Integrated Writing 2012

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September 28, 2011 WAEL AMIN EL CHEHABI

AL NAHDA SCHOOL FOR BOYS Academic Year 2011/2012 1

You will read a passage about an academic topic for three minutes , and then you will hear ashort lecture related to the topic. Then you will be asked to summarize the points in thelistening passage and explain how they relate to specific points in the reading passage.

You have 20 minutes to plan and write your response. Your response will be judged on thebasis of the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the points in thelecture and their relationship to the reading passage. Typically, an effective response will be150 to 225 words .

((((You are NOT being asked for your opinion. You ARE being asked to explain how the points in

the listening relate to points in the reading.)))) Example: Summarize the points made in the lecture you just heard,

explaining how they cast doubt on points made in the reading.

explaining how they challenge specific claims/arguments made in the reading passage.

explaining how they answer the problems raised in the reading passage.

explaining how they support the explanations in the reading passage.

explaining how they strengthen specific points made in the reading passage.

Response:

Introduction

The topic statements should show how the information in the reading passage and theinformation in the listening passage are related. It should also include the terminology (adds to,supports, casts doubt on, challenges, points out, contradicts, argues, sheds light on, mentions,confirms, suggests, refutes, implies, claims, notes, states ,questions, highlights, and suchlike)

In order for you to start the integrated writing section confidently and easily, you can use oneof the following starters. Make sure you understand how the reading and the listening arerelated so that you can use the most accurate introductory sentence.





September 28, 2011 WAEL AMIN EL CHEHABI

AL NAHDA SCHOOL FOR BOYS Academic Year 2011/2012 3

7- A closer look to the reading reveals that………

8- The lecturer claims that the theory stated in the passage was very different and somewhatinaccurate when compared to what happened for real.

Examine the following sample response carefully and try to adopt it as a model to yourwriting.

Reading

In a vote that took place at the International Astronomical Union Conference on August 24th,2006, Pluto lost its status as a planet in our solar system. Pluto was originally discovered in 1930when scientists were searching for something that was interfering with Uranus's orbit. ThoughPluto was estimated to be similar in size to Earth, it was later discovered that it was evensmaller than our own moon, as well as many other moons. It is now known that there arethousands of planetary objects similar to Pluto, including Eris which is slightly larger than Pluto.Choosing to reclassify Pluto to a dwarf planet honors the fact that science is about making newdiscoveries. While it was a sad day for Pluto lovers, people in general have accepted the idea,and the next generation of children will grow up knowing only eight planets and thinkingnothing of it. As Mike Brown, the astronomer who discovered Eris, noted following the IUC'sdecision, "science is self-correcting."

Next you will listen to part of a lecture on the same subject.

Transcript of lecture:

As you all likely know by now, Pluto has been officially demoted to a dwarf planet. What thismeans is that we will no longer include it as part of our solar system. The debate about whetheror not Pluto should hold its status as a planet created such a conflict within the community ofworld astronomers that it has been called the Great Pluto War . The decision on whether or notto demote Pluto was put to a final vote by astronomers from around the world at theInternational Astronomical Union Conference. However, when I say from around the world, Idon't mean worldwide. In fact, less than 10% of the world's astronomers voted, and most ofthose who were at the conference had already gone home by the last day when the vote took

place. Of more than 10 000 potential voters, less than 500 took part, mainly because there wasno way for them to cast their vote without actually being at the conference. Many astronomersbelieve that if electronic voting had been an option, Pluto along with two other celestialobjects, would now be considered planets. Furthermore, the definition that was decided uponfor a planet - that it must clear the neighborhood around its orbit - doesn't technically hold up,since Earth, Mars, Neptune, and Jupiter all have asteroids as neighbors.



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