MUET CEFR SPEAKING MODULE

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SPEAKING MODULE

Compiled By
SOPHIA MUSTAFFA KAMAL

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Pre Speaking

1. Write the meaning of these words from your understanding

PRESENTATION DISCUSSION

2. List the similarities for the words - ‘presentation’ and ‘discussion’
SIMILARITIES – PRESENTATION SIMILARITIES - DISCUSSION

3. List the differences for the words - ‘presentation’ and ‘discussion’
DIFFERENCES - PRESENTATION DIFFERENCES - DISCUSSSION

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SAMPLE QUESTION

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PART 1

1. Introduction

• A very good morning/afternoon to the examiners and my fellow candidates
• I am going to talk about………..

2. Content

• Firstly,………….
• (Give elaboration)…………
• (Give example/s)
• Secondly,…….
• (Give elaboration)
• (Give example/s)

3. Closure

• In conclusion,…….
• My advice/suggestion/recommendation is ………

PART 2

1. Introduction

• A very good morning/afternoon to the examiners and my fellow candidates again
• We are here to discuss……….
• Let’s begin our discussion

2. Content

• I agree with Candidate A/B/C/D ideas. This is because …………..
• I disagree with Candidate A/B/C/D ideas. This is because …………..
• I would like to maintain with my point. As I mentioned before …………

3. Closure
• As a conclusion……….

**** NOTE
Parts of a discussion

• To initiate a discussion
• To maintain a discussion
• To close a discussion

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USEFUL PHRASES FOR PART 2

A. To Initiate A Discussion

1. 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 ...
• Let's look at some possible solutions ...
• Let's begin this/our discussion by ...
• Allow me to begin ...
• May I begin by saying ...

2. To ask for an opinion

• What is your opinion?
• What do you think about ...?
• What is your view on ...?
• May I know your opinion regarding ...?
• What do you feel about ...?
• Do you agree that...?
• What do you think we can do to ...?
• Would you like to share your opinion on ...?
• Would you like to offer your comments ...?

3. To give an opinion/state point of view

• I think ...
• I believe ...
• I must say ...
• In my opinion ...
• From my point of view ...
• I would say that ...
• Personally, I feel ...
• I am sure that ...
• As far as I am concerned ...
• I am of the opinion that ...
• I am convinced that ...
• It seems to me that ...
• I must say that ...
• It's clear to me that ...

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4.To express strong agreement

• I strongly agree.
• I agree completely.
• That is certainly true.
• Yes. I am sure you are right.
• Absolutely!
• Exactly! I couldn't agree with you more
• You have hit the nail on the head ...
• You've made your point very clear.
• You have made an absolutely convincing argument. I completely agree ...

5. To express agreement

• I agree with you.
• You are right.
• That is true.
• I share the same view.
• I am of the same opinion.
• 1 am glad you mentioned that.
• I see your point.

6. To express partial agreement

• You could be right but ...
• That is true but ...
• I see your point but ...
• You have a point but...
• That may be so but ...
• Your suggestion is good but ...
• I do not entirely agree with you.
• I agree to a certain extent, but ...
• That's true to a certain extent, but
• I think you are right to say that. However, ...
• It sounds like a good idea, but ...

7. To express strong disagreement

• I disagree completely.
• That can't be true at all.
• That is absolutely untrue.
• That's totally out of the question.
• No. I don't like this suggestion.

8. To express disagreement

• I disagree.
• I don't see it that way.

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• I beg to differ.
• I don't think so.
• I am not convinced that your suggestion will work.
• This will give rise to other problems.
• On the contrary, ...
• I understand what you're saying but I don't think that's practical/the correct solution.
• I would consider ... as more important ...
• I think it would be better if ...
• I think you are mistaken.

9. To signal a contrasting idea

• However, ...
• But ...
• In contrast ...
• On the other hand ...
• From a different point of view ...
• Looking at the other side of the argument

B. Maintaining A Discussion

1.To make a strong suggestion

• We must ...

• There is no other way except ...

• There is no alternative but to ...
• The only solution to this problem is…..

2. To make a suggestion

• I would suggest that ...
• My suggestion is ...
• I recommend that ...
• I would like to propose that ...
• I think we should ...
• How about...?
• I think it is a good idea if ...
• Don't you think we should ...
• My recommendation is ...
• In my opinion, we could ...

3. To ask for a suggestion

• What is your suggestion?
• What would you suggest?
• What do you think?

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• What is your opinion?
• What are your views regarding this?
• Do you have any suggestions?
• Is there anything you would like to say about this?
• What is your comment regarding this?
• Would you like to comment on this?

4. To present solutions

• One solution is to ...
• One possibility is ...
• One way is to ...
• Another solution is ...
• We could either ... or ...
• There are three ways to solve this problem. Firstly ...

5. To contrast and justify choices

• XX has the advantage of ... but ZZ ...
• While XX has some advantages, ZZ is still a better choice because ...
• XX would be able to ... but ZZ ...
• XX sounds good but YY is better because ...
• XX is a better choice because ...
• The best solution is ... because ...

6. To accept ideas/opinions/suggestions

• That's a good idea.
• That sounds great!
• That's fine with me.
• I can't agree more.
• I support your suggestion.
• I have no objection to that.
• Your suggestion is acceptable to me.
• I am in favour of Candidate C's suggestion.
• That's a great suggestion. You've got my support.
• You've made your point very clear.

7. To reject ideas/opinions/suggestions

• I appreciate your opinion but...
• I do see your point but ...
• I understand your concern but...
• That is interesting but...
• You have a good point there but...
• I am sorry, I can't agree with you.
• I am afraid we do not share the same opinion.
• I am sorry, I can't accept what you have just said.

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8. To ask for clarification

• What do you mean by ...?
• I am sorry I missed your point. Could you please explain ...
• I am afraid I am not quite sure of what you meant. Could you please clarify ...
• Sorry, 1 don't follow you. Would you mind giving an example?
• Can you please explain further on ...?
• Do you mean to say that ...
• May I know why ...?
• Do you mind telling me more about ...?
• I'm not sure I understand your point. Could you please explain that to me again?

9. 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 ...
• My point is ...

10. To persuade

• I wonder if you have thought of ...
• Don't you think ...
• Maybe you should consider ...
• Have you considered ...
• I can assure you that...
• Wouldn't it be a good idea to ...

11. To interrupt

• Excuse me, can you please repeat what you have just said?
• Excuse me, can you please clarify that? Allow me to interrupt ...
• Excuse me, but isn't it true that ...
• Sorry to interrupt but I have to say this ... Excuse me, could I just ask you a quick

question?
• I am sorry to interrupt but I think we need to get back to our topic.
• I am sorry I have to stop you. Can we get back to our topic on ...?

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C. Closing a Discussion

1. To summarize main points

• In short ...
• To sum up ...
• I will briefly summarize the main points.
• Allow me to go over the key points.
• Let's sum up what has been mentioned so far.

2. To conclude

• In conclusion, ..
• As a conclusion,
• To conclude, ...
• In a nutshell, ...

3. To state a group discussion

• We all agree that ...
• Our decision is that ...
• We have decided that ...
• We have come to the conclusion that ...
• We have come to an agreement that...

4. To end the discussion

• Does anyone have anything else to say? Otherwise, we shall end this discussion here.
• If you have nothing more to add, we shall stop here.
• It has been an interesting discussion.
• Since we have come to an agreement, I guess it is time to end our discussion.
• As all of you are in agreement, let's bring this discussion to a close.

5. To close the discussion

• Thank you for your contributions to this discussion.
• Thank you for a fruitful and interesting discussion.
• Thank you very much for your attention and participation.
• I hope you have enjoyed this discussion. Thank you.

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WHAT IF NOT EVERYONE CAN AGREE?

3 Agree 'In conclusion, most of us agree that …………………………...
1 Disagree Thank you for your attention.

2 Agree 'To conclude, we are unable to come to a group decision because
2 Disagree some of us believe that …………………… because
…………………….. The rest of us, on the other hand, are of the
opinion that ……………. because
…………………………………….Thank you.'

No one agrees with 'We are unable to come to an agreement on ……………………..
anyone All of us strongly believe in our own views though we agree with
some of the arguments presented. Thank you for your contribution to
this discussion.'

Partial agreement or • Most of us agree that ...
total disagreement

• Two of us agree that ... while the other two of us believe that ...

• We could not reach a group decision because some of us strongly
think that ...while the rest of us believe that ...

• We are unable to come to a solid decision because some of us
strongly believe that ... while the others think that ...

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Fill in the table below using suitable expressions FUNCTION
EXPRESSION When greeting before starting the
discussion
When opening a discussion

When introducing the subject

When asking for an opinion

When suggesting an advantage

When expressing agreement /
disagreement

When partially agreeing / disagreeing
with the view

After giving your viewpoint in a
discussion

When interrupting a discussion

When asking for repetition

When asking for clarification

When persuading someone to come for
another round of discussion

When taking leave after the discussion

When ending the discussion

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EXERCISE
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