word choice.

[@Nikhil-ho9jh]

Thank you josh

[@abedalrhman1005]

Hi josh Do you believe the the new enhancement is gonna be easier?

[@ЕкатеринаШеметова-т8в]

Hi Josh, i'm still preparing for my exam and i want to say that your tips are VERY helpful. Just got a question about ets AI rater for writing (2nd task). Is it the one they use +- to rate our responses on the test day? Thank you

[@Tm1996]

Hi Mr Josh. I watched your videos on the writing section, but there are always situations like this lecturer and speaker disagree each other. Can you make a video about what if they are agree with each other on topic. What should i do in this situation?

[@TSTPrep]

The lecture ALWAYS opposes the reading passage. This has been officially confirmed to me by a rep from ETS.

[@zaynzafaran-zd6mz]

Great 👍 ❤

[@RanAmir-z7l]

There is a video for the new writing task?

[@TSTPrep]

Here is a link to TOEFL Writing Academic Discussion: Sample Questions and Answers - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIDUiZmDr6eSrsk

[@MohmmedMoftah]

Hi Josh . My overthinking of the high score will lead me to the negative outcome, may you instruct me how to eliminate it bcz I am about to take the test next month with hoping to get high score especially in writing section

[@prayashmohanty5857]

Can I go by learning your advanced template?🥺

[@TSTPrep]

The advanced template is designed for students who continue to struggle to get higher than a 25 and part of the problem might be that their language is too simple, so the advanced template helps a little. In general, though, the most important part of your writing score is your own writing outside the template.

[@JulianaRamírezMoctezuma]

Josh could you please tell me on which exact day of July are the materials of TST are going to be updated? and if this updated version is going to apply to the emergency course? thank u, I need to buy it asap!

[@TSTPrep]

The TOEFL Emergency Course has been updated. As for practice tests, they will be updated in the upcoming days.

[@emzet9470]

and how many words ideally (or minimum) do we need to have in the first and the second part of the writing section? I can’t find one correct answer, my essays turn out to always have around 150 words

[@goddnny3320]

Hey, from what I hear for the first one an effective response will be 150 to 225 words. The second will be a minimum of 300 words. Hope this helps :)

[@emzet9470]

Helps very much, thanks a lot ☺️🙏

[@fahimarashid-b7c]

Hello, what can i do to improve my writing

[@TSTPrep]

You can find useful tips on our site here - tstprep.com/articles/toefl/. If you need additional help, you could also try a trial lesson with one of our tutors and they can give you some pointers - tstprep.com/store/toefl/trial-lesson-for-the-toefl-ibt/

[@GiorgiNareshelashvili]

Hi Josh, I heard that some advice to ignore the suggested length (150-225 words) given in the instructions and write around 280-300 words. What do you think about it?

[@TSTPrep]

There is no maximum length for your response, but we find that students who write between 250 - 300 words score higher. Of course, you do not have to write this much and you should not if it hurts your grammatical accuracy, but the length is a helpful factor in boosting your overall score.

[@GiorgiNareshelashvili]

Thanks for your reply@@TSTPrep

[@lyonleo86]

My exam is in 2 hours 🥲

[@adiadi-rd9ib]

Thanks for your help today only i compleated my tofel exam..got score lisaning and reading 28/26 wating for speaking and writing

[@TSTPrep]

That’s great news about your reading and listening scores! Congratulations.

[@adiadi-rd9ib]

@@TSTPrep thank you sir. ❤️from india

[@toeflguy538]

Is "more than two commas in a sentence" alwayas wrong? or there are cases in which we can use them?

[@TSTPrep]

Writing more than two commas is usually wrong. However, it is acceptable if you are making a list. For example, "I will buy milk, butter, eggs, cheese, and bread.

[@sehajrandhawa9915]

Hi josh Im really weak in reading.please give me suggestion from where i can do practice and improve my scores please

[@TSTPrep]

In general, when students are at a lower level of proficiency, I find that TOEFL practice is not the best. Students at lower levels of proficiency should work on the basics of English first. I would suggest investing time in a site like LingQ where you can do some extensive reading that is not connected to the TOEFL, that way you can build your skills and vocabulary with text that is a little bit easier before moving ahead with the TOEFL. www.lingq.com/. If you need to talk to a teacher, you could also try a trial lesson at this link and they can give you some pointers - tstprep.com/store/toefl-trial-lesson/

[@kingjurxx9475]

hello josh, chatgpt is not available in our country (based in africa), can you recommend us another AI writing website/app?? thank you for reading this.

[@TSTPrep]

You can also try an automatic grammar checker like Grammarly - app.grammarly.com/. It can provide you with a lot of useful feedback.

[@kingjurxx9475]

@@TSTPrep is it free?? that would be awesome.

[@TSTPrep]

@@kingjurxx9475 Yes, it's free, but there are also some premium plans.

[@heebahsaleem7788]

I checked my writing answers in chatgpt by putting correct prompts. For example, I scored around 20-23. Should I consider this score from ChatGPT? I mean do you think chatgpt is working correctly?

[@TSTPrep]

On the real TOEFL iBT, your responses will be graded by AI and human graders, so the score might be different. I wouldn't trust the ChatGPT score, but still, it can provide you with a lot of useful feedback.

[@hassanebrahem7535]

Excuse me plese let me know is there course person in person or online for writing and speaking /

[@TSTPrep]

You can find information about private lessons with expert TOEFL teachers at this link. tstprep.com/store/toefl/toefl-private-lessons/ Send an email to [e-mail] if you would like to know more about lessons and possible discounts.

[@GiorgiNareshelashvili]

Hi Josh, first of all thank you very much for your videos! I got 22/30 in the writing section and is there any chance I can see what mistakes I made? or ETS doesn't allow to do so?

[@TSTPrep]

Unfortunately, ETS does not release this type of information.

[@GiorgiNareshelashvili]

Thanks for your reply@@TSTPrep

[@Wozaski]

Hi josh ..I have my test scheduled on Aug 9. Is it possible for me to fully prepare for the test ?

[@TSTPrep]

Every student is unique, so it is hard for me to give advice to you in particular, but you can try a trial lesson with one of our tutors for more personalized assessment and guidance - tstprep.com/store/toefl/toefl-trial-lesson/.

[@Tm1996]

@@TSTPrep Hi Mr Josh. I watched your videos on the writing section, but there are always situations like this lecturer and speaker disagree each other. Can you make a video about what if they are agree with each other on topic. What should i do in this situation?

[@TaraniRavalasi-oc1ik]

*DOUBT* Hey Josh!! On July 8 2023, I booked my TOEFL exam slot which will be held on August 4, 2023. So will I get the changed format (2 hours) or the previous one (3 hours) ? I'm confused!!

[@abdulrahmanalghothani3911]

You'll get the 2 hours one; The change takes place on any exam after july 26th (including the july 26th ibt exam)

[@ladansamooty581]

Yes, eliciting information to answer a question from a test-taker who is desperately looking for a solution to improve the score is nothing but being naughty.

[@TSTPrep]

AI is one possible tool to practice TOEFL, but you should not rely on it to craft your answers or fix your mistakes, especially because you will not have it during the test.

[@Ishika_Agrawal_]

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