When writing either your independent or integrated TOEFL essay,
keep in mind there are certain words that will make your writing
come across as more academic and intelligent. Coherence is
essential for getting a high score on the writing section. Often
times there are specific words you can try to incorporate in
your essay that will make your essay easier to read. Perhaps the
most difficult thing on the integrated essay is connecting
ideas. After all, you are connecting ideas from both a reading
passage and an academic lecture. As we know, sometimes the
information from both sources is contradictory and sometimes
similar. Several hints and corresponding words for your
integrated essay would be: 1) Always tell the reader where your
information is coming from. For instance, is the information you
are comparing or contrasting from the reading or listening? It’s
important the grader knows that you know which is which. When
presenting information from either, keep in mind you should add
some variety to your citati