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SPEECH/ TALK

PRACTICE 1

You are the President of the Health Club in your school. Your teacher advisor has asked
you to give a speech aimed at raising awareness on the importance of weight
management during the school assembly.

Use the notes below to write your speech.

 Reasons for obesity: Genetics, bad eating habits

 Ways to overcome:
- Eat a sensible diet
- cut down on high calories food
- do not skip meals

When writing out your speech:

 You must use the notes given
 Suggest two advantages on having an ideal weight
 Add any other relevant information
 Write between 120 to 150 words

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STEP 1: THE FORMAT

A Speech/Talk Good morning Greeting

The title of my speech is… Topic/Purpose

(Paragraphs)

Thank you Ending

STEP 2: DRAFT YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE (MAIN IDEA)

Introduction:
Greet the audience

Topic Sentence:
i. Reasons for obesity: Genetics, bad eating habits, lack of exercise
ii. Ways to overcome:
- Eat a sensible diet - eat on time, small portion, follow the food pyramid
- Cut down on high calories food – reduce the cholesterol and fat
- Do not skip meals – take healthy diet
iii. Suggest two advantages on having an ideal weight ;
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- _________________________________

iv. Conclusion: Tell the students to take note/and achieve ideal weight and practice
healthy lifestyle. THANK YOU

 Suitable merit words : As the saying goes, ‘ Health is wealth’

Prevention is better than cure
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Do not cry over spilt milk

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*GIVING A TITLE*

The title should be taken from the question itself, right after the preposition directly after
the given task and it should end before the next preposition.

Question: You are the President of the Health Club in your school. Your teacher advisor
has asked you to give a speech aimed at raising awareness on the importance of
weight management during the school assembly.

 Use the given sentence template from the table below to write.
1 2 3 4
Firstly, advise (you) to
Next, advise (you) not to
Then, I would like to inform (you) to Content points given in the
In addition, inform (you) about question
Furthermore, write about
Lastly, share (with you) about
tell (you) to
tell (you) not to
tell (you) about
discuss on
remind (you) of
remind (you) to
remind (you) not to

LET’S WRITE:

A very good morning,

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PRACTICE 2

You are the secretary of the St. John Ambulance Society of your school. Your teacher
advisor has asked you to give a talk to the students of your school on cleanliness. Write
the talk based on the notes below.

- brush your teeth after every meal

- bath at least once a day
- use soap and water when you bath
- change your clothes after your bath

When writing out your speech:

 You must use the notes given
 Suggest two advantages taking care of cleanliness
 Add any other relevant information
 Write between 120 to 150 words

STEP 1 : THE FORMAT

A Speech/Talk Good morning Greeting

The title of my speech is… Topic/Purpose

(Paragraphs)

Thank you Ending

STEP 2: DRAFT YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE (MAIN IDEA)

Introduction:
Greet the audience

Topic Sentence:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v. Suggest two advantages
- _________________________________
- _________________________________

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vi. Conclusion:
___________________________________________________________________________THANK YOU

 Suitable merit words: ___________________________

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The title should be taken from the question itself, right after the preposition directly after
the given task.

Question: You are the secretary of the St. John Ambulance Society of your school. Your
teacher advisor has asked you to give a talk to the students of your school on cleanliness.

Use the given sentence template from the table below to write.
1 2 3 4
Firstly, advise (you) to
Next, advise (you) not to
Then, I would like to inform (you) to Content points given in the
In addition, inform (you) about question
Furthermore, write about
Lastly, share (with you) about
tell (you) to
tell (you) not to
tell (you) about
discuss on
remind (you) of
remind (you) to
remind (you) not to

LET’S WRITE:

Good morning,
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1. The Interact Club is on a membership drive. As the President of the club,

you have been asked to give a speech at the school assembly. In your
speech, you talk about encouraging the students to join the Interact Club.
Based on all the notes below, write out your speech.

Activities - visit old folks’ home

- visit orphanage

- raise funds for poor students

- organize campaigns - clean up the school

- collect old newspapers

- make bookmarks and greeting cards

Advantages - make new friends

- learn leadership skills

- cooperate with others

- learn to be caring

- gain experience

- learn to be creative

When writing the talk, you must remember to:

- lay out your talk correctly

- use all the notes given

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2. Every student in your school must be actively involved in three different co-
curricular activities after school hours. As the head prefect of your school,
you are asked give a speech at the school assembly to encourage all the
students to participate in the co-curricular activities. Based on the notes
below, write out your speech.

- help you become a better person

- instil discipline
- learn good values – cooperation
- respect for others
- develop leadership skills
- learn to organize activities
- provide opportunities - to develop social skills
- to take part in competitions
- keep you healthy
- get a good testimonial

When writing your speech, remember to:

- greet the audience

- state the topic of your speech
- thank the audience
- use all the notes given above
- provide elaborations/additional information

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