WRITING A SPEECH
You are the president of the Junior Environment Club and you have been
invited to give a speech during your school assembly on how to keep your
school clean. With the help of the pictures and notes below, write out your
speech.
Do’s Don’ts
- sweep classrooms - litter everywhere
- wipe windows daily - let rubbish overflow waste
paper basket
- flush toilets - throw objects into toilet
- keep sinks clean bowls
- throw tissues into sinks
- put used plates and - leave food scraps
glasses in proper everywhere
places - leave used plates and
- arrange chairs neatly glasses on table
(Adapted from Penerbitan Pelangi)
WRITING A SPEECH
You are the president of the Junior Environment Club and you have been
invited to give a speech during your school assembly on how to keep your
school clean. With the help of the pictures and notes below, write out your
speech.
Do’s Don’ts
- sweep classrooms - litter everywhere
- wipe windows daily - let rubbish overflow waste
paper basket
- flush toilets - throw objects into toilet
- keep sinks clean bowls
- throw tissues into sinks
- put used plates and - leave food scraps
glasses in proper everywhere
places - leave used plates and
- arrange chairs neatly glasses on table
(Adapted from Penerbitan Pelangi)
What is a speech?
1. Speeches are talks delivered in public on formal and informal occasions.
2. There are many types of speeches such as 'welcome speech', 'thank you speech' and 'farewell
speech'. Besides, there are also speeches on topics of interest and social issues.
3. The PRESENT TENSE IS USUALLY USED when you write out a speech.
Useful hints
INTRODUCTION - SALUTATION/GREETING
1) Greet the audience.
e.g: Good morning / afternoon / evening to
boys and girls..
our principal, teachers and fellow students… (at an official school function)
Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen… (at an official function or society meeting)
Yang Berhormat, Tan Sri Najib Abdul Rahman, ladies and gentlemen… (if there is a
distinguished guest)
2) Introduce yourself to the audience- (your name, position held, department attached to)
e.g: I am ………from…...
I am ….(name)….the president of……
3) Introduce topic
e.g: I am here to present a talk on the topic ……(write the topic stated in the question)
I have been invited to give a speech on …..
I would like to talk about….
4) Purpose of speech
e.g: The purpose of my talk today is to make you realize the importance of…(the topic)
BODY - Content
more than one paragraph
3 paragraphs is the best
DO NOT FORGET to use all the notes given in the question
CONCLUSION / ENDING
eg: That’s all I have to say this morning/evening.
The speaker’s hope
Eg: I hope that all of you will …..
Thank the audience.
e.g: Thank you very much for your kind attention.
Thank you for listening to my speech.
Thank you very much for your kind attention
Good morning to the principal, teachers and my fellow students. I am the
president of the __________________________ of our school and I have been
invited to give a speech on ____________________________.
First and foremost, we should keep our classrooms clean. We must
________________________ every day and always keep our waste paper
baskets empty. We must also remember to ______________________. We
should not __________________ in our classrooms. Rubbish must be thrown
into waste paper baskets. We should not ____________________
_______the ______________________________ as it will be an eyesore.
In addition, we must remember to _______________ after using them. It is
very unhealthy to leave toilets not flushed as they will emit a stench. We must not
_________________________________. This will cause the toilet bowls to clog.
We should also _______ the _______________ by ___
___________________________________________. After all, we are the ones
who use the toilets so we should not dirty them.
Besides , we should also ____ all __________________________
_____________________ such as in basins provided in the canteen. We should
____________________________________after we finish our meal. We
should not ______________________________ as it will attract flies. Moreover
______________________________________ should not be
________________________________. In this way we can help to keep the
canteen clean.
That is all I have to say this morning. I hope that all of you will cooperate and
keep our beloved school clean. Thank you.
Content Points
P1 sweep classrooms
P2 wipe windows daily
P3 flush toilets
P4 keep sinks clean
P5 put used plates and glasses in proper places
P6 arrange chairs neatly
P7 do not litter everywhere
P8 do not let rubbish overflow waste paper basket
P9 do not throw objects into toilet bowls
P10 do not throw tissues into sinks
P11 do not leave food scraps everywhere
P12 do not leave used plates and glasses on table
SAMPLE ANSWER:
Good morning to the principal, teachers and my fellow students. I am the president of the Intro-
Junior Environment Club of our school and I have been invited to give a speech on how to keep our duction
school clean.
First and foremost, we should keep our classrooms clean. We must sweep our classrooms P1
every day and always keep our waste paper baskets empty. We must also remember to wipe the
windows daily. We should not litter everywhere in our classrooms. Rubbish must be thrown into P2
waste paper baskets. We should not let rubbish overflow the waste paper baskets as it will be
P6
an eyesore.
P7
In addition we must remember to flush toilets after using them. It is very unhealthy to leave
toilets not flushed as they will emit a stench. We must not throw objects into toilet bowls. This
P3
will cause the toilet bowls to clog. We should also keep the sinks clean by not throwing tissues
and rubbish into them. After all, we are the ones who use the toilets so we should not dirty them. P9
Besides this, we should also put all used plates and glasses in proper places such as in P4
basins provided in the canteen. We should not leave food scraps everywhere as it will attract
flies. Moreover used plates and glasses should not be left on the canteen tables. In this way P10
we can help to keep the canteen clean.
That is all I have to say this morning. I hope that all of you will cooperate and keep our beloved P5
school clean. Thank you. P11
P12