Integrated Task
AdvancedListen + read + write.
- Read the task requirements first: format, recipient, what to produce.
- Speakers override printed materials (wrong dates, moved times) — treat 'changes' as flags.
- A report groups related items (timing, corrections, staffing); a flat list is not organization.
文體小知識：Listen + read + write.
§Text Passage
1Attention, committee members, and thank you for staying behind. Here is the latest information for the school open day, and please note carefully — some of it changes what is printed on your posters.
2Our guest speaker, an alumna who now works as a doctor, will arrive at 9 a.m. However, the hall is booked until 9:30 for another event, so we must adjust the schedule: the welcome talk moves to Room 101 first, and the speech will follow in the hall at 9:45. Second, the poster shows the wrong date — the open day is on the nineteenth, not the eighteenth — so correct it before printing. Third, the science department has added a robot demonstration at 11 a.m. in the laboratory, which should attract many visitors, so we need two extra stewards there.
3Now, for your written report: I want a short summary of these arrangements by Friday. Use the standard format — a heading, the date, then your points in a logical order. Do not simply list everything; organize the notes, group related items, and add your own opinion on any problems you foresee. A report that copies my words without thought is worth little, but a clear, integrated plan is exactly what the principal needs.
4Finally, remind all stewards to wear their badges and report to Miss Fong at 8:15 on the day. The photographer will also need a quiet corner in the hall, so keep the side door clear. Any questions, come and see me at lunchtime. Thank you, everyone — the open day is our shop window, and I want it shining.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Attention, committee members, and thank you for staying behind.
各位委員請注意，多謝你們留下來。
Here is the latest information for the school open day, and please note carefully — some of it changes what is printed on your posters.
以下是開放日的最新資訊，請細心留意——部分內容與你們海報上印的不同。
Our guest speaker, an alumna who now works as a doctor, will arrive at 9 a.m.
我們的演講嘉賓——一位現職醫生的舊生——將於上午九時到達。
However, the hall is booked until 9:30 for another event, so we must adjust the schedule: the welcome talk moves to Room 101 first, and the speech will follow in the hall at 9:45.
然而，禮堂在九時三十分前已被另一項活動佔用，所以我們必須調動時間表：歡迎環節先移到101室舉行，演講則於九時四十五分在禮堂進行。
Second, the poster shows the wrong date — the open day is on the nineteenth, not the eighteenth — so correct it before printing.
第二，海報上的日期錯了——開放日是十九日，不是十八日——印刷前必須更正。
Third, the science department has added a robot demonstration at 11 a.m. in the laboratory, which should attract many visitors, so we need two extra stewards there.
第三，科學科新增上午十一時在實驗室的機械人示範，預料會吸引大量訪客，因此需要多派兩位接待員在場。
Now, for your written report: I want a short summary of these arrangements by Friday.
至於你們的書面報告：請在星期五前交來一份簡短的摘要。
Use the standard format — a heading, the date, then your points in a logical order.
採用標準格式——標題、日期，然後按合理次序列出要點。
Do not simply list everything; organize the notes, group related items, and add your own opinion on any problems you foresee.
不要把所有東西照列一遍；要整理筆記、歸類相關項目，並就你預見的問題加入自己的意見。
A report that copies my words without thought is worth little, but a clear, integrated plan is exactly what the principal needs.
不加思考照抄我的話的報告毫無價值，清晰而整合完善的計劃才是校長所需要的。
Finally, remind all stewards to wear their badges and report to Miss Fong at 8:15 on the day.
最後，提醒所有接待員當日佩戴證件，並於八時十五分向方老師報到。
The photographer will also need a quiet corner in the hall, so keep the side door clear.
攝影師亦需要禮堂一個安靜角落，所以側門要保持暢通。
Any questions, come and see me at lunchtime.
有任何問題，午飯時間來找我。
Thank you, everyone — the open day is our shop window, and I want it shining.
多謝各位——開放日是我們的櫥窗，我要它閃閃發亮。
1Summary 重點摘要
Listen + read + write.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Integrated.
Task.
Notes.
Arrange.
Summary.
Report.
Opinion.
格式。
3Step by step Steps
- ListenWhile listening, chase the changes: the poster's date is wrong (the nineteenth, not the eighteenth), the welcome talk moves to Room 101, the speech follows in the hall at 9:45 — speakers overturn printed material, so correct, move and instead demand instant alertness.
- ReadRead the task requirements first: the format (standard: a heading, the date, ordered points), the recipient, the length, what exactly must be produced — know the rules before writing, never guess while listening.
- WriteA report is not a list of everything: group related items — times (guest arrives 9 a.m., Room 101, hall 9:45, robot demo at 11), corrections (the wrong date), staffing (two extra stewards, everyone at 8:15).
- FormatFollow the task's format: heading + date + logically ordered points; paraphrase throughout — “a report that copies my words without thought is worth little”.
- Add your viewYour own opinion makes the task integrated: foreseeable problems (crowds expected at the robot demo), needed measures (keep the side door clear for the photographer) — “add your own opinion on any problems you foresee”.
- Small detailsMiss no small print: every steward wears a badge and reports to Miss Fong at 8:15 — precisely the details examiners love to test.
- DeadlinesKeep the deadline: the report is due by Friday — a deadline inside a listening task is usually part of the answer; miss it and marks go with it.
5Worked example Example
The open-day briefing changes three things and demands a written report. Design the report's structure and content, naming the poster error and the new arrangements.
- Step 1: Timing group: the guest speaker arrives at 9 am; the hall is booked until 9:30, so the welcome talk moves to Room 101 and the speech follows at 9:45; the robot demonstration runs at 11 am in the laboratory.
- Step 2: Correction group: the poster prints the wrong date — the nineteenth, not the eighteenth — and must be fixed before printing.
- Step 3: Staffing group: two extra stewards for the robot show; all stewards wear badges and report to Miss Fong at 8:15; the photographer needs a quiet corner and the side door must stay clear.
- Step 4: Format: heading, date, points in logical groups — not a flat list.
- Step 5: Add an opinion: for example, clear crowd guidance between the 9:45 speech and the 11 am demonstration.
- Answer: The report opens with a heading and the date, then groups the material logically. The timing group records the speaker's 9 am arrival, the hall's unavailability until 9:30, the welcome talk's move to Room 101, the 9:45 speech, and the 11 am robot demonstration in the laboratory. The correction group flags the poster's wrong date — the nineteenth, not the eighteenth — for fixing before printing. The staffing group adds two stewards for the demonstration, reminds everyone to wear badges and report to Miss Fong at 8:15, and reserves a quiet corner for the photographer with the side door kept clear. A thoughtful report adds an opinion, such as the need for clear crowd guidance between the 9:45 speech and the 11 am show. Paraphrase throughout; a copied list earns nothing.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1What?
Q2Steps?
Q3Key?
Q4Format?
Q5Words?
Q6Tip?
8Recap Recap
- Read the task requirements first: format, recipient, what to produce.
- Speakers override printed materials (wrong dates, moved times) — treat 'changes' as flags.
- A report groups related items (timing, corrections, staffing); a flat list is not organization.
- Add your own opinion — foreseeable problems, needed measures — that is what makes it integrated.
- Heading, date, logical order, paraphrased throughout: copying scores nothing.