how to master skills for the toefl® ibt essay writing is a collection of 75 essay topics that have so far appeared on the toefl® ibt. this book, as an essay writing workbook, guides students step by step in producing their own essays modeled on 75 clear sample essays. because all the sample essays meet the requirements of the ets rating standards, they can be used as resources for both classroom and independent study.special features: 75 essay topics that have appeared on the toefl® ibt 75 easy-to-understand sample essays plenty of essay writing practice through the step-by-step guidecontents introductionhow to use this bookq1 class attendance at universityq2 where to learn the most important lessonsq3 equal support for extracurriculars and academics?q4 year-round school or vacations?q5 schools teach for careers or general knowledge?q6 teachers: relate well or pass on knowledge?q7 learn general or specific knowledge?q8 giving self-confidence or knowledge?q9 prizes for trying or achievements?q10 classmates or parents: who is more influential?q11 knowledge vs. creativityq12 the most difficult college classesq13 evaluating a group projectq14 what subjects to choose?q15 do grades encourage learning?q16 homework every day?q17 updating teachers’ knowledgeq18 a yearlong pre-university breakq19 university education & successq20 ideas vs. factsq21 are parents the best teachers?q22 science class made mandatory in collegeq23 the future of printed booksq24 mandatory culture class in collegeq25 paying teachers based on student performanceq26 better to learn from whom?q27 making important decisionsq28 planning for the future when youngq29 credibility of news and information sourcesq30 emphasis on personal appearances and fashionq31 who enjoys life more?q32 speaking well vs. writing wellq33 how to deal with a friend’s mistakeq34 old friends vs. new friendsq35 watching animals to understand human natureq36 who should make decisions?q37 whether to know about world eventsq38 how to spend moneyq39 spending too much time on personal enjoyment?q40 the importance of the ability to cooperateq41 too busy to become experts?q42 ability to plan and organizeq43 newspapers or tv as a news source?q44 from whom to get advice?q45 two ways of doing projectsq46 money: spending vs. savingq47 labor and happinessq48 importance of literacy todayq49 less time on cooking in the future?q50 doing difficult jobs vs. doing easy workq51 declining importance of the extended familyq52 time with family vs. time at workq53 do the young help communities enough?q54 living today vs. living in the pastq55 weakening influence of parents over childrenq56 enjoying one’s job vs. making a high salaryq57 working for one company for lifeq58 where to work: a large or small company?q59 do advertisements make products seem better?q60 working with others vs. working aloneq61 public interest in celebrity livesq62 individual trips vs. group toursq63 what movies to watch?q64 support the arts or athleticsq65 movies’ and tv’s effects on youthsq66 when is a book more interesting?q67 learning by tv or by books?q68 more leisure time in 20 years?q69 renewable energy sourcesq70 how to use land?q71 best way for government to conserve energyq72 information on the internet: good or bad?q73 less use of cars in twenty years?q74 usage of cell phones on public transportationq75 social effects: cars vs. airplanes