Plan+before+you+speak+14

listen [|here] Speaking Skill 14: PLAN BEFORE YOU SPEAK After you have noted the main points of the listening passage in the campus 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 the problem the man is having in his economics class.  Question How does the woman react to the man's problem?  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 the problem the man is having in his economics class.  TOPIC OF LISTENING PASSAGE: the man's problem and the woman's reaction to it. Main points about the problem: • man is missing economics class on Fridays because he is on baseball team • woman suggests changing to a different section of economics class that does not meet on Fridays   From this plan, you can see that the listening passage is about a woman's reaction to the man's problem. <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 28px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 28px; text-align: justify;">The following chart outlines the key information you should remember about planning before you speak in an integrated speaking task. <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 28px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 28px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 28px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 28px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 28px; text-align: justify;"> SPEAKING SKILLS 227.