Integrated Speaking & Listening Tasks Flashcards
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In TOEFL iBT Speaking Task 2 (Integrated), what sources of information must you combine in your response?
Answer: A reading passage and a listening passage
Speaking Task 2 requires you to read a short passage, then listen to a related lecture or conversation, and then speak by combining information from both sources.
During TOEFL iBT Speaking Task 3 (Academic Course Integrated), what is your primary job?
Answer: Explain a concept or term from the reading using the professor's lecture example
In Task 3, you must explain the academic concept or term defined in the reading, using the specific example(s) provided in the professor's lecture to illustrate it.
Which note-taking strategy is MOST effective during TOEFL iBT Listening passages?
Answer: Use abbreviations, arrows, and key words to capture main ideas and relationships
Effective TOEFL note-taking uses abbreviations, symbols, and key words to capture ideas quickly, leaving your full attention for active listening rather than transcription.
In TOEFL iBT Speaking Task 4 (Academic Lecture Integrated), you ONLY listen to a lecture with no reading passage. Your response should:
Answer: Explain the professor's main point and the key examples or details used to illustrate it
In Task 4, you summarize the professor's main point and the key examples or details from the lecture that support or illustrate that point.
When synthesizing a reading and lecture in an Integrated Speaking response, paraphrasing is preferred over direct quotation because:
Answer: Paraphrasing demonstrates language use and comprehension more effectively
Paraphrasing demonstrates that you understood the source material and can express ideas using your own vocabulary and sentence structures — key criteria in TOEFL Speaking scoring.
Which type of TOEFL Listening question is BEST answered by paying attention to the speaker's tone and intonation during the audio?
Answer: Attitude/stance questions
Attitude or stance questions ask how the speaker feels about a topic — confident, skeptical, surprised, enthusiastic — and these emotions are conveyed through tone, stress, and intonation, not just word choice.