TOEFL Independent Writing - How to Come Up With Ideas
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TOEFL Independent Writing - How to Come Up With Ideas
Many of you have asked me how to come up with ideas in TOEFL Independent Writing. What should you do if you have no idea what to write about in your independent essay? I show you how you can come up with ideas for the independent task really quickly. I used this strategy when writing my independent essay and this strategy helped me score 30/30 in TOEFL Writing.
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The examples I use in the video are made up by me.
1. Create Mind Maps
When I studied for TOEFL Writing, I created mind maps for several topics and this was extremely helpful to me. If you create mind maps in advance of your TOEFL, this will make it a lot easier for you to write an essay for the independent task because you will find reasons quickly and you will know the vocabulary you need for this topic. In the video I show you how to create mind maps for three topics: education, environment, and health. The topics in the independent task in TOEFL Writing are about everyday life, so you should think about such topics when creating your mind maps.
2. Create a Link
Imagine you are taking the TOEFL and you get your independent essay question (the question is also called the prompt). There are two ways things can go: either you get a question that is about one of the topics of your mind maps or you get a question which does not seem to be related to your mind maps. The great thing is that it does not matter which type of question you get, you can write a great essay in both cases. Why? Because you prepared mind maps and this is all you need in order to come up with amazing ideas for your independent essay.
Let’s imagine you get a question that has nothing to do with your mind maps at first sight. The trick is to create a link between the question and your mind maps. Have a look at the example I talk about in the video. If you get this question in the independent task, you can easily relate it to your mind maps about the environment and health. You just need to think about which of the ideas in your mind map are useful for this topic. Then you derive two reasons from that. The great thing is that your two reasons talk about different fields (the environment and health). This means that you use different vocabulary related to these fields which will improve your TOEFL Writing score considerably because you show the examiner that you have a broad range of vocabulary.
You can use this strategy for every question that may appear in TOEFL Independent Writing. I recommend preparing several mind maps about different topics of everyday life. This way it will be easier for you to write your independent essay in the TOEFL test because it is likely that you will get a question that is in some way related to your mind maps. Always remember that the examiner does not care about which reasons you provide - the important thing is that your reasons address the question. You should use this to your advantage and choose reasons that are familiar to you because you already thought about them in your mind maps.
Also, remember that the examiner does not care about your opinion. For example, if you get an agree/disagree question, it does not matter whether you agree or disagree with the statement. The important thing is that you can write about your opinion by using enough reasons and examples to support it. Therefore, make sure that you have enough reasons for the side you choose. Let’s imagine you disagree with a statement and you can only think of one reason to support your opinion, but you can think of two or more reasons in favour of this statement. In this case I recommend agreeing with the statement, although you actually disagree. The reason for this is that it will be easier for you to write an independent essay if you can provide more reasons and it will get you a higher score in the independent task in TOEFL Writing.
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0:00 TOEFL Independent Writing - How to Come Up With Ideas
00:36 - #1 Create mind maps
01:24 - The education mind map
02:04 - The environment mind map
02:28 - The health mind map
03:11 - #2 Create a link
03:28 - You get the question you prepared
05:19 - The question does not seem to be related to your mind maps
09:52 - My tips
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TOEFL Independent Writing - How to Come Up With Ideas
Many of you have asked me how to come up with ideas in TOEFL Independent Writing. What should you do if you have absolutely no idea what to write about in your independent essay? I show you how you can come up with ideas for the independent task really quickly. I used this strategy when writing my independent essay and this strategy helped me score 30/30 in TOEFL Writing.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 TOEFL Independent Writing - How to Come Up With Ideas
00:36 - #1 Create mind maps
01:24 - The education mind map
02:04 - The environment mind map
02:28 - The health mind map
03:11 - #2 Create a link
03:28 - You get the question you prepared
05:19 - The question does not seem to be related to your mind maps
09:52 - My Tips
Thanks a lot Juva. This video is truly & essentially important to see i.e. to come up with ideas.
I'm so glad it's helpful Ravinder :).
You blowed my mind with this video. How you connected the topic with the minds map. Thanks a lot Juva!!
Glad it was helpful! :)
I admire your effort . Keep up the excellent work ! Congrats
Thank you! I'm so glad you like it :)
I do the same in classes. It's nice to see this video to share it with my students and prove how useful is to do this and have a more graphic method or technique.
That's amazing, I'm so glad you like it 😀.
Hi Juva, This video helps me a lot, Previously I am struggling to make an idea on topics. Finally, I got a way to generate ideas.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much Juva, you're a savior
I'm so glad you like it Omar :).
you are an awesome teacher! thank you for all your videos.
Glad you like them, thank you so much! :)
Hey Juva! First of all, happy holidays :) Second, I would like to give you a big thanks for your work. Your videos are amazing! I studied with you for the speaking part a few days before my TOEFL exam. The book that I bought didn't have any crushing advice for this section, I was struggling a lot with it and consequently panicking a bit. However, with your advice, it went so well! I also watched your videos about the writing part which definitely helped me to write constructive essays. I got my result today: 113/120! And with 27 for the speaking which is incredible. Again thank you so much Juva, you are the best!
Hey Louise, thanks so much, I also wish you happy holidays! Congratulations on your scores, they are amazing, you can be so proud of yourself! I'm so glad I could help :). I'd love to ask you a few questions about your experience. If you are interested in that, please drop me an email at contacting.juva@gmail.com . I'd love to hear from you :)
This was sooo helpful! I'll also use mindmaps to prepare for the speaking!
I'm so glad it's helpful to you :). That's a great idea!
Juvaaa thank you so much for every video you share with us!😊 Because of you, i could get a great score on the toefl ibt home edition. ¡God bless you so much!
I'm so glad to hear that Juan :). Congratulations, that's amazing! You can be so proud of yourself!
Nice video.
Thanks for the good work.
All your videos make sense
May God reward you.
Thanks a lot! I'm so glad it's helpful to you :)
your videos are the BEST! thank you
Wow, thank you!
Hi Juva! Love your videos, they're really helpful. I was wondering if you could maybe make a video about how to come up with ideas for the personal choice speaking question. Thanks a lot!
Hi Lara, I'm so glad you like the videos! I noted your wish :)
That was amazing…your videos are really helpful, thank you alot
Glad you like them! :)
Execellent video Juva, thank you
So glad you like it! :)
thank you very much, informations you gave us are valuable. mind maps are wonderful
Glad you like it! :)
This is what I need. Thank you so much 🥰
You’re so welcome Celia 😊
Thaks for these advice, I'm preparing for the toefl
So great that you are studying for the TOEFL! I'm glad you like the video :)
you are just mesmerizing.
I'm so glad you like it :).
Your videos helped me a lot in creating ideas for the essays. Please upload more videos regarding TOEFL independent essays. Thanks a million, Juva!
Hey Tun, I'm so glad the videos are helpful to you! I noted your wish :)
@@juva Thanks for your kind consideration Juva :)
@@theguyfromletpandan2175 You're most welcome!
If I wasn’t engaged, I would have married you already. The only if clause comes to my mind when I watch your amazing videos Juva
Haha :D, thank you! I'm so glad you like the videos!
To be honest, I feel the same way. 🥰 And I am single too 🙈
First of all, thank you so much for providing us such instructive and the best academic videos I have ever watched. Secondly, you are such a nice, and kind person I have seen. And that is why your every single words that come out from your pure heart, touches the hearts of we viewers. In short, we all love and respect you, Ms. Juva. And yeah! I have Toefl exam on 11/December/2021. I watched most of your videos and wrote down some notes. I hope to get good result. Thank you so much once again dear. With love 🥰❤️🙏🏻
Thank you so much Esmatullah! I'm flattered and I really appreciate it :). I'm so glad you like the videos. I wish you all the best for your TOEFL, you can do it!
How much did you score?
Your videos are amazing materials for learning TOEFL strategies since they are both informative and to the point. in fact, not only they are short but also to the point. In my opinion if these videos are followed sincerely, they can help improving TOEFL scores by at least 20 points. Therefore i suggest that reviewing and following the steps and guides presented could help improving your scores. Also do not forget to click on the subscribe button so you do not miss the next video.
(Thank you very much juve i owe over 50-60 points of my score to you I will make sure to comment my score when they are available. hope you have a great year with more awesome videos. )
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you like the channel :). Congratulations on taking the TOEFL, that's an amazing achievement, you can be so proud of yourself!
You are a wonderful teacher.
Thank you! I'm so glad you like it 😃.
Hi Juva! great video!! Can you make more videos about mind maps... more about graduate and university stuff? I am always getting struggled with this subject. Thanks a lot
Hi Mariana, many thanks, I'm so glad you like it. I noted your wish :).
Hello Juva! love your videos! They're really helpful and I'm starting to get less anxious because of them. I have one question though. Can you give us a more lengthy list of topics on which we can prepare mind maps?
Hello Barney, I'm so glad you like the videos! I noted your wish :).
Extremely informative!
I'd like to ask what the main different topics for which I should prepare mindset maps are.
Many thanks! That's an excellent question. In the TOEFL you will get topics about everyday life: for example, environment, education, technology, and so on. So it's about major topics that we are confronted with every day.
your video is super. I love it, I need this kind of video...thank you.
Glad it was helpful! :)
Hey Juva, I really appreciate that you share such videos. I got 106 on my first try thanks to you. Since I am from an engineering background, it is really good for me to take 100+. Take care of yourself, please. :)
Hey Oğuzhan, Congratulations! That's an amazing score, you can be so proud of yourself! I'm so glad the videos were helpful to you :).
Hi Juva! Your video is so helpful, thank you so much for telling us all these strategies!! I have a question: when you were preparing for TOEFL, did you have someone correct your practice essays? Or did you corrected by yourself? If so, I'd like to know how you corrected your practice essays.
Thank you for your help 😊
Hi Mari! I'm so glad the video is helpful to you :). When I prepared for the TOEFL I used to correct my essays. I checked whether I had satisfied the most important points, such as structure, grammar, whether my answer addressed the question appropriately, and of course whether I had used a broad range of vocabulary. Hope this helps :)
Thank you so much..means a lot....
You're so welcome! I'm so glad you liked it :)
Great... Thank you so much :))
You are so welcome! :)
I'd like to thank you Juva, just got my scores an overall of 109. Following your tips I could increase my writing score from 22 to 26.
Congratulations Hatun! Your scores are awesome, you can be so proud of yourself! I'm so glad I could help :).
Your videos are great Juva. It helped me to improve my writing score by 5 and I secured a good total score in TOEFL. Thanks a lot. ❤️ form 🇮🇳
Congratulations Kavil! That's amazing, you can be so proud of yourself! I'm so glad I could help. Lots of love from Oxford :).
You are brilliant Juva
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you like it :)
Hello Juva,
thank you so much for all of your incredible videos. They are very helpful. I have a question to this specific video. Which topics do you recommend to prepare for the TOEFL test
Hello Felix, I'm so glad you like the videos! I'd recommend preparing topics of everyday life such as environment, health, education, travel, and so on. Create a few mind maps regarding these topics and think of vocabulary that you could use. This will make it easier for you to succeed in task 2. Hope this helps :).
Thank you :)
You're so welcome Maíne! :)
This is brilliant)))
Thank you! So glad you like it :)
Hi Juva! Please suggest some common topics for which we should prepare the mind maps and they are easily reusable & helpful in writing.
Hi Charu, that's an excellent question! Generally, the topics will be about everyday life. For example, studying, working, healthcare, technology, and so on. I'd recommend creating mind maps for such topics so that you know the relevant vocabulary. Have fun! :)
Thanks for the Help !
I have a quick question if you dont mind:)
Do.you Think I can use paper that has smal lines on it(of course it will be inside of an plastic sheet and will have nothing written on it )
+those lines will be on it beforhand straight out of the factory and not drawn on by me
You're most welcome! On their website ETS refer to a sheet of paper, so I assume this may be ok. However, I'd recommend asking them, just to be sure.
Hi! I really like your channel and all your tips! I practice my writing and sometimes find really weird topics. For example: 'Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Not everyone will succeed in life on their first try. However, they should not give up". What do you think about such questions? Maybe you saw similar ones? Is it possible to face something like this one on the exam? By the way, this one was from one of the unofficial TOEFL prep websites, so I am not sure if this one is real.
Hi Ilia, I'm so glad you like the channel :). Generally, every type of question may come up - what they all have in common is that they are related to everyday life. Therefore, don't worry about the type of question, rather think about everyday topics and relevant vocabulary. Mind maps are a great way to do this :).
hello thanks a lot for all your tips can you please make a video on other mind mapping trees for example socoal business essays,it will help us a lot,
another question can i write false statistical data to help prove my point in an argument on IELTS?TOEFL writing thanks lookinbg fro your answer
I'm so glad you like it 😀. I noted your wish. I don't recommend doing this. It's better to write from your experience, which doesn't have to be 100% correct of course.
Thanks a lot for your great videos. I have a question about a writing question I've read but I couldn't understand the meaning of it. Can you explain what is the main idea here? Are they asking for the disadvantages of new communications or something else?
Here is the question:
"Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Although technology has made communication easier, there are still as many misunderstandings among people as there were in the past. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer."
I'm so glad you like the videos :). That's an agree/disagree question. This means that you have to state whether you agree or disagree with the statement and you must provide reasons and examples for your opinion. Check out this video, where I show you how to write an agree/disagree essay: th-cam.com/video/yiQCLXElP3E/w-d-xo.html :)
Hi Juva, do they penalised on the grammar mistakes ? thank you
Hi Evelyn, your TOEFL score will be higher if your grammar is correct.
This is so useful!!
I'm so glad!
Hello Juva! Just took the test and I have a question, at the end of the exam I received 2 scores: reading and listening. Reading had 40 questions. Those scores were out of 30 right ?
Hello Cesar :) If you got 4 passages in TOEFL Reading one of these might have been an experimental passage and thus your answers regarding this passage do not count towards your final scores.
My mind map = result = watchinh Juva video.
Haha :D I hope you liked it :)
Can u suggest some more broad topics to prepare the mind maps for ?
Sure! Broader topics might be relationships (for example, whether people in relationships should always be of the same opinion), communication (for instance, whether people should always tell the truth), and work (for example, whether people should always try to do their best at work).
@@juva Thanks 🙏
What are the most common topics, I should be making my templates on ?
Your mind maps should include topics such as education, environment, and health. The TOEFL use topics of everyday life that you are familiar with 😀.
Hey juva! Are we allowed to use idioms in toefl independent writing task?
Hey Harsimran, I'd recommend using formal language in TOEFL Writing. Idioms are rather informal, so I would avoid them here.
@@juva thanks for replying juva🥰
@@harsimranjarhia7583 You're so welcome Harsimran :).
Hey juva! ...I need your help...actually I am having a problem in speaking section...my english is fluent but it does lack complex sentence formations and advanced vocabulary bcz while speaking I start focusing just on fluency rather than the other factors...plz help ..:(
Hey Harsimran, you can practice using advanced vocabulary and grammar when speaking. Record yourself, after that listen to your recording and think about how you can rephrase your sentences. Then repeat the speaking task using more advanced grammar and vocabulary. If you do this several times, you will get used to it. Hope this helps :).
@@juva thanks juva ...loads of love ❤️❤️
@@harsimranjarhia7583 You're most welcome!
Hi Juva . Kindly evaluate my essay and give me some advice please .
" in twenty years there will be fewer cars than there are today"
Nowadays , some may hold the opinion that in the future there will be less cars than there are today, but others have a negative attitude . If I were asked to choose , I would definitely opt for that in twenty years there will be more vehicles than there are today . I feel this way for two main reasons, and I will develop this idea in the subsequent paragraphs.
To begin with , the raising income makes it easy to own a car . Obviously , in the past , owning a car was privilege and only rich people can afford it . In contrast , in today's world , there is a great opportunity for every individual to buy their own car because they have a good job and decent income . Furthermore , people can have more than one vehicle . I have to admit that my own opinion in this matter has profoundly influenced by my own experience . I got a job in a computer company , they gave me a really high salary , So I purchased my own car within one year of work . Additionally , I afforded some money for helping my father to buy his own car . This example clearly illustrates the fact that in the future there will be more vehicles than there are today .
Secondly , people need cars to commute to their workplaces and offices . Evidently , people in the past were working near their home as farmers or simple jobs . Contrarily , people nowadays work far away from their residence , and owning a vehicle makes it convenient for them to commute to their workplaces daily . My own experience is a compelling of this . My workplace was far away 40 kilometers from my home . At first , I used to go by riding a bus , but that caused me to be nervous because I was always stuck in the traffic jam and arrived late to my work . As a result , I decided to buy my own car . Consequently , I felt more comfortable commuting to my office . If I had not bought my own vehicle , I would not have been able to feel convenient and I would not have been able to get rid of my problems with means of transportation. This example demonstrates that in the twenty years there will be more vehicles than there are today.
In conclusion , I strongly believe that in the future there will be more cars than there are today . This is not because the availability of jobs makes it affordable, but also cars are necessary to commute to our directions.
Hi Azizi, your essay is well structured, you use a lot of linking words, and you give reasons and examples. Well done!
Thank u so much ❤ you're the best juva .I appreciate that
@@azizisalem1055 You're very welcome! :)
How many paragraphs should the essay have
Your independent essay should have four paragraphs: an introduction, two body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
I got 26 in writing by following your advice
I have an exam tomorrow can u give me a idea about that how u earned 26
@@mamtajaiswal3267 u just have to watch all her videos and make notes. Secondly use templates of her or any other person eg. Note full, Tst prep and practice 7 or 8 times and you are good to go
Congratulations Garv! That's an amazing writing score, you can be so proud of yourself! May I ask what your overall score was?
@@juva my overall score was 94 and I just want to say one thing also that you helped me a lot during my preparation so thank you 😊
@@garvarya9954 Congratulations! That's awesome! I'm so glad I could help :)
A virtual hug and kisses for you.
Thank you! I'm flattered :).