Class 7 Title: Speaking Section - Integrated Task Practice
Subtitle: Class 7
Presented by: Fatima
Contact Information: blackboarder1@gmail.com

Overview of the Integrated Speaking Task

Task Description

• Combine information from a reading passage and a listening passage.

• Summarize how the listening adds to or complements the reading.

• 30 seconds to prepare, 60 seconds to speak.

Key Skills

Summarization:
Condense main ideas.

Comparison:
Identify connections between the passages.

Organization:
Structure your response clearly.

Title:
The Role of Public Transportation

Excerpt:
Public transportation is essential for reducing traffic congestion and minimizing environmental impact. It provides an efficient alternative to private vehicles, helping to lower carbon emissions and reduce the number of cars on the road. Additionally, public transit systems make cities more accessible to residents and visitors alike.

Title:
Benefits Beyond the Environment

Play Audio

Exercise:
Summarize how the listening passage complements the reading passage.

Preparation Time:
30 seconds

Response Time:
60 seconds


Model Answer:

The reading passage emphasizes the environmental benefits of public transportation, such as reducing traffic congestion and lowering carbon emissions. The listening passage adds to this by highlighting additional social and economic benefits. It explains that public transportation promotes social equity by offering affordable travel options and supports economic growth by connecting people to jobs and businesses. Together, these passages show that public transportation is important not only for the environment but also for social and economic development.

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