THE MUET SPEAKING PAPER

THE MUET
SPEAKING

PAPER

MUET Paper 2 Speaking consists of two parts. Part 1 (Individual) Presentation)
and Part 2 (Group Discussion), Part 1 is carried out first, followed by Part 2.
Candidates are given time to prepare for each part of the test.

Part 1: Individual Presentation The tasks for Part 1 and Part 2 will be thematically
related

TASK TASK One situation is PREPARATION The candidates ORAL PRESENTATION Each candidate is
given to all the are given 2 given 2 minutes
candidates. Each minutes to to present his/her
candidate will prepare their opinions.
receive a different response.
suggestion/opinio
n/ view/solution
to the situation

Part 2: Group Discussion

A new situation and PREPARATION The candidates GROUP DISCUSSION The candidates are
a mind map with are given 3 given 8 to 12
five ideas is given to minutes to minutes to discuss
all the candidates prepare their the topic and come
arguments/ to a group decision
points on the best
suggestion/opinion/
view/solution to the
situation.

Groups may differ in size. There will be two to four candidates in one group. Groups with two candidates are
given 4 to 8 minutes only, while groups with three candidates are given 6 to 10 minutes only All candidates may
use the ideas given or come up with their own Ideas to discuss the topic

Chief ExaminerSEATING ARRANGEMENT Examiner

Candidates

PREPARING FOR THE SPEAKING PRACTICE

Understanding the situation
Proper preparation hinges on proper understanding of the situation
given to the candidate(s). Remember to:

 Analyse the given situation carefully.
 Underline keywords.
 Develop your response.

Brainstorming for Ideas

Brainstorming is a very useful way to gather ideas about a particular
topic. As you brainstorm for ideas, you need to plan and organize
your ideas in a systematic way. Remember to:

 Jot down your ideas in clusters using keywords
 Avoid writing your ideas in complete sentences.
 Plan and organize your ideas as you only have two/three

minutes.

TIP

If you write in sentences instead of
keywords, you are more likely to read your
sentences than speak your ideas

Example Part 1: Individual Presentation

Strong Face to
emotional face
support
interaction

Less stress; Improves Reduces
can overcome mental loneliness,
health
frustration anxiety,
and anxiety depression

Better Spend Less behavioural
communication time problem
together
(aggressiveness,
violence and

substance abuse)

Gain children’s Enhances Children Feel secured-
trust and share bond with feel loved develop positives
their feelings children and cared behaviours and

for attitudes

Discuss things Inculcate More
to resolve family confident
problems values
and
Create cooperative
happy
More memories
empathy
for children

PART 1 – INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION

Organizing Ideas

Proper preparation is vital for a good presentation. An organized text
with a clear outline will help you give a more systematic, effective
presentation.
When organizing your text for presentation, it is important that you
organize your ideas into three main sections, namely the
introduction, body and conclusion.

Task Introduction Introduce the main points Point 1 Elaborate
Body State and develop points Point 2 Example
Summarize main points Point 3 Elaborate
Conclusion Example
Elaborate
Example

TIP TIP

Remember you have only 2 Your first point should be
minutes. Do not rush. Pace your strongest point. Do not
yourself forget to include a
convincing example.

Example Part 1: Individual Presentation

Introduction Greeting: Good morning - everyone

Suggestion: Happy family - parents - make children
happy - important to spend time together

Body paragraph Point 1: Children feel loved and cared for - feel secured
- develop positive behaviours and attitudes
TIP - more confident and cooperative
As you only have 2 - less behavioural problems such as aggressiveness,
minutes to prepare, violence, and substance abuse
write key words instead
of full sentences. Point 2: Enhances bond with children
-better communication
TIP - children gain trust and share their feelings -fear,
Add linkers and worries, excitement.
expressions to join your -more empathy for children.
ideas together. -inculcate family values

Conclusion Point 3: Improves mental health
-face-to-face interaction
- strong emotional support
-reduces loneliness, anxiety, and depression
-less stress; can overcome frustration and anxiety

Summarise: Spend time together important to create a
happy family - love and care enhances bond - improves
mental health - results in happy children - makes
children happy

Thank the examiners

Delivering Your Oral Presentation

Useful Expressions

Here are some examples of useful expressions or linkers that can
help to ensure a smooth delivery of ideas for various language
functions.

To greet Always begin
your oral
 Good morning everyone. presentation by
 Good morning examiners and all my friends. greeting the
 A very good morning to my examiners and examiners and
candidates
friends.

To state the situation/task given Always state the
situation/task
 The situation states that...
 Based on the situation given...
 According to the situation given....
 The situation I have been given is...

To express an opinion/introduce a point of view Always start your oral
presentation by
 In my opinion.... stating your viewpoint.
 . I believe that ...
 It is my view that...
 Based on my experience, my opinion is that ...

To introduce the first point Thinking Cap
 . First of all, I propose...
 For a start, I would like to suggest... . What is the difference
 I would like to begin by…. between 'Firstly' and
‘First’ ?
To signal a main point
 My main point is.... Stress the words
 It is important to… 'most', 'main' and
 One important reason is… 'important.
 The most important factor is…
Providing reasons
To give reasons helps to convince your
 Because... audience about the
 The reason is ... validity of the point
 . This is because ... you are trying to make
 This is a result of... .
 The main reason...
 There are several reasons... The first is

To elaborate/illustrate a point

 Therefore… Then again… TIPS
 This means that… Equally important…
 This is because… Moreover…. . Using different
 On top of that… In addition…. expressions shows you
 According to… Subsequently… are a proficient
 Also… As well as… speaker.
 Furthermore… Additionally…..
 More importantly… To elaborate…. • Do not overuse the
same expression.

To provide an example Examples help to make
 For example,... your point clearer
 For instance, ....
 One example is.... To convince your
 Take for example... audience, you need to
 such as ... justify your point of
argument. This means
To justify providing a convincing
 . The facts suggest... reason, explanation or
 The evidence shows... excuse for the point
 Because... you are making
 There is a lot of evidence to support... For
Pause for a second
example... before you start your
 There are many facts... One such fact is ... new point.
 The reason I believe... is ...
 After all, ... Checkpoint
x Different from us,
To start a new point they learn music in
 Secondly,... school.
 My next point is.... ✔ Unlike us, they learn
 Another suggestion is
 Next, I would like to highlight...
 Another point that I wish to emphasize is...
 Next, we come to...
 Moving on to my next point, which is…

To refer to what you have said Checkpoint

 As I have said earlier,... . X So then, they are not
 I mentioned earlier that... give respect to olders.
 As I said at the beginning. . ✓ As a result, they do
 I have pointed out earlier that not respect their
elders..
To signal cause and effect

 This... in turn can lead to ...
 For this reason
 As a result ...
 Due to...
 As a consequence
 ... so that ...
 ... because of
 If... then...

To signal that you are about to move on to a possible
solution

 So, what can be done to solve this problem?
 What should we do?
 Let's look at some of the possible ways... .
 Now, let's consider some possible solutions..

To signal that you are drawing a conclusion from Asking or answering
what has been said earlier questions engages the
listener by encouraging
 Thus. further thoughts on the
 Hence... subject. This makes your
 Therefore... presentation more
 As a result... interesting and thought-
 So, we can see that ... provoking.
 This in turn can lead to…

To summarize Before you come to a
conclusion. it may be
 To summarize... necessary to summarize
 To sum up..... the arguments/points
 In summary,... you have made so far.
 In brief,.. This helps to remind
your audience about
To conclude everything you have said
 In conclusion,… during your oral
 So, we can see that ... presentation
 In short, ...
 Therefore, my suggestion is... Remember to conclude
 As a conclusion, I suggest that ... your
 Let me conclude by saying that ...
 I would like to conclude by saying that ... presentation