Test Yourself: Directed Writing - Speech

You are the president of the English Language Society in your school. You noticed that most of your friends are stressed about the SPM examinations. Write a speech on how to cope with the problem to be delivered during an assembly.

WAYS TO DEAL WITH EXAM STRESS

Early preparations

• Eat nutritious food
• Do regular physical activities
• Attend motivational talks or seminars

Last minute preparations

• Think positive
• Take a short break
• Have an early night

When writing your speech you should remember to:

• address the audience
• use all the content points given
• give examples / further details for each content point
• add any relevant information of your own
• write in paragraphs
• end the speech appropriately

Suggestion: IMPORTANT

Before you write, 

1. read the question carefully first.
2. understand the RUBRIC.
3. highlight the important information.

You are the president of the English Language Society in your school. You noticed that most of your friends are stressed about the SPM examinations. Write a speech on how to cope with the problem to be delivered during an assembly. 

1. The role: President of the English Language Society.

2. The situation: most friends are stressed about the SPM examinations.

3. Task: Write a Speech on how to cope with the problem

4. Stimulus: Notes

5. Tenses/time: Present tense + future time + modals.
6. To gain more marks in language or be in the upper/higher band... use lots of phrasal verbs   and idioms if possible..

MARK SCHEME    -  CONTENT ( 15 MARKS)

   Format  =   3 Marks

   a.    F1   -   Salutation

   b.    F2   -   Introduce topic

   c.     F3   -  Closure

   Content  =  12 Marks

   Early preparations

   C 1 - Eat nutritious food

   C 2 - Examples/ details on C1 

   C 3 - Do regular physical activities

   C 4 - Examples/ details on C3 

   C 5 - Attend motivational talks or seminars

   C 6 - Examples/ details on C5

   Last minute preparations 

   C 7 - Think positive

   C 8 - Examples/ details on C7

   C 9 - Take a short break

   C10 - Examples/ details on  C9

   C 11 - Have an early night

   C 12 - Examples/ details on C11

LANGUAGE = 20 MARKS