Integrated Writing: the reading presents three claims and the lecture challenges each one. What is the PRIMARY task?

• State whether you personally agree with the reading
• Explain how the lecture relates to the reading — typically point-by-point contrast
• Summarise only the lecture because it is more recent
• Copy key sentences from the reading to save time

Academic Discussion: two classmates have already posted. What makes YOUR post strong?

• Repeat Student A's idea using different vocabulary only
• Answer the professor's question, develop a reason, and engage with a classmate's idea
• Ignore both classmates and write a unrelated personal story
• Post a one-sentence agreement with no example

You have two minutes left on Integrated Writing. What should you prioritise?

• Rewrite the introduction from scratch for better vocabulary
• Verify each reading point has a lecture counterpart and run a quick verb check
• Add a long personal conclusion about the topic
• Delete body paragraphs to fix one spelling error

Which sentence BEST demonstrates safe grammatical range under time pressure?

• Although the reading emphasizes cost savings, the lecture highlights environmental risks.
• Although the reading emphasizes cost savings, but the lecture highlights environmental risks.
• The reading emphasizes cost savings, the lecture highlights environmental risks.
• Reading cost savings lecture environmental risks important topic.

Before submitting Academic Discussion, you read only the first sentence of each paragraph you wrote. Why is this useful?

• First sentences determine word count automatically
• It quickly reveals whether each paragraph has one clear idea and logical flow
• Raters score only the first sentence of each post
• It replaces the need for any grammar checking