7.About Academic Lecture Task 6
7. About Academic Lecture Task 6
7.1 Official Introduction of Task 6 7.2 Testing Introduction of Task 6 7.3 Sample Question Analysis 7.4 Drill and summary
7.1 Official Introduction of Task 6
Checking the Points
Task 6
Question Type
Integrated
Reading
NO
Listening
YES
Topic (Personal/Campus/Academic)
Academic
Time
Preparation Time
7.1 Official Introduction of Task 6
Read the Official Guide then fill in the form with your partner
Task
Question Type Reading Listening Topic (Personal/Campus/Academic) Time Preparation Time Response Time
7.1 Official Introduction of Task 6
This integrated task, the last of the six Speaking tasks, is based on academic content. For this task you will first listen to a professor present a brief excerpt from a lecture on an academic subject, and then you will be asked a question about what you have heard. You will have 60 seconds in which to give your spoken response.
7.2 Testing Introduction of Task 6
Questions • 1 In Task 6, where are the topics from?
20S
Response Time
60S
7.2 Testing Introduction of Task 6
• 1 As with Question 4 (the other Speaking task that is based on academic content), the topics for this question are drawn from a variety of fields within the life sciences, social sciences, physical sciences, and the humanities. Here too, no prior knowledge of any academic field in particular is required for you to understand the lecture or answer the question.
• 2 The lecture excerpt is between 60 and 90 seconds long and focuses on a single topic. Usually the professor will begin the lecture by defining a concept, by highlighting an issue, or by introducing a phenomenon, and will then go on to ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱiscuss important aspects of it or perspectives relating to it. The lecture will contain illustrative examples that help explain or clarify the main concept or issue.
• 4 The lectures can be about processes, methods, theories, ideas, or phenomena of any type—natural, social, psychological, etc. If a lecture is about a process, the professor might explain the process by describing some of its functions. In a lecture about a theory, the professor might explain the theory by describing its applications. In a lecture about a phenomenon, the professor might explain it through examples that illustrate its causes or its effects.
7.2 Testing Introduction of Task 6
• 3 The question you are asked after you have heard the lecture will typically ask that you explain the main concept or issue of the lecture, using points and examples that were given in the lecture.