Test Prep: Exercise Your Writing Skills

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Nothing makes writing in a foreign language easier than practice. When you write, there are so many decisions to make. What is the correct word here? How is it spelled? How do a conjugate this verb? It’s enough to cause anxiety! However, the more you practicing making these decisions, the better you become. Your writing starts to flow freely, and that’s when you perform your best.

Whether you have already taken iTEP or are planning to, it’s a good idea to keep your English writing skills sharp. This exercise from the Official iTEP Preparation Guide is a great way to practice in just 20 minutes!

Try planning and writing a response in 20 minutes to each question. These are examples of actual writing prompts used in iTEP Academic.

1. Certain countries protect their native industries by imposing heavy tariffs on imported goods. Other countries encourage imports in order to ensure their citizens access to as many goods as possible. Should countries be allowed to impose high tariffs on imports or should all countries allow each other free access to their markets? What do you think? Give reasons and examples to support your opinion.

2. Often former government regulators are offered jobs by the industries that they had previously been overseeing. Critics say that this is a conflict of interest, while others say it’s not justifiable to restrict individuals’ actions once they’ve left public service. What do you think? Give reasons and examples to support your opinion.

Some tips to keep in mind

2 Responses

  1. In my opinion know how to write is nice, furthermore we must know the subect we are going to write, and we have to take in count first, what happen at the begining that is all the events, secondly to develop the theme and finally give a commentary as conclusion.
    I think I am practicing and enjoy writing. Greetings from Ecuador.

  2. Good day! I hope you can read my points of view. I have been an English teacher for more than fifty years. Currently, I am preparing a student to sit for the ITEP exam and I have been using some of the exercises you have posted. The information, in general, has been very useful, although I have found many spelling and structural mistakes, which is a pity! On the other hand, the layout for the Reading Comprehension exercises is really confusing. I find it rather unfriendly.
    I hope you can really do something about these suggestions as this will really help far more students.
    Sincerely,
    Rosalinda Reyna L. Dip.R.S.A.

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