Welcome to a

session
Of

MUET SPEAKING – 800/2

13/03/07 Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia

MUET 800/2
An overview of the session
-MUET 800 / 2
 Activities related to
MUET800/2

 Viewing Session

 Workshop

 Group Presentation
 So What’s New ?

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 Any
Somechanges in theinsyllabus?
changes the
Test Specifications
•Task fulfilment
•Fluency
•Language Functions (additional )
- defining, describing, explaining
- comparing and contrasting
- classifying
- seeking clarification
- presenting an argument
• Managing a discussion - prompting
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MUET 800/2
 How about the layout of the question
paper?
Layout of MUET 800/2 paper

Old Syllabus Revised syllabus

Task A and Task B Task A and Task B

printed on the printed on front and
same page back
:

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Revisiting Test Specifications 800/2
• Form groups of 6
• Arrange the headings on the table
• Place the strips of speaking skills under
the correct headings
• Complete the task in 5 minutes

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 Refer to Test Specifications
Pp 18
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 • Pick a sentence strip from
the box

JUST A LINE
• Read the statement aloud

• Say whether you agree

with the statement

• Give a reason to support

your opinion
( You can only use one
sentence )
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 Gentle Reminder

• Please fill up your Reflective Grid.

• How would you adapt/ modify the

activity to cater to your students’
needs?

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 MY SA Y
• Read the Notes, Task 4 (p.5)

• Read Task Cards

• Prepare task ( 2 minutes )

• Take turns to speak

• Speak for at least 1 minute

• In your group, complete Task Sheet 4

• Sharing time

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 TO SING OR NOT TO SING
• Remain in your groups of 3
• Read Notes, Task 6 (p.8)
• Number yourselves A, B and C

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 TO SING OR NOT TO SING
CPs ‘A’ and ‘B’ CP ‘C’
• Read and prepare • Read task (2 minutes)
task ( 2 minutes)
• Present (2 minutes) • Listen to CPs ‘A’ and
‘B’
• Take notes
…………………………..
• Prepare task (2 minutes)
• Present (2 minutes)

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 In a classroom situation, after A and
B have presented their tasks,

While C is preparing
and presenting her
task, what do you think
A & B would be doing?

How canDo weyou

get A &they
think B towill
bebe
involved listening
activelyattentively
throughoutto C
the activity
when he or she is
presenting ?

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 Sharing
While ‘C’ is presenting,

‘A’ & ‘B’ could :

- check if ‘C’ has mentioned their points
accurately.
- provide feedback to ‘C’
• Use the Reflection Grid to provide peer
feedback.
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 Gentle Reminder
• Please fill up your Reflective Grid.

• How would you adapt/ modify the

activity to cater to your students’
needs?

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 What do you think is behind
Smiley?

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 Which one did you see?

Is this logo familiar to you?

What do you know about this national
event?

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What other events could be held
to promote M’sia?

What are the benefits of these

events to the country?
 While-Viewing Activity

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 Before viewing a group’s
presentation
1. Read Grid – Task 8 (p.13)

2. Refer to Sample Question (p.42)

‘Hosting an International Event’

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 You are given 1 min to read the question.

Hosting an international sporting event like the Commonwealth

Games or the F1Series is good for the country. In what way
do you think M’sia can benefit from such events?

Task B: Discuss which one of the following will benefit the

country most:

(i) M’sia will be internationally-known

(ii) M’sia will earn more income due to the event
(iii) M’sians will get the opportunity to attend an international
event
(iv) M’sian sportsmen and sportswomen will get the support of
the home crowd.
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 While viewing the group’s
presentation

Complete Grid – Task sheet 8

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 CANDIDATES
A B C D
LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS

Expressing Agreement

Expressing Disagreement

Persuading

Stating & justifying points of view

Giving opinions

INTERACTIVE SKILLS

Initiating

Turn-taking

Interrupting

Prompting

Negotiating

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 Who’s Who

Candidate A Candidate B

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 Who’s Who
Candidate C Candidate D

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 Are we ready to check your answers?

• Refer to Task sheet 9 (pp.15-16)

•Read the underlined expressions and
state the skills used in the right hand
column of Task sheet 9 (pp. 15-16)

• Let’s discuss the answers

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Candidate
Speech Skills
Cand. 1.I do not agree with Candidate D’s point that
Malaysian sportsmen and sportswomen would
A get the support of the home crowd. 2. This is
because winning a game actually depends on the
skills and talents that you have is not due to the 1-Expressing
support of the crowd. Being in the home
country is not actually the main factor of why disagreement
you win a game. 3.I do not deny that somehow
it, somehow or rather it would affect the game 2-Stating &
and to what extend would it help? I wouldn’t justifying points
win a game just because my family was there to
of view
support me, it’s due to practise. [Link] the other
hand I think the main cause of hosting this
international event is that we get to attend an
international event where it would put us on a 3-Expressing
stage where we would compare ourselves with agreement
the rest of the world. (partial)

[Link]
opinions

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Cand D Actually I do not deny also as you say practise
actually contributes a lot to the athletes 5. 5-
but let’s see , say that you are going to
compete ah and your competitors are not
expressing
actually that bad, they are really good but disagreement
then what happens if you tend to get tense (colloquial
up or sort of I am scared , I am very language)
anxious. There is nobody cheering for me .
Oh, what am going to happen, I might be able to
lose and then how if I go back to the justify
country, how I going to tell them like its opinion
very hard to face the fact. See if let’s say
that you have home crowd there , at least
oh, I have som many there, back stage
behind me, so many challenge for me, so I’ll
do my best. 6. Of course practise do
contribute some but at last moment from I
[Link]
mean is last moment I think that those Agreeing ,
cheery banners and those claps really help a reaffirm
lot and of course we internationally known stand
its …
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 Cand. Yeah, I Oh,15. I agree with that
A you would tend to be more 15.
motivated and passionate if you expressing
have people around you, agreement
supporting you.
Cand. Em.. they feel better.
D -
Cand. (nodding)
A -
Cand. Like I said also it’s not about
B winning the game or chances of [Link]
[Link],it’s about getting the suggestions
support and this support is
important er ..16 what do you think - prompting
about being internationally
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Conversation Web

• In groups of four,
number yourselves as

Candidate A, B , C and D

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 You are given 1 min to read
the question and 2 minutes
to prepare the task given.

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 Situation (MUET Oct/ Nov 2006 Booklet 3)

You are discussing the qualities of a good life

partner with your friends.

Task B : Discuss which of the following is the

most important quality a good life partner
should have.
A. should be religious
B. should be wealthy
C. should be good looking
D. should be fun to be with
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 Instructions:

•The one who initiates the discussion is to

hold the ball of raffia

•Then he/she passes the string to the

one who responds.
.

•Whoever speaks or contributes to the

discussion has to hold part of the string.
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• In your discussion, you may support or
oppose the other candidates’ views.
•At the end of the discussion, try to come to a
group decision.
• You are given 10 minutes to discuss the
given task.

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How does this activity help the
teacher as well as the learner in
the teaching-learning of MUET
800/2?

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 Workshop Session

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 •Form groups of six.
•Identify the language functions
or interactive skills students
have difficulties in.
•You are given 30 mins to prepare a
speaking lesson, focusing on the
functions or skills identified.
•Write out the speaking lesson on
display sheet.
•Demonstrate a part of the lesson to
the whole group.
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 SHARING WITH OTHERS….

Are you ready to

present?

Please provide feedback on the

group’s presentation.

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LET’S TAKE A LOOK …

• Paste the display sheet on the

wall.

• Walk around the room to view

the lessons prepared.

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 Thank you for sharing with
us.

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