Which sample prompt is for an Integrated Listening and Speaking task?

Which sample prompt is for an Integrated Listening and Speaking task?

• A. Describe a busy street scene you see in a photo
• B. You are at a store and must return a faulty item; negotiate a replacement or refund with the clerk
• C. Give a 2-minute talk about your favorite season
• D. Listen to a brief audio about planning a school event, then summarize the plan and propose two improvements orally

Answer: (D)

This item tests your ability to combine listening with speaking in one task. An Integrated Listening and Speaking task asks you to first process spoken information and then respond verbally, showing you understood it and can act on it. The best prompt is the one that asks you to listen to a brief audio about planning a school event, then summarize the plan and propose two improvements orally. That clearly requires you to extract information from listening and then produce spoken output, demonstrating both skills in one task. The other prompts focus on speaking about a scene or topic, or involve a role-play without a listening input, so they don’t combine listening and speaking in the same prompt.

This item tests your ability to combine listening with speaking in one task. An Integrated Listening and Speaking task asks you to first process spoken information and then respond verbally, showing you understood it and can act on it.

The best prompt is the one that asks you to listen to a brief audio about planning a school event, then summarize the plan and propose two improvements orally. That clearly requires you to extract information from listening and then produce spoken output, demonstrating both skills in one task.

The other prompts focus on speaking about a scene or topic, or involve a role-play without a listening input, so they don’t combine listening and speaking in the same prompt.