TOEFL iBT Speaking - Integrated Task (2)

Integrated speaking task (2): Campus Announcement - ANSWER-This (and the following 2 tasks) are called integrated because they combine listening and reading alongside speaking. Task 2 goes usually like this: - First, you read a short campus announcement, article or a letter in a campus newspaper. Usually, it is about 100 words and concerns some present or future changes or regulations. You will have 50 seconds to read the announcement and take notes. - Second, you'll hear a conversation between two students discussing the announcement. One student gives his opinion about the change and two reasons why they think so. The recording may last for 60 to 80 seconds. - Then, you'll be asked to state the speaker's opinion and the reasons he mentioned to justify it and how they are related to the announcement. This means you will need to summarize the announcement before you state the speaker's opinion. You have 30 seconds to prepare and 1 minute to answer. How to answer task 2 - ANSWER-Take short notes while reading the announcement and listening to the conversation. Write everything important you hear. Use these notes to organize and speak out your answer which should consist of 4 parts: 1. Make a statement about the change: - According to the article, announcement, letter. - The announcement is about... - The topic of the announcement is... - The main point of the announcement is...