TOEFL iBT Part4 Writing (Simulation Test)

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The TOEFL Writing Section:
Directions

This section measures your ability to use writing to communicate in an academic environment. There will be two writing tasks.

For the ﬁrst writing task, you will read a passage and listen to a lecture and then answer a question based on what you have read and heard.

For the second task, you will read an online discussion. A professor has posted a question about a topic, and some classmates have responded with their ideas. You will write a response that contributes to the discussion.

When you see the audio it means that there is an audio version of the text.

The TOEFL Writing Section:
Directions

This section measures your ability to use writing to communicate in an academic environment. There will be two writing tasks.

For the ﬁrst writing task, you will read a passage and listen to a lecture and then answer a question based on what you have read and heard.

When you see the audio it means that there is an audio version of the text.

Writing Task 1 - Integrated Question

You have 3 minutes to read. You may begin reading now. (Please time yourself.)

These days, if you pick up a newspaper or turn on the TV or radio, you may hear or read about the advantages of driverless cars, also called self-driving or autonomous cars. The technology is simple to understand: using sensors and computers, these cars can drive without input from a human. This might sound like science ﬁction, but such vehicles are already on our roads and they will have a positive impact on our driving experience.

Traﬃc accidents are a leading cause of injuries and fatalities in the United States, and studies show that most crashes are caused by human error. The software that runs driverless cars is not capable of making mistakes. As a result, such vehicles will be much safer. One technology company has a self-driving car that has driven for over 700,000 miles – over one million kilometers – without an accident: a better record than all but the best human drivers.

In addition, self-driving vehicles are good for the environment because they drive more eﬃciently. On a typical journey within a city, drivers deal with urban traﬃc by stopping and starting their engines repeatedly. This type of driving means engines work less eﬃciently and this causes a lot of pollution. Driverless cars, on the other hand, can communicate with other vehicles, which will reduce traﬃc problems. Autonomous cars will be able to start and stop their engines less often and travel at

higher speeds.

Finally, autonomous cars will give passengers time. Instead of having to focus on driving, human occupants can focus on other things. The average time for commuting to and from work in the United States is about thirty minutes each way. Instead of using this time to focus on the road, passengers in driverless cars can read, watch videos, or catch up on work.

Now listen to part of a lecture on the same topic you just read about.

After you listen to the passage, answer the question. (Please time yourself.)

Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they cast doubt on the speciﬁc points made in the reading passage.

You have 20 minutes to plan and write your response.

Writing Task 2 - Writing for an Academic Discussion

Now, please time yourself for exactly 10 minutes.

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