An ELT Glossary : Integrated skills activities

Definition : An activity in which learners have to use more than one of the four skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) in order to complete a task.

Example : Jigsaw activities are integrated skills activities. Participants first have to read or listen to a text in order to extract information. They then pool the information (speaking) with participants who have listened to or read a text containing different information in order to complete a task.