Read a passage and then listen to a conversation on the same topic. Get organized, using a chart like the one in the example above. Draw it quickly on your scratch paper before you begin reading. Then fill.it in as you read the passage and listen to the conversation.

INTEGRATED SPEAKING TASK 3

Reading Time: 45 seconds

Marsupials

Marsupials are a group of mammals that are born alive after a very short gestation period. In order to survive, the young, underdeveloped marsupial must crawl from the exit of the reproductive tract over its mother's body to attach itself to a nipple inside a fold of skin called the marsupium or pouch. During embryonic development, a marsupial stays with the mother, climbing in and out of the pouch to nurse or sleep. Like other mammals, marsupials are covered with hair. Auditory and olfactory senses are highly developed in marsupials because they are nocturnal creatures that depend on their ears and eyes to locate food at night.

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Now listen to part of a lecture in a biology class