Write an Email Test #214
Write an Email
TOEFL iBT / Writing / Write an Email Video Solution (Tips & Tricks)
You will read some information and use the information to write an email.
You will have 7 minutes to write the email.
You are a member of the university's archaeology club, which is planning a guest lecture. You need to ask your department head for permission to use a specific lecture hall for the event.
Write an email to the head of the Archaeology Department. In your email, do the following.
- • Express your excitement about the upcoming club event.
- • Describe the event and the lecture hall needed.
- • Ask for permission to use the hall.
Write as much as you can and in complete sentences.
Your Response:
To : [email protected]
Subject : Lecture Hall Request for Club Event
Sample Score 5
Dear Professor Thompson,| I am writing to you on behalf of the university's archaeology club with great enthusiasm for a special event we are planning for next month.| We are incredibly excited to be hosting a guest lecture by the renowned Dr. Alistair Finch on recent developments in Near Eastern archaeology.
Given Dr. Finch's reputation, we are anticipating a significant turnout from students and faculty across various departments, which necessitates a larger venue than our usual meeting room.| Therefore, we were hoping to secure the main departmental lecture hall, Morgan Hall (Room 101), for the evening of April 12th, as its capacity and audio-visual equipment would be ideal.|
Would it be possible for our club to formally request the use of Morgan Hall for this occasion?| We would be very grateful for your approval and support in making this event a success.| Thank you for your time and consideration.| Sincerely,| [Your Name]
Sample Score 4
Dear Professor Evans,| I am writing to you for the university archaeology club.| We are very excited because we are planning a guest lecture for next month and we hope many students will attend.|
The speaker is a well-known expert, so we are expecting a large audience.| For this event, we need a bigger space than our normal room.| The main lecture hall in our building would be perfect for the number of people we expect.|
Could you please give us permission to reserve the lecture hall for that evening?| Thank you for your help.| Best regards,| [Your Name]
Sample Score 3
Dear Department Head,| The archaeology club has a special event.| We are excited for our guest lecture.|
We need to use a lecture hall because many students will come.| The main hall is big and good for our event.| We want to use it for the evening.|
Can our club use the main lecture hall?| Please tell me if this is okay.| Thank you.| [Your Name]
TOEFL Writing – Write an Email Scoring Guide
SCORE 5: A fully successful response
The response is effective, is clearly expressed, and shows consistent facility in the use of language.
A typical response displays the following:
- Elaboration that effectively supports the communicative purpose
- Effective syntactic variety and precise, idiomatic word choice
- Consistent use of appropriate social conventions (e.g., politeness, register, organization of information and formulation of actions such as requests, refusals, criticisms, etc.)
- Almost no lexical or grammatical errors other than those expected from a competent writer writing under timed conditions (e.g., common typos or common misspellings or substitutions like there/their)
SCORE 4: A generally successful response
The response is mostly effective and easily understood. Language facility is adequate to the task.
A typical response displays the following:
- Adequate elaboration to support the communicative purpose
- Syntactic variety and appropriate word choice
- Mostly appropriate social conventions
- Few lexical or grammatical errors
SCORE 3: A partially successful response
The response generally accomplishes the task. Limitations in language facility may prevent parts of the message from being fully clear and effective.
A typical response displays the following:
- Elaboration that partially supports the communicative purpose
- A moderate range of syntax and vocabulary
- Some noticeable errors in structure, word forms, use of idiomatic language and/or social conventions
SCORE 2: A mostly unsuccessful response
The response reflects an attempt to address the task, but it is mostly ineffective. The message may be limited or difficult to interpret.
A typical response exhibits one or more of the following:
- Limited or irrelevant elaboration
- Some connected sentence-level language, with a limited range of syntax and vocabulary
- An accumulation of errors in sentence structure and/or language use
SCORE 1: An unsuccessful response
The response reflects an ineffective attempt to address the task. The message may be limited to the point of being unintelligible.
A typical response exhibits one or more of the following:
- Very little elaboration, if any
- Telegraphic language (i.e., short and/or disconnected phrases and sentences) with a very limited range of vocabulary
- Serious and frequent errors in the use of language
- Minimal original language; any coherent language is mostly borrowed from the stimulus
SCORE 0: No response / irrelevant response
The response is blank, rejects the topic, is not in English, is entirely copied from the prompt, is entirely unconnected to the prompt, or consists of arbitrary keystrokes.
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