Integrated Reading–Writing / Information Transfer
Integrated reading–writing and information transfer asks you to read more than one short source-a notice plus an email, a schedule plus a chart, or two opinions-and then write or complete a response. It tests selection, comparison, and accurate transfer, not general knowledge.
Set up the sources
Label each source: who wrote it, who it is for, and what it offers. Then read the task. Underline the reader, the required content, and any limit. Make a small table if two sources give different details: day, time, place, price. The answer usually combines one fact from each source.
Transfer rules
Use the source’s exact fact but your own sentence. Do not add an opinion unless asked. If the task says “tell Yuki which event she can join,” check Yuki’s conditions against both sources before writing. If a detail is not in the sources, do not invent it.
Worked example
Notice: “Pottery workshop: Saturday, 10:00, Room 2.” Email from Yuki: “I am free only on Sunday. I want to make something.” Task: Write one sentence telling Yuki about a suitable event. There is also a cooking class on Sunday. Reasoning: the pottery workshop is on Saturday, so it does not fit Yuki’s free day. The cooking class fits Sunday and “make something.” Answer: “You can join the cooking class on Sunday.” A wrong answer names the pottery workshop because it matches “make something” but ignores the day.
Traps
Mixing rows or dates; answering from only one source; copying a whole notice instead of answering; ignoring “only,” “except,” or “not”; exceeding the word limit; writing an unsupported reason.