Speech/Talk
General guidelines
1. Read questions and notes to understand situation. Determine:
a. Type of speech – thank you/farewell/informative
b. Main idea/theme of speech – pollution/safety/smoking/dumping babies
c. Who is your audience? – students, teachers, club members
2. Identify the relevant points in the questions.
3. Elaborate on the points. Give examples.
4. Know the format of the speech:
a. Address the audience
b. Introduce yourself
c. State the topic
d. Conclude by summarizing all the points
e. Thank the audience
5. Some useful expressions
a. Opening.
- Good morning/afternoon/evening to the Principal, teachers…..
- A very good morning I bid to the Chairman, teachers and my fellow
friends….
b. Beginning.
- Today, I would like to talk about….
- I am Adiba bt Kassim and this morning I wish to talk about…..
- Thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about….
c. Closing
- I hope I have given you all the information on………..Thank you
- Finally, let me end my speech by…………..
Speech/Talk
General guidelines
1. Read questions and notes to understand situation. Determine:
a. Type of speech – thank you/farewell/informative
b. Main idea/theme of speech – pollution/safety/smoking/dumping babies
c. Who is your audience? – students, teachers, club members
2. Identify the relevant points in the questions.
3. Elaborate on the points. Give examples.
4. Know the format of the speech:
a. Address the audience
b. Introduce yourself
c. State the topic
d. Conclude by summarizing all the points
e. Thank the audience
5. Some useful expressions
a. Opening.
- Good morning/afternoon/evening to the Principal, teachers…..
- A very good morning I bid to the Chairman, teachers and my fellow
friends….
b. Beginning.
- Today, I would like to talk about….
- I am Adiba bt Kassim and this morning I wish to talk about…..
- Thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about….
c. Closing
- I hope I have given you all the information on………..Thank you
- Finally, let me end my speech by…………..
Sample Question Sample Answer
As the President of the Environment Club, you have been asked by your teacher to
Good morning to the Principal, teachers and friends. My
give a speech to all students in your school on how they can help to reduce
environmental problems. In your speech, include the following notes: name is Labu bin Labi from class 5 Science. As the President of the
Environment Club, I have been asked by my teacher to give a
HOW TO REDUCE
ENVIRONMENTAL speech to all students in my school on how they can help to
PROBLEMS reduce environmental problems.
Firstly, we have to reduce energy usage. Do not waste
electricity. For example we must switch off the lights and fans
before we leave the classroom. We should use products that have
timers so they will switch off automatically when the time is up. We
should also use energy saving appliances like light bulbs and
Reduce energy Reduce air pollution Reduce waste many others.
usage  Avoid open  Use
Secondly, we have to reduce air pollution. For example, we
 Do not waste burning environmental
electricity  Use unleaded friendly should avoid open burning. It is better to bury than to burn rubbish
 Use products that petrol products
in the open. We should also use unleaded petrol for our cars. It is
have timers  Practise car  Use recycled
 Use energy pooling materials also good to practise car pooling to work. Fewer cars on the road
saving  Use washable means less traffic and less pollution.
appliances items
Thirdly, we have to reduce waste. We must use
environmental friendly products that do not harm the environment.
When writing your speech text, you should remember to:
We should also use recycled materials like paper bags instead of
 use the appropriate greeting and closing
 state the purpose of the speech plastic bags. We should also use washable items to reduce waste.
 use all the notes given That is all for now. Thank you everyone for listening.
 write in paragraphs