TOEFL Writing Templates, Updated for 2025

I just uploaded the 2025 versions of my TOEFL writing templates to Youtube!  Below is the video.  Scroll down for the templates themselves and some explanations.

So I did things a bit differently in 2025.  For starters, I produced unique templates for all three of the integrated writing “styles” – casting doubt, problems and solutions, solutions and problems.  Basically, all three styles have the same body paragraphs, but slightly different introductions.

TOEFL Integrated Essay

Here’s the full template for the “casting doubt” style integrated essay:

• The reading and the lecture are both about ______________.
• While the author of the article argues that _________, the lecturer disputes the claims presented in the article.
• His position is that ____________. 

• First, the author argues that ______________.
• The article states that ______.
• The lecturer’s response is that _________.
• Moreover, ____________. 

• Second, the author mentions that ______________.
• According to the article, ______.
• In contrast, the lecturer argues that ____________.
• He notes that _______. 

• Finally, the article notes that ______________.
• The author suggests that ______.
• However, the lecturer points out that ______.
• He says ____________.

I don’t think you need a conclusion.

If you get a problem/solution style question you can swap in this introduction:

• The reading and the lecture are both about ______________.
• While the article describes three associated problems, the lecturer suggests possible solutions to each of them.
• His position is that ____________.

And if you get a solution/problem style question you can use this one:

• The reading and the lecture are both about ______________.
• While the article describes three solutions to this problem, the lecturer explains why they aren’t effective.
• His position is that ____________.

TOEFL Academic Discussion Question

Next, for the academic discussion question I decided to greatly simplify things by producing a single scaled-down template for both the preference and open-ended styles.  Here ya go:

• While I appreciate the points made by both ______ and ____, I strongly believe that _____.
• This is because _____.
• For example, ______.
• Some people may argue that _____, but they overlook the fact that ______.