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Listen [|here] Speaking Skill 17: PLAN BEFORE YOU SPEAK After you have noted the main points of the listening passage in the academic integrated listening and speaking task, you need to read the question and plan your response.

The question will most likely be about the main points of the listening passage. Look at the following example of a question in the integrated speaking task on a political character called a Hamlet.

Question How is a certain type of political character described In the lecture?

You can see that, although the question does not specifically mention "main points" of the lis­tening passage, the question is in reality asking you what the main points of the passage are.

To prepare a plan for your response, you should look at the notes you have taken on the listening passage and focus on the main points of the passage. Look at the plan for a response on the integrated speaking task on a certain type of political character.

TOPIC OF LISTENING PASSAGE: a type of political character known as a Hamlet details about a Hamlet:

• Hamlet in Shakespeare'splay faced a difficult decision and had a hard time coming to a decision

• a political Hamlet is someone who has a hard time coming to a difficult decision

From this plan, you can see that the listening passage is about a description of a political character. The following chart outlines the key information you should remember about planning before you speak in an integrated speaking task.