TOEIC WRITING

LESSON 1
Warm-up
Listen to a song and complete a worksheet
Yesterday once more
Lookin' back on how it was
In years gone by
And the good 5. ______________ that I had
When I was young
Makes today seem 6. ______________ sad
I'd listen to the radio
So much has changed.
Waitin' for my 1. ______________ songs
When they played I'd sing along
It made me 2. ______________
It was songs of love that
Those were such happy times
I would sing to then
And not so long ago
And I'd 7. ______________ each word
How I 3. ______________ where they'd gone
Those old melodies
But they're back again
Still 8. ______________ so good to me
Just like a long lost friend
As they melt the years away.
All the songs I loved so well.
Chorus:
{Chorus}
Every Sha-la-la-la
Every Wo-o-wo-o
All my best memories
Still 4. ______________
Come back 9. ______________ to me
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
Some can even make me 10. ______________.
That they're startin' to sing‘s
Just like before
So fine.
It's yesterday once more.
Writing test format
Writing questions 1-
5
Describing pictures
TIP 1: WRITING BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURES

Simple sentences
1. Subject
+ Verb
✢She cried.
✢I shouted.
✢He is painting.
2. Subject + Verb +
Adverbial
✢ She cried softly.
✢ I shouted crazily.
✢ He is painting slowly.
✢ It rained last night.
3. Subject + Verb + Object
✢ He hates pizzas.
✢ I love my little brother.
✢ She is cutting a cake.
✢ They play tennis.
4. Subject + Verb +
Complement
✢ She is smart.
✢ He looks disappointed.
✢ It sounds great.
✢ They seem happy with their
scores.
✢ My father is a worker.
5. Subject + Verb +
Object + Compliment
✢ She called me “Silly”.
✢ He made his sister angry.
✢ Alex painted the wall white.
✢ The elected him the president.
6. Subject + Verb + Object
+ Adverbial
✢ He put the bag down.
✢ The boy kicks the ball with force.
✢ I shall meet you at the railway
station.
✢ She made a new dress yesterday.
Subject + Verb + Object
+ Object
✢ John gave me a gift.

✢ My grandmother brought me a box

of chocolate yesterday.
Activity 1: Find the
sentence patterns
✢ Look at the song’s lyrics and find
the sentence patterns
Activity 2: Word
order
✢ Divide students into small groups
of 5
✢ Give each group a set of words
✢ Within the time limit of 3 minutes,
students have to create sentences
using the sentence patterns above
Activity 3:
✢ 2 groups
✢ Preparation time: 2 minutes.
✢ Participation time: 5 minutes.
✢ Students from 2 groups run to the
board and write sentences
describing the following pictures.
 Lesson 2: Compound
sentences
(2-clause sentences)
1. Using coordinators (And, or, but…)
2. Using conjunctive adverbs (However, therefore…)
3. Using semicolons (;)
 Compound sentence
with coordinators.
Coordinators Meaning Examples
For Showing reasons I went to school late, for my bike broke down.

And Adding equal/ similar I bought some flowers, and my mother bought
information some flowers too.
Nor Adding negative equal He doesn’t like coffee, nor does he like alcohol.
additional information

But Showing contrasting I love her, but she doesn’t love me.
information

Or Adding alternative You give me your money, or you will die.

possibility

Yet Showing contrasting She is humorous, yet I don’t like that.

information

So Showing results It was raining outside, so I decided to take a

cab.
 Practice 1: Join the simple
sentences to make
compound sentences
1. Too much sun damages the skin. Many people
still do not use sunscreen.
2. Nuclear accident can happen. Nuclear power
plants must have strict safety controls.
3. Energy needs are not going to decrease.
Energy sources are not going to increase. (Use
“Nor”)
4. All nations of the world must take action. Our
children and grandchildren will suffer.
5. I have studied Spanish for many years. My Spanish-
speaking friends can chat easily with me now.
6. You are quite intelligent. You don’t think before you
act.
7. My friends Jesse and Jennifer have just moved into a
new home. They’ve made many changes in its
appearance.
8. Susie could study music next year. She could study
Activity 1:
✢ Each student thinks of a simple
sentence.
✢ 2 groups
✢ Each group writes their simple
sentences on the board.
✢ In 5 minutes, students from the 2
groups must turn the simple sentences
Verb tenses
TIP 2: USE PREPOSITIONS
AND MODIFIERS TO GIVE
DETAIL
 Using prepositions
✢ Prepositions are used to describe
the position of people or things
✢ Prepositional phrases are added
after nouns/pronouns to give more
detail to the subject.

✢ Examples:
1. The girl next to me looks really
charming.
 Using modifiers to
describe other words
✢ Examples:
1. The interesting TV channel is on/ The TV
channel is interesting.
2. The interested students are raising their hands
to answer the question. / The students are
interested in the question.
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orange.
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Is the color of gold, Is the colour of the Is the color of blood,
butter and ripe clear sky and the deep and because of this it
lemons. In the sea. It is located has historically been
spectrum of visible between violet and associated with
light, yellow is found green on the optical sacrifice, danger and
between green and spectrum. courage.
orange.
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