Skip to main content

TOEFL Writing Course

Master TOEFL Writing with Dr. Byrnes! 

Unlock the secrets to high-scoring TOEFL essays with our comprehensive self-study course!


✅ In-depth lectures on Academic Discussion and Integrated essays

✅ 10 FREE essay corrections by Dr. Byrnes 

✅ Templates for Academic Discussion and Integrated essays

✅ Exclusive access to REAL ETS TOEFL questions

✅ Hundreds of sample responses on potential Academic Discussion topics! 

✅ Effective note-taking strategies for Integrated Essay

✅ Grammar Lectures Tailored for TOEFL Writing (coming soon)

✅ Content Continuously Expanding (video lectures' and PowerPoints presentations) 

Lifetime access


Don't let TOEFL Writing hold you back. Join today and start your journey to TOEFL success!

Course Syllabus

Part II: Academic Discussion

Task overview

Scoring criteria

Templates

Question types

Standalone templates

Agreement templates

Disagreement templates SAMPLE LECTURE

Writing strategies

Generating ideas SAMPLE LECTURE

Connecting ideas

Hedging 

Sample Answers

Government policies

Education policy

Gender-separated schools

School uniform requirement

Fitness testing requirement 

Restriction on work hours 

Ban on homeschooling 

Ban on recording lectures 

Redistributive justice policy

Solution to housing shortage 

Affordable public housing 

Assistance to the unemployed  

Guarantee of universal minimal income 

Public transportation tax

Policy to promote rural life 

Environmental policy

Prioritization of economy over environment

Policy on air pollution 

Global environment problem 

Stimulus for locally sourced food 

Promotion of tourism 

Endangered species 

Other policies

Taxation on unhealthy products 

Restriction on targeted advertising 

Punishment of drunk drivers 

Ban on street cellphone use 

Electronic voting 


Sociology

Impact of technology 

Declining social skills

Addiction to cell phones

Addiction to social media 

Libraries disappearing 

Decrease in reading books 

Decline of cinema

Internet, equalizer or divider 

E-sports 

Purchasing mistakes with tech devices 

Future society

Future of AI 

Future of augmented reality 

Mars colonization 

Zero waste society 

Urbanization

Gap between rural and urban areas

City history 

Museums’ value

Old buildings in city

Suburban neighborhood 

Urban planning 

Culture

Celebrity as a role model 

Celebrity charity 

Wearing fashionable clothes 

News about foreign countries 

News watching frequency 

Learning culture through TV 


Business

Business practice

Best investment for companies

Factors for business success 

Employee productivity

Employee satisfaction 

Employee retainment

Job perks vs more money

Photos on resumes

Business travel

Reverse mentoring 

Career development

Outgoing person more successful

Perfectionism at work 

Big company or a start-up 

Small company or large company 

Different  tasks or routine tasks 

Multitasking vs mono-tasking 

Group work or solo work

One job or many different jobs

Work-life balance

Working on weekends 

More money or achievement 

Job satisfaction for happiness 

Work close home for less money

Personal email during work hours

Money or education 

Job before college 

Field research before career

Future of work

Job creation by AI 

Robots in the future 

Fewer work hours in the future 

Effective leaders

Consensus leader vs charismatic leader 

Communication or technical skills


Philosophy

Free will vs determinism 

Company’s social responsibility

Individual’s social responsibility 

Reporting violation of rules 

Animal rights


Education

College courses

Math requirement as general education

Humanity course requirement

General education requirement

Writing course requirement 

Library resource requirement 

Public speaking course requirement

General science course requirement


Purpose of college education

Specific or general courses

Best subject to study

Choice of major

Summer classes

Two professors in one class

Optional attendance

Field research

Gap year

College education age

Lecture videos

Research topic

Controversial guest speaker

Gap year

College education age


Lecture style

Optional attendance Posting lectures Online classes Two professor in one course Who decides research topic live or recorded presentation


K-12 education:

Character education 

Music requirement

Field trip requirement

Reading book list

Regular practice

Students' interest in academics

Number of school days

Learning from movies v books


Classroom activities

Journal writing in class

Group discussion

Education games

Outdoor classes Long summer break Journal writing in classroom

Classroom experiment

Free class period

Learning technique  

appropriate homework age

Homework usefulness 

Quantity of homework

Assignment over vacation 

Note reviewing 

Reading list of books

Games as learning tool 

Study group or tutor 

Teaching others as a learning method

Facts or concepts 

Doing math in head 

Intelligence or hard work 

Hard work or natural talent

Physical activity for academic success 

Grading methods

Extra work to improve grades 

Effort-added grading

Grading based on short assignments 

Grading based on performance of projects 

Teachers

Teacher’s admitting making mistakes 

Experienced or young teacher 

Humorous teacher or harsh teacher 

Close teacher supervision 

Promoting class discussion

Teacher’s answering questions in class 

Disagreeing with instructor

Teacher's influence

Teacher mandate on professional courses

Teacher evaluation methods

Feedback methods 

Evaluation by senior colleague 

Promotion through evaluation 


Psychology

Childhood development

Childhood as the best moment 

Physical activities leading to aggression 

Benefits of team sports 

Visiting relatives or friends 

Better learning with friends 

Friends of the same age

Learning basic living skills 

Learning about ancestors

Learning computer skills

Learning another language

Computer use at an early age 

Educational computer games for children 

Part-time jobs for teenagers

Kids’ spending their earned money

Adolescent development

Extracurricular activities

Necessity of part-time jobs

Teenager part-time jobs

Student's having part time jobs

Friends of the same age

Advice from friends or parents


Parenting  

Limiting social media access 

Children rearing easier 

Activities for family bonds 

Advice on being well-liked

Advice on future jobs 

Giving advice to children

Teaching money management 

Children having cell phones 

Banning children using electronic devices 

Promoting children’s independence


Exercise Questions

(ETS Official Questions (50+) + Sample Responses)

(Free Evaluation for Five Essays)


Part III. Grammar for TOEFL Writing 

  (Coming soon)