Integrated tasks
Example
• Speaking, track 24
• Now describe the woman’s problem and the suggestions the man makes about how to solve it. What do you think the woman should do and why?
Major difficulties
• Grab key points from the listening material as you are listening.
• Explain and expand one solution.
Step 1
Identify the problem
Step 1: identify the problem
• Normally from the first two or three sentences . • Reminders: normally a question and its answer. • E.g: Is something wrong with your arm?
– Oh, not really, it’s just that my elbow is bothering me.
When you hear questions like these, you need to pay great attention to the answers of them. Questions followed by “The problem”
• Do you know ….?
• Is there something wrong with …? • How + be+ … going? • What’s wrong with …
• How are you? How’s everything? What’s up? …
Sentences normally used to state “The
problem”
State “The problem”
• …..and……so…then…., but/except ……… • I need help. • It + be + just…
• … +be + a problem
Step 2
Identify the suggestions
Providing suggestions
• Statement type:
– You should … – You need to … – You’d better …
– One thing you can do is …/ the other thing you can do is … – You have to …
– If I were you, I would … – You could (always) …
– Let me give you some advice. – I suggest (that) you …
Giving suggestions
• Question type:
– Why don’t you …? – Have you … yet?
– What about/how about …?
– Is there a …? Are there …? You could …
Step 3
Notes
Note taking
• If your listening comprehension is ok, you don’t really need to take notes. Chunk your memory into 3 parts, you can remember all the information you need in no time.
Format
• P: _____________, but__________ • S1: ___________________but
• S2:___________________but • S3:___________________but • I think it’s better to … .
Step 4
Organize your speech
Basic format
• • • • • •
The …’s problem is that …. But …
The … suggest the … do several things. / the …give the …several pieces of advice.
The first thing is to../one thing … can do is…
The second thing is to …/another thing … can do is … …
I think the … need to/should…. Because …
Example
• Speaking, track 24
• Now describe the woman’s problem and the suggestions the man makes about how to solve it. What do you think the woman should do and why?
Sample answer
• The woman has a problem. It’s a cat that is hungry. How ever, her landlord said she can’t have a pet, but the woman wants to keep the cat. The man makes one suggestion to look for another apartment. The man also suggests she give the cat to her mother. How ever, her mother already has two cats, so it’s a problem. I think the woman should ask her mother please take care of the cat. The reason is she can visit the cat, and later she can look for an apartment.
Exercises
• Speaking, track 25
• Describe the man’s problem and the suggestions the
woman makes about what he should do. What do you think the man should do, and why?
Key points
• P: ___sore elbow__, but__________
• S1: ___go to clinic__check elbow___ but__man baseball practice
• S2:_____souldn’t play baseball, ask boss not to lift heavy things___but_man have nothing more to do_ • S3: look for a different job_but_ • S_is better.
Sample answer
• The man’s problem is that he has a sore elbow, but he doesn’t want to miss his baseball practice and he has to lift heavy things at work.
• The woman suggest the man do several things. The first thing to do is to go to the clinic to have his elbow checked. The second thing is to stop playing baseball and tell his boss about his elbow to avoid lifting heavy things. The third thing is to find another job.
• I think the man should stop playing baseball for a while. He can play it later when his elbow is ok. And he could find another job or just ask for a couple of days’ leave.
• Speaking, track 26
• Describe the woman’s problem and the suggestions her adviser makes about how to solve it. What do you think the woman should do, and why?
Format
• P: __take another social science____, but___nothing to fit the schedule for winter quarter_______
• S1: ______spring quarter_____________but full time internship • S2:____evening course_______________but don’t like
• S3:_____wait until summer______________but she wants to graduate then • S_is better.
Sample answer
• The woman’s problem is that she needs to take one more course in social science. But there is nothing to fit her schedule in the winter quarter.
• The man gives the woman several pieces of advice.
• One thing she can do is to take the course in the spring quarter. But the woman has a full-time internship then.
• Another thing the woman can do is to take the evening course. But the woman she doesn’t like to take courses in the evening.
• The man also suggest the woman wait until summer. But she wants to graduate in the summer.
• I suggest the woman take the evening course. Then she can fulfill the requirement in time and graduate before the summer.
• Speaking, track 27
• Describe the man’s problem and the suggestions the woman makes about how he should deal with it. What do you think the man should do, and why?
Format
• P: _____________, but__________ • S1: ___________________but • S2:___________________but • S3:___________________but • S_is better.
Format
• P: ___learning partner is lazy_, being graded together___, but__________
• S1: ___talk to him,_make a plan about who does what, he need to take responsibilities __but the he’s hard to get a hold of
• S2:___need to let the professor know about this__but it’s kind of late.
• S3:__look for another group to join_________________but • S_is better.
Sample answer
• The man’s problem is that his learning partner is lazy and they are on a project for which they will be graded together.
• The woman suggest that the man should have a serious talk with his partner and make a plan about how to complete the project.
• The woman also suggests that the man should let his professor know about the situation.
• And the woman suggest the man start looking for another group to join.
• I think the man should inform his professor first. He doesn’t have to responsible for his partner’s problem.
• Speaking, track 28
• The students discuss two possible solutions to the
woman’s problem. Describe the problem. Then state which of the two solutions you prefer and explain why?
Format
• P: _____________, but__________ • S1: ___________________but • S2:___________________but • S3:___________________but • S_is better.
Format
• P: _______her car can’t start up st_,she need to have it checked_____, but____the mechanic is expensive______
• S1: _____sent her car to the community college, they fix students’ car for less than regular price______________but
• S2:______the bulletin board at the students center, find a cheaper mechanics _________but
• S3:___________________but • S_2_is better.
Sample answer
• The woman’s problem is that her car can’t start up sometimes. She need to have it checked out but her regular mechanic is expensive, and she has to pay tuition.
• The man suggest the woman sent her car to the community college, they have a program (in automated technology), where students can fix their cars for less money.
• The man also suggest the woman check the bulletin board at the student center to find a cheaper mechanic.
• I think the woman should find a cheaper mechanic. It’ll be embarrassing if she gets caught lying at the community college.
• Speaking, track 29
• Describe the man’s situation and the suggestions his professor makes about what he should do. What do you think the man should do, and why?
Format
• P: _____________, but__________ • S1: ___________________but
• S2:___________________but • S3:___________________but • S_is better.
Format
• P: ____man miss Monday test__, but____the professor doesn’t give make up tests and he has missed one test already______ • S1: ____try not to miss the test__and try to do well____but • S2:____get a tutor or partner to raise the grade________but • S3:_____drop out the course________but • S_is better.
Sample answer
• The man’s problem is he will miss a coming test. He has already missed one test and he may fail the course.
• The professor suggests that he try not to miss the test and try to do well on it.
• And he could get a tutor or study partner to raise the grade. • The professor also said if the man is too busy to have class, he might consider dropping it.
• I think the man should drop the course since he doesn’t have enough time to study.
• Speaking, track 37
• Describe the woman’s problem with her roommate and the suggestions the man makes about how she could deal with it. What do you think the woman should do, and why?
Format
• P: _____________, but__________ • S1: ___________________but • S2:___________________but • S3:___________________but • S_is better.
Format
• P: _____________, but_her roommate uses her things without asking, and she never cleans the bath room • S1: __have a good talk with her __but
• S2:____leave her a note ______but
• S3:__ask the apartment manager to set up a meeting_________________but
• S4: _just move out and find another roommate. • S_is better.
Sample answer
• The woman’s problem is that her roommate often uses her stuff without asking, and she never cleans the bathroom.
• The man suggest that she has a good talk with her roommate, but the woman says her roommate is never home.
• Then the man suggest the woman leave her roommate a note, or she can ask the apartment manager to set up a meeting for them.
• If she can’t talk it over, then she should probably move out and find another roommate.
• I think the woman should move out. Because people can hardly change.
• Speaking, 40
• The students discuss possible solutions to the woman’s problem. Describe the problem. Then state which of the solutions you prefer and explain why.
Format
• P: _____________, but__________ • S1: ___________________but • S2:___________________but • S3:___________________but • S_is better.
Format
• P: ____2 mid-term on Monday_________, but__she has to spend time with her parents______
• S1: _join the biology study group toninght to review for the mid-term__but she has to take the day off from work. • S2:__explain to her parents that she has to study___but
• S3:__give her parents a list of places to go, and just spend the night with them_____but • S_is better.
Sample answer
• The woman’s problem is that she has two mid-term exam on Monday but she
doesn’t have time to study because her parents are coming over.
• One thing the man suggests the woman do is to join his biology study group tonight.
• According to the man, another thing the woman can do is to explain to her parents that she needs time to study. She can give then a list of places to visit in town, and just spend the night with them.
• I think the woman should explain to her parents. Because they can come over again anytime in the future, without having to interrupt the woman’s study.
• Speaking, 44
• Describe the woman’s problem and the two suggestions the man makes about how to deal with it. What do you think the woman should do, and why?
Format
• P: _____________, but__________ • S1: ___________________but • S2:___________________but • S3:___________________but • S_is better.
Format
• P: _she has to drive to school___, but___a parking permit doesn’t guarantee a parking space since there isn’t enough space___ • S1: __she can register classes in the afternoon, parking lots are less full_________but
• S2:___she can use the park and ride lot a mile away and take free shuttle bus to campus, her permit is also good there______but • S3:___________________but • S_is better.
Sample answer
• The woman’s problem is that she has to drive to campus but the campus parking permit doesn’t guarantee a parking space since the parking lot is not big enough.
• The man suggests her register the afternoon classes since in the afternoon the parking lot is less full.
• The man also suggests that she can use the park and ride lot a mile away and take the free shuttle bus to campus.
• I think the woman can use the park and ride lot. Then she can register classes both in the morning and the afternoon. She can probably also save some gas by using the shuttle bus.
• Speaking, track 48
• Describe the man’s problem and the suggestions his adviser makes about what to do. What do you think the man should do, and why?
Format
• P: _____________, but__________ • S1: ___________________but • S2:___________________but • S3:___________________but • S_is better.
Format
• P: __man needs a humanity course to meet the basic requirement to transfer to the university in the fall__, but__________
• S1: __he needs to take a literature course this summer to meet the requirement __but
• S2:___make a decision__________but
• S3:_ talk to his family and friends which is more important, going to college, or going to Hawaii __but • S_is better.
Sample answer
• The man plans to transfer to college in the fall, but the problem is that he needs another humanities course to meet the basic requirement.
• The advisor suggest him take a literature course in this summer, but the man wants to go sailing with his friend.
• Then the advisor asks him to make a decision about whether to go to college or to go sailing.
• She also suggest that the man should talk to his friend and family about the problem.
• I think the man should take the summer course. It’s more important to go to college. He can still go sailing someday, maybe in his own sailboat.
• Speaking and writing, 5
• Describe the man’s problem and the two suggestions the professor makes about how to solve it. What do you think the man should do, and why?
Format
• P: _____________, but__________ • S1: ___________________but • S2:___________________but • S3:___________________but • S_is better.
Format
• P: __he has trouble remembering the material from class__he can understand in class, but__he can’t understand his notes later_____ • S1: __review his notes after class ASAP when the material is still fresh in mind__but
• S2:__get enough sleep, take a nap after study, study in the evening and have a good night’s sleep, it helps with memory. __but • S3:___________________but • S_is better.
Sample answer
• The student’s problem is that he can’t remember materials from class. He could understand them in class but he can’t understand them later.
• The professor suggest him review his notes after study as soon as possible when the material is still fresh in mind.
• She also suggest the student have enough sleep. He can take a nap after study, or study in the evening and have a good night’s sleep. Sleeping improves memory.
• I think the man should have enough sleep. Sleeping doesn’t only improve one’s memory, it improves concentration and comprehension as well.
• Speaking and writing, 11
• Describe the woman’s situation and the suggestions the man makes about how to manage it. What do you think the woman should do, and why?
Format
• P: _____________, but__________ • S1: ___________________but • S2:___________________but • S3:___________________but • S_is better.
Format
• P: __she has 40 students’ paper to grade___, but__she has to write a bio term paper___and study for a test_____
• S1: ___talk to professor Carter for more time to grade the papers later____but
• S2:__talk to the bio professor about hand in the term paper later___but
• S3:__work hard and get it all done_, starting with grading the papers, set a time limit for each one and don’t exceed__but • S_is better.
Sample answer
• The woman’s problem is that she has too much work to do. She has 40
students’ paper to grade, and she has to write a term paper and study for a test. • The man suggest her ask professor Carter for more time to grade the paper. • He also suggest the woman talk to her biology professor about handing in the paper later.
• At last he suggest the woman try her best to get her work all done. She can start grading the paper first, set a time limit for each one and don’t exceed it. • I think the woman should at least try to talk to her professors first. She can just try her luck. She can also asks her TA friends to help her grade the student papers.
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