TOEFL iBT Integrated Writing Template General Approach ETS knows that it's easier to write about the reading passage than to write about the listening passage, so you DON'T want to write a lot about the reading passage. Talk about the lecture first. Absolutely do not copy directly from the reading passage unless you use quotation marks (...). Example: The reading states that advances in mining technology make extraction safe. When you write supporting paragraphs (paragraphs 2 or 3), you want to write about shared topics ideas or concepts that are in both the listening AND the reading. Don't write a paragraph ONLY about the listening passage, or ONLY about the reading passage make sure there's a connection between both. That's why they call it the integrated writing test... ;-)

Paragraph 1: Introduction Main idea of the listening: In the lecture, the speaker discusses... Main idea of the reading: However, in the reading, the writer... Paragraph 2: First Shared Topic An idea from the listening: The lecturer / speaker says that + extra information (try to write 2 or 3 sentences) An idea from the reading: The author / writer states that + extra information (try to write 1 or 2 sentences; this can be difficult because sometimes the information in the reading is very short; maybe you can combine ideas from different parts of the reading)

Paragraph 3: Second Shared Topic An idea from the listening: The lecturer / speaker also says that + extra information (try to write 2 or 3 sentences) An idea from the reading: The author / writer states that + extra information (try to write 1 or 2 sentences; this can be difficult because sometimes the information in the reading is very short; maybe you can combine ideas from different parts of the reading)

Paragraph 4: Conclusion