IBT-Integrated Essay

Integrated Task- Integrated

Essay
Overview
In the integrated task, students must read an
academic passage, listen to an academic
passage, and write about how the ideas in the two
passages are related.

Scoring
All sections receive a scaled score from 0 to 30
o Writing is initially given a score from 0 to 5
o These scores are converted to scaled scores
Writing Score
Writing
of 0
to 30
(0-5)
Scaled Score

(0-30)
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5.00
4.75
4.50
4.25
4.00
3.75
3.50
3.25
3.00
2.75
2.50
2.25
2.00
1.75
1.50
1.25
1.00
0.75
0.50
0.25
0.00

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Structure
250-300 word
reading
passage

Integrat
ed task

1-2 minute
lecture on the
same topic

Write a 100200 word

response-about
relationship

3 minutes to
read
Take notes on
main points

Take notes
on main
points
20
minutes
to write
usually a
successf
ul
answer150-225
words

The information in the reading passage and the

information in the listening passage are related.
You must take notes on the information in each of
the passages.
You must write a 100-200 word response about
how the information in the two passages is
related.
Organize your response
o Overall topic statement that shows
relationship between the reading passage
and the listening passage.
o A paragraph about the reading passage and a
paragraph about the listening passage
o Use transitions to make ideas flow
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o Watch out for your time

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Note-taking*
OPEN DOCUMENT-NOTE TAKING- FROM SITE

Reading. You need to read a passage in 3 minutes.

Note the main points as you listen.
o Use a T chart
o

Reading
Topic:

Listening
Topic:

OPEN DOCUMENT- OUTLINE FOR NOTE TAKING FROM SITE

OPEN DOCUMENT- PRE TEST- READING- FROM SITE

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Structure

on topic
Read a
passage
3

Structure
Listen to a
short lecture
about same
topic

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