This is a
continuation of what has been written in the post that I made on Dec. 5, 2011
at this
post (yes, click here). In this installment you can see one more question from the
2009 800/2 Speaking paper.
Before we go on to
the questions proper I would like to say a few things about the group
discussion - what should be done. Preparation will take two minutes. Some
people have the habit of writing an "essay" type of preparation. They
tend to write "whole speeches"
whereas they will have no time to do that. Having done that in Task A (which you should never do, yes - never!) - writing
every word of their presentation, they
cannot do that in Task B. In both tasks they have to prepare in point form. This skill needs
to be practiced so that it becomes 'part of you' or 'second nature' to you.
As you still
remember in preparation for Task A (yes, click here) they should make notes. Please refer to
my earlier post at that given link - above.
The questions are as
follows:
TASK A__________________________________________
Situation
We should always be
patriotic to our country. How can we
show our patriotism?
Candidate
A:
Task A: What are the ways to show patriotism as an individual? Elaborate.
Please
note that what you have to talk about (as Candidate A) are the ways to show patriotism. As Candidate A you have to speak on how to
show patriotism where you are
- as an individual. That is you are doing in your person situation as an ordinary individual. As candidate B you
have to speak on how to show patriotism as required in the question, not as an
individual. Please note that. If you miss that key point you might be
talking about something else. You might
be speaking about being patriotic is not to be
individualistic. Then, the score of your marks will be affected.
Please
note that you have to elaborate. That means you have to expand or give
more supporting details for your points that you put forward in your
discussion. In the discussion
you should not just only speak out your points.
You will have to say more about them such as quoting examples or
illustrations, give justifications or reasons and saying it in different words
(or paraphrase) so that the listeners will understand it better. If necessary you
should give further information on the points and also give definitions or
meanings of the words and phrases given.
The other candidates
will have the following questions:
Candidate B: What are the ways to show patriotism as a community?
Elaborate.
Candidate C: What are the ways to show patriotism at a national level? Elaborate.
Candidate D: What are the ways thato show patriotism at an international level?
Elaborate.
Situation
We should always be
patriotic to our country. How can we
show our patriotism?
Task B: Discuss at which level patriotism can be
most effectively displayed?
(i) As an individual
(ii) As a community
(iii) At a national level
(vi) At an international level
I hope that everybody is happy with this installment for the speaking test. The question is sourced from the MPM's Mid-2009 MUET Speaking Paper. Try it with your colleagues - in groups of fours.
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Have a good try. All the best to you!
