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The article discusses a fascinating topic pertaining to _________ and provides three reasons of

support. However, the professor explains that __________ and opposes each of the authors
reasons.

First, the reading passage discusses that ________. In contrast, the professor provides information
that _________. He states that _________. Clearly a disparity exists between the article and the
evidence exhibited by the professor. As a result, we can safely assume that ________.

Second, the article pushes forth the idea that _________. However, the classroom discussion
contends that by __________. According to professor, _________. Consequently, we can argue that
indeed the claim made in reading is unsubstantiated and ___________.

Finally, the reading posits that __________. The professor refutes this point by explaining that We
also learn that

In summary, while both the RC passage and classroom discussion provide interesting information
with regards to _______, a significant amount of evidence supports that _________. Therefore, the
RC passage fails to justify the claims towards ______________.

Integrated Essay Template


Paragraph One (Introduction):
The reading and the lecture are both about ________, which is _________.
The author of the reading believes that ______________________.
The lecturer casts doubt on the claims made in the article.
He/She thinks that _____________________.
Paragraph Two (Body)
First of all, the author claims that __________________.
He believes ______________________.
This point is challenged by the lecturer.
She says that ____________________.
Furthermore, she points out _____________________.
Paragraph Three (Body)
Secondly, the author states that ______________.
He argues ______________.
This argument is rebutted by the lecturer
She suggests _____________________.
She elaborates on this by mentioning that _______________.
Paragraph Four (Body)
Finally, the author mentions that _____________.
He is of the opinion that _____________
The lecturer, on the other hand, feels that _____________.
She puts forth the idea that _______________________.
Paragraph Five (Conclusion)
Note that a conclusion is unnecessary, but if you feel that you must write one, you can use
this short template:
In conclusion, the lecture and the reading are both about ______________.
The professor effectively challenges the claims made in the article.
Your integrated essay should be about 250-300 words in length.

The reading and the lecture are both about the consumption of wheat by humans in the pre-
historic period. The author of the reading believes that bread was the first product produced from
wheat. The lecturer casts doubt on the claims made in the article. She thinks that, in fact, beer
was the first product that resulted from wheat production.

First of all, the author claims that early humans prepared wheat for consumption by
grinding it between two stones. He notes that wheat was much easier to consume if it was
ground to to a thin paste in advance, rather than just being chewed raw. This point is challenged
by the lecturer. She says that it was not necessary to grind wheat as it could be sprouted
naturally in a moist environment. Furthermore, she points out that sprouted wheat was sweeter,
softer and more nutritious than ground wheat.

Secondly, the author states that early humans would have easily discovered how to bake
bread by exposing their ground wheat to fire. He argues that baked bread could be stored for
long periods of time which would have greatly increased the value of wheat as food. This
argument is rebutted by the lecturer. She suggests that humans during this period did not know
how to cook food with fire. She notes that applying fire to food in order to make it more palatable
was simply not an obvious idea at that time.
Finally, the author mentions that early humans would have noticed the effects of yeast
spores landing on the ground wheat paste when it was left out in the open. He is of the opinion
that the bubbles that formed when the yeast landed indicated to people that baked bread would
be lighter and easier to eat than raw wheat. The lecturer, on the other hand, feels that
fermentation happened very quickly when wheat paste was put into storage. She puts forth the
idea that the nice taste of the bubbles that formed when fermentation happened would have
been more likely to lead to beer production than to bread production.

The reading and the listening are about whether or not American wood companies will get their
products certified as eco-friendly. The author of the reading feels that they will not pursue this
goal. The professor, on the other hand, thinks that they will do so. He casts doubt on each of the
ideas presented in the reading.

First of all, the author points out that customers will likely ignore such a label. He says that
this so many products are now given special labels that shoppers no longer trust them. The
lecturer casts doubt on this claim. She observes that customers actually do pay attention to
claims that are made by official agencies. Moreover, she observes that Americans will be
enthusiastic about products that are endorsed by a trustworthy organization.

Secondly, the author contends that certified wood products will be more expensive than
uncertified ones because of the cost of having them inspected. He notes that American
consumers are strongly motivated by price, and will therefore choose products that have not
been certified. On the other hand, the lecturer notes that customers do not care too much about
small differences in price. She contends that certified products will only be about five percent
more expensive, which will not override the concern that American people have about the
environment.

Finally, the author states that certification only makes sense for companies that sell
products outside of the United States. He points out that, in reality, American firms sell most of
their products domestically, and their customers are happy with their merchandise as it is. The
professor, on the other hand, notes that American businesses should be afraid of foreign
competitors. She says that foreign firms will soon flood into America and sell wood that is eco-
certified, winning over their customers.

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