7.AboutAcademic

Lecture

Task

617.

About

Academic

Lecture

Task

62Official

Introduction

of

Task

6Testing

Introduction

of

Task

6Sample

Question

AnalysisDrill

and

summary37.1

Official

Introduction

of

Task

6TaskQuestion

TypeReadingListeningTopic(Personal/Campus/Academic)TimePreparationTimeResponse

TimeRead

the

Official

Guide

then

fill

in

the

form

with

your

partner7.1

Official

Introduction

of

Task

6This

integrated

task,

the

last

of

the

six

Speaking

tasks,

is

based

on

academiccontent.For

this

task

you

will

first

listen

to

a

professor

present

a

brief

excerpt

from

alecture

on

an

academic

subject,

and

then

you

will

be

asked

a

question

aboutwhat

you

have

heard.You

will

have

60

seconds

in

which

to

give

your

spokenresponse.457.1

Official

Introduction

of

Task

6Task

6Question

TypeIntegratedReadingNOListeningYESTopic(Personal/Campus/Academic)AcademicTimePreparationTime20SResponse

Time60SChecking

the

Points7.2 Testing

Introduction

of

Task

61

As

with

Question

4

(the

other

Speaking

task

that

is

based

on

academiccontent),

the

topics

for

this

question

are

drawn

from

a

variety

of

fieldswithin

the

life

sciences,

social

sciences,

physical

sciences,

and

thehumanities.

Here

too,

no

prior

knowledge

of

any

academic

field

inparticular

is

required

for

you

to

understand

the

lecture

or

answer

thequestion.2

The

lecture

excerpt

is

between

60

and

90

seconds

long

and

focuses

on

asingle

topic.

Usually

the

professor

will

begin

the

lecture

by

defining

aconcept,

by

highlighting

an

issue,

or

by

introducing

a

phenomenon,

and

will

then

go

on

to

discuss

important

aspects

of

it

or

perspectives

relating

toit.

The

lecture

will

contain

illustrative

examples

that

help

explain

or

clarifythe

main

concept

or

issue.67.2 Testing

Introduction

of

Task

63

The

question

you

are

asked

after

you

have

heard

the

lecture

will

typicallyask

that

you

explain

the

main

concept

or

issue

of

the

lecture,

using

pointsand

examples

that

were

given

in

the

lecture.4

The

lectures

can

be

about

processes,

methods,

theories,

ideas,orphenomena

of

any

type—natural,

social,

psychological,

etc.

If

a

lecture

isabout

a

process,

the

professor

might

explain

the

process

by

describingsome

of

its

functions.

In

a

lecture

about

a

theory,

the

professor

mightexplain

the

theory

by

describing

its

applications.

In

a

lecture

about

aphenomenon,

the

professor

might

explain

it

through

examples

thatillustrate

its

causes

or

its

effects.787.2 Testing

Introduction

of

Task

6Questions1

In

Task

6,

where

are

the

topics

from?What

if

we

have

no

prior

knowledge

of

thisfield?2

What

are

included

in

this

lecture,

topic,

aspects

or

examples?3

What

does

this

question

require

us

to

state?7.3 Sample

Question

AnalysisSample

One

TPO

297.3 Sample

Question

Analysis1X+2YStep

1.

Now

listen

to

part

of

the

talk

in

a

economic

class.Y1EXP1Y2EXP2EXA1

EXA210X7.3 Sample

Question

AnalysisStep

2.

Look

and

listen

to

the

question

then

prepareExplain

X

using

Y1+Y2117.3 Sample

Question

AnalysisListen

to

2

sample

responses

from

OG

4

and

see

the

Rater’sComments127.3 Sample

Question

AnalysisSAMPLE

RESPONSE

1Under

the

broad

definition,

money

is

anything

that

can

be

used

as

payment(as

a

medium

of

exchange),

e.g.,

coins/bills

and

barter.

If

you

take

a

taxi

ride,you

could

use

vegetables

as

payment

for

the

cab

ride.

Under

anarrowerdefinition,

money

is

anything

that

must

be

accepted

as

payment

(legal

tender).In

the

United

States,

coins

and

bills

are

legal

tender.

A

taxi

driver

must

acceptcoins

and

bills

as

payment

for

the

taxi

ride.

Vegetables

and

credit

cards

arenot

legal

tender

in

the

United

States,

so

the

taxi

driver

does

not

have

to

acceptthese

as

payment.13147.3 Sample

Question

AnalysisRater’s

Comments

on

Student

AThe

speaker’s

pronunciation

and

intonation

are

highly

intelligible.

Shespeaks

a

little

too

quickly

at

times,

but

the

overall

meaning

is

not

lost.

Herwords

and

ideas

flow

easily

from

one

idea

to

the

next.She

uses

complex

grammatical

structures

and

a

wide

range

of

vocabulary.The

speaker

fluently

summarizes

the

stimulus

accurately

recounting

thebroad

and

narrow

definition.

Her

response

is

detailed

and

sustained.She

spends

too

much

time

summarizing

the

first

definition

and

example,

soshe

does

not

fully

explain

the

second

definition

and

example.

However,

itis

obvious

from

the

apparent

ease

in

which

she

speaks

that

sheunderstands

the

concept

and

is

able

to

talk

about

it.7.3 Sample

Question

AnalysisSAMPLE

RESPONSE

2Listen

and

write

down

the

key

pointsThen

exchange

your

notes

with

your

partnerDecide

which

level

this

response

is.15167.3 Sample

Question

AnalysisRater’s

Comments

on

Student

BThe

speaker’s

pronunciation

is

generally

clear.

She

sustains

speech

andcontinues

to

try

to

elaborate

her

ideas.The

hesitance

and

choppiness

indicates

a

lack

of

control

of

vocabulary

andgrammar.This

significantly

affects

the

overall

intelligibility

of

the

response.Sheconveys

some

relevant

details

including

an

almost

accurate

summary

ofboth

definitions

of

money.

However,

her

response

is

clearly

incomplete.The

speaker’s

struggle

to

find

the

right

words

to

convey

her

ideaspreventsher

from

efficiently

using

her

time.

Neither

of

the

examples

is

included

inthe

response.

Most

of

her

ideas

areunderdeveloped.177.3 Sample

Question

AnalysisSample

One

TPO

2

Summary1.

Template

for

TASK

6ListeningIn

the

lecture,

the

professors

talks

about

…

…The

first

one

is

，which

means

，for

example,

The

second

one

is

，which

means

，for

example,

7.3 Sample

Question

AnalysisSample

Two

Official

Guide

Practice

2DifferenceX+YYEXPEXA18X7.3 Sample

Question

AnalysisSample

Two

Official

Guide

Practice

2DifferenceListeningIn

the

lecture,

the

professors

talksabout

…

…Then

he/she

uses

an

example

toillustrate

it，which

means

，for

example,

197.4 Drill

and

summary7.4.1 Drill

for

Sample

OneTPO

13Using

the

examples

of

theleafy

sea

dragon