Speaking — Integrated Task

Good notes record the key points of the reading and the lecture's stance toward them, so you can explain the relationship in your answer. Transcribing every word is impossible, and using only one source or only vocabulary misses the connection being tested.

Integrated tasks require you to read and/or listen to source material and then speak based on it, combining skills. The independent task uses personal experience alone, and no Speaking task involves writing an essay first or speaking for ten minutes.

Integrated tasks require you to read and/or listen to source material and then speak based on it, combining skills. A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.

• !Read each option carefully — distractors on Speaking — Integrated Task are designed to look plausible.
• !Re-check the exact wording of the question stem before committing to an answer.
• !Watch the qualifiers ("always", "only", "except") that flip a correct-looking option.

Answer each from memory — you'll see instantly whether you're right and why.

Run a focused 10-question mini-mock on Speaking — Integrated Task and see it stick.