3. Speaking
2 independent tasks
Information
your own knowledge and experience
timing per task
preparation : 15 seconds
Response : 45 seconds.
How to succeed
1. Analyze the questions
2. write short outline
Choose your choice
describe your choice
for example
show why you choose.
finish supported idea
3. speak by following the outline.
speak clearly and directly
don't speak too fast and too slow
pronounce words carefully
use transition words to connect the parts
Types of tasks
1. Personal Preference
give descriptions
narrate an event
express your preference and support with examples
2. Paired Choice
express your opinion
you can say that other choice is good because ...... and then, however, ......
provide reasons
example your supports
4 integrated tasks
Information
based on short reading and/or lecture
2 Reading -> Listening -> Speaking
reading passage and related lecture or conversation
Timing per task
Reading : 45 seconds
Lecture : 60 -80 seconds
Preparation : 30 seconds
Response : 60 seconds
2 Listening -> Speaking
Lecture or conversation
Timing per task
Lecture : 60 - 90 seconds
Preparation : 20 seconds
Response : 60 seconds
How to response
1. Summary information
Take notes
2. Paraphrasing
change to your own words
3. cite
lecturer
lecture
passage
article
the author
4. synthesis
link all information
Types of tasks
Task 3
announcement
discussion
Task 4
general
specific
Task 5
problem
solution
Task 6
summary
Time = 20 minutes
4. Writing
integrated task
Information
Based on
Reading passage and related lecture
based on a short reading and a lecture
Type of task
Summarize and compare lecture and passage
Timing
Reading : 3 minutes
Lecture : 2 minutes
Writing : 20 minutes
200 words
How to response
1. Summary information
Take notes
2. Paraphrasing
change to your own words
3. cite
lecturer
lecture
passage
article
the author
4. synthesis
link all information
Outline
Introduction
Main topic of the passage and lecture
How it relates
Body
Paragraph 2
information of passage
information of lecture
how it relates
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Conclusion
Brief summarizing sentence
independent task
Information
Based on
Topic
based on your own knowledge and experience
Type of task
Give your opinion of an issue or express your personal preference
Timing
30 minutes
300 words
How to response
1. Summary information
Take notes
2. Paraphrasing
change to your own words
3. cite
lecturer
lecture
passage
article
the author
4. synthesis
link all information
Outline
Introduction
Introduction to the general topic
Thesis statemetn
Body
Paragraph 2
Key point 1 of the passage
describe it
example, reasons and detail that support your preference
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Conclusion
Summary or statement showing the significance of your opinion
2. Listening
Information
2 conversations
passage spends 2-3 minutes.
4 lectures/discussions
passage spends 5-6 minutes.
34 questions
5 per conversation
6 per lecture
multiple choice
time = 60 mins.
How to succeed
Take notes and use your notes to answer
answer promptly after the answer choices appear.
1. Reading
Information
3 reading passages
600-700 words per reading
39 questions
12 - 14 questions per a passage
time = 60 mins.
20 mins per a passage
You can skip answers and come back to them later.
How to succeed
Reak and scan all passage ( read so fast )
What is the story?
What is the story of each paragraph?
Look at Questions
Look only questions
don't look answers.
try to remember the questions.
Read the article with normal speed
read with normal speed
understand the story
take an important note.
Answer each questions.
Answer only the question you know the answer
skip the unknown question
go back to unknown question when you have time
Notice
last two questions will be longer than other one.
If you don't have time
Do only vocabulary
and reference questions
use Review feature at the end of this section