MUET 2014

Speaking paper
TASK 1 + TASK 2 = 45 MARKS

INDIVIDUAL TASK
ALL CANDIDATES ARE GIVEN 2 MINUTES TO
PREPARE
ALL CANDIDATES ARE GIVEN 2 MINUTES TO
PRESENT
ONE SITUATION IS GIVEN. ALL 4 CANDIDATES WILL
RECEIVE THE SAME SITUATION.
ONE SOLUTION IS GIVEN.
EACH CANDIDATE WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT
SUGGESTION/VIEW/SOLUTION /OPINION

STEPS

UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION.

STATE THE STAND
BRAINSTORM FOR IDEAS
ORGANISE THE IDEAS

GROUP DISCUSSION
ALL CANDIDIATES ARE GIVEN 2 MINUTES TO
PREPARE
ALL CANDIDATES ARE GIVEN TWO MINUTES
TO DISCUSS / PRESENT THEIR VIEW
ALL CANDIDATES WILL BE GIVEN THE SAME
SITUATION AS IN TASK 2
CANDIDATES ARE GIVEN ALL 4
SUGGESTIONS.
ALL DISCUSS AND COME TO A GROUP
DISCUSSION ON THE BEST SUGGESTION
/OPINION/ VIEW/SOLUTION.

EVALUATION CRITERIA
CRITERIA

ASPECTS

MARKS

TASK
FULFILMENT

UNDERSTAND THE TOPIC

SHOWS MATURITY IN DISCUSSING
THE TOPICS
DEVELOPS IDEAS SUCCESSFULLY
PRESENTS VIEW POINTS CLEARLY

18

LANGUAGE

CONVEYS MEANING CLEARLY

USES APPROPRIATE AND VARIED
VOCABULARY
LINKS IDEAS EFFECTIVELY
SPEAKS USING ACCURATE
GRAMMAR

18

COMMUNICATIV
E ABILITY

SPEAKS FLUENTLY
PRONOUNCES WORDS ACCURATELY
USES CORRECT STRESS AND
INTONATION
PROJECTS CONFIDENCE DURING
DELIVERY
INTERACTS WELL AND IS ABLE TO
MAINTAIN A DISCUSSION
SHOWS INITIATIVE AND INTEREST

18

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION
LANGUAGE
FUNCTION

EXAMPLE

TO GREET

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

TO STATE
SITUATION

THE SITUATION STATES THAT

BASED ON THE SITUATION GIVEN

TO INTRODUCE A
POINT OF VIEW

FIRST OF ALL, I PROPOSE

FOR A START, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST

TO SIGNAL A MAIN
POINT

MY MAIN POINT IS
IT IS IMPORTANT TO

TO ILLUSTRATE A
POINT

THEREFORE
THIS MEANS THAT
THIS IS BECAUSE

LANGUAGE
FUNCTION

EXAMPLE

TO PROVIDE AN
EXAMPLE

FOR EXAMPLE
FOR INSTANCE

TO START A NEW
POINT

SECONDLY
MY NEXT POINT IS

TO REFER TO WHAT
YOU HAVE SAID

AS I HAVE SAID EARLIER

I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT

TO SIGNAL CAUSE
AND EFFECT

THIS. IN TURN CAN LEAD TO

FOR THIS REASON
AS A RESULT

TO SIGNAL THAT
YOU ARE ABOUT TO
MOVE ON TO A
POSSIBLE

SO WHAT BE DONE TO SOLVE THIS

PROBLEM ?
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

LANGUAGE
FUNCTION

EXAMPLE

TO SIGNAL THAT
YOU ARE DRAWING
A CONCLUSION

THUS
HENCE
THERFORE

TO CONLCUDE

IN A NUTSHELL
IN SHORT,
THEREFORE, MY SUGGESTION IS

GROUP DISCUSSION

INITIATING A
DISCUSSION
GROUP
INTERACTION

MAINTAININ
GA
DISCUSSION

CLOSING A
DISCUSSION

INITIATING A DISCUSSION
LANGUAGE
FUNCTION

EXAMPLE

To start a discussion I would like to start the discussion by saying

that
We are here to discuss
I would like to express my view regarding this
matter
Lets look at some possible solutions..
To ask for opinion

What is your opinion?

What do you think about
What is your view on . ?
What do you feel about ?
Do you agree that?

To give an opinion/
state point of view

I think
I believe
I must say
In my opinion
I am of the opinion that

To express strong
agreement

Youve hit the nail on the head

Youve made your point very clear
Exactly , I couldnt agree with you more

LANGUAGE
FUNCTION

EXAMPLE

To express
agreement

I agree with you

You are right
I share the same view
I am of the same opinion.

To express partial
agreement

You could be right but

That is true but
I see your point but
That may be so but .
It sounds like a good idea but

To express strong
disagreement

I disagree completely
That cant be true at all
That is absolutely untrue

To express
disagreement

I
I
I
I
I

disagree
dont see it that way
dont think so
am not convinced that your idea will work
think you are mistaken

LANGUAGE
FUNCTION

EXAMPLE

To express
agreement

I agree with you

You are right
I share the same view
I am of the same opinion.

To express partial
agreement

You could be right but

That is true but
I see your point but
That may be so but .
It sounds like a good idea but

To express strong
disagreement

I disagree completely
That cant be true at all
That is absolutely untrue

To express
disagreement

I
I
I
I
I

disagree
dont see it that way
dont think so
am not convinced that your idea will work
think you are mistaken

MAINTAINING A DISCUSSION
LANGUAGE
FUNCTION

EXAMPLE

To make a strong
suggestion

We must..
There is no other way except
There is no alternative but
The only solution to this problem

To make
suggestions

I would suggest that

My suggestion is
I recommend that
I think we should
My recommendation is

To ask for a
suggestion

What
What
What
What
What

To present solutions

One solution is to..

One possibility is
Another solution is
There are 3 ways to solve this . Firstly

is your suggestion?
do you think
is your opinion
are your views regarding this ?
is your comment regarding this

LANGUAGE
FUNCTION

EXAMPLE

To make a strong
suggestion

We must..
There is no other way except
There is no alternative but
The only solution to this problem

To make
suggestions

I would suggest that

My suggestion is
I recommend that
I think we should
My recommendation is

To ask for a
suggestion

What
What
What
What
What

To present solutions

One solution is to..

One possibility is
Another solution is
There are 3 ways to solve this . Firstly

is your suggestion?
do you think
is your opinion
are your views regarding this ?
is your comment regarding this

LANGUAGE
FUNCTION

EXAMPLE

To contrast and
justify choices

Xx has the advantage of . But YY

Xx is a better choice because .
While xx has some advantages , yy is still a
better choice because

To accept ideas
Thats a good idea
/opinions/suggestio That sounds great !
ns.
Thats fine with me
Your suggestion is acceptable to me
Im in favour of candidate cs suggestion.
I support your suggestion
To reject
ideas/opinions/sug
gestions.

I appreciate your opinion but

I see your point but
I understand your concern
I am sorry but I cant agree with you
I am sorry, I cant accept what you have just
said.

To ask for
clarifications

What do you mean by..

Sorry, I dont follow you. Can you give me an
example.
Do you mind telling me more about

LANGUAGE
FUNCTION

EXAMPLE

To give clarification

What I meant was ...

Sure, I was trying to point out that
Certainly, one good example would be
let me explain how

To persuade

I wonder if you would have thought of

Maybe you should consider
Have you considered

To interrupt

Excuse me , can I say something ?

Excuse me , can you please clarify that
Sorry to interrupt but I have to say this

CLOSING A DISCUSSION
LANGUAGE
FUNCTION

EXAMPLE

To summarise main In short

points
To sum up
I will briefly summarise the main points
Allow me to go over the key points
To conclude

In conclusion
We all agreed that
Our decision is that
We have come to the conclusion that

To end the
discussion

Does anyone have anything else to say?

Otherwise ,e shall end the discussion here
If you have nothing more to add we shall end
here.
Since we have come to an agreement, I guess it
is time to end our discussion.