The document outlines the skills and tasks required for the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) speaking component, focusing on individual presentations and group discussions on contemporary issues. It provides methods for preparation, structuring presentations, and techniques for effective communication, emphasizing the importance of fluency, grammatical accuracy, and understanding the topic. Additionally, it includes practice examples and suggested phrases for making suggestions and stating opinions.

1. MUET SPEAKING
LESSONS
SKILLS FOR INDIVIDUAL
PPRESENTATION

2. INTRODUCTION
1. The main aim of MUET Paper 2 is to
test the communication skills of
students.
2. Candidates are assessed on their to
make individual presentations and take
part in group discussions on
contemporary issues.
3. Topics for the discussion may include
socio-cultural, economic, science and
technology, sports, environment,
education and health issues.
4. Candidates are assessed on their
commands of the language, fluency,
skills in managing a discussion, and
ability to fulfill the task given.

3. TASK A : INDIVIDUAL
PRESENTATION
Candidates are given
1 Minute to read the
question.
Candidates are given
2 minutes to prepare
their responses to
the question.
Candidates are then
given 2 minutes to
present.

4. TASK B: GROUP
INTERACTION
Candidates are given 2
Minutes to prepare for a
task based on a given
stimulus or topic.
The group is then given
ten minutes to carry out
the discussion.
After listening to everyone
in the group, candidates
will try to come to a
consensus during the
group interaction.

5. SEATING ARRANGEMENT
Q R

6. ASSESSMENT
Candidates will be assessed on three different
components:
• Shows understanding of the topic.
• Develops ideas
• Presents viewpoints
• Mature treatment of the topic.
Task Fulfillment
• Meaning comes across
• Uses appropriate and varied vocabulary
• Able to link ideas
• Grammatical accuracy.
Language
• Fluent
• Accurate pronunciation]
• Stress and intonation
• Delivers confidently
• Interacts and maintains a discussion
• Displays initiatives and intersts
Communicative
Ability

7. TASK A: individual
presentation
Preparation
1. You will be given 1 minute to read the
question. Read it carefully and
underline the keywords.
2. Take note of the aspects that should be
included in your presentation while
reading.
3. Think of as many ideas as you can for
the suggestion or opinion given. Jot
down the points quickly.
4. Think logically and give two or three
reasons to substantiate your points.
5. Organize your points in a logical
sequence.
6. Include an introduction and a
conclusion.

8. Preparing your text for
presentation
1. Mind mapping
• Brainstorm for ideas.
• Use mind mapping to link your ideas to
the topic.
• Develop your sub points and examples
to support your ideas.
2. Organise your ideas.
• Organise your ideas for a more
systematic and effective presentation.
• Create a structure for your presentation
–INTRODUCTION –BODY-CONCLUSION
• Elaborate on each point and
substantiate with relevant examples.

9. PRESENTATION
1. Greet your examiners and state your
suggestion or opinion.
2. Present main point and elaborate your
point with plausible reasons and
examples.
3. For the two-minute presentation, do
not present your ideas in point form.
4. Relax and try not to be nervous.
5. Speak clearly in complete sentences.
Stress words at the right places.
6. Express your ideas logically and
systematically.
7. Remember to make eye contact with
the examiners.
8. Conclude by summarizing your points
and thanks the examiners.

10. Lesson 1: Observing
appropriate social
conventions
Objectives:
The students will be able to:
1. Greet the examiners and other
candidates using appropriate social
convention and language.
2. Make suggestions and give
justification.
3. State opinion and give reasons.
4. Be familiar with common daily
social conventions used for
presenting opinions or making
suggestions .

11. GREETING IN AN ACADEMIC
VS GREETING IN A SOCIAL
CONTEXT
ACADEMIC SOCIAL
Good morning … Hi..
Hello… Hello..
How is everyone ? Good morning …
How are you doing? How’s it going?
How are things?

12. STATING OPINION AND GIVING REASONS
I feel that… I don’t think that…
I’d say… I don’t feel that…
I reckon… I don’t believe that…
I personally think.. What I reckon is…
Personally, I think… I am certain that..
I believe that.. In my humble opinion..
I suppose… If you ask me…
I must say.. I tell you what I think…
Its quite clear that.. If you don’t mind me saying..
I think it would be fair to say
that…
I’m utterly convinced that…
In my opinion I guess…
For me… The way I see it…
As far as I am concerned.. It seems to me that…

13. Practice 1: Stating opinion
Prompts
1. Which of the following animals do
you think make the cutest pet? Dogs,
cats, rabbits, hamsters or birds?
2. Which of the following has the most
challenging job? The Prime Minister,
The Finance Minister, The Chief
Minister of Sarawak or The Teacher?
2. Which of the following car brands is
the most attractive car? A Honda City,
A Nissan Almeera, A Toyota Vios or
Proton Preve’.
3. Which of the following schools is the
most popular in Bintulu? SMK
Kidurong, SMK Bandar, SMK Bintulu or
SMK Asyakirin?

14. Supporting your opinion/giving reasons
To elaborate,… For instance..
Let me elaborate.. To give you an example…
Let me explain.. Let me illustrate...
To give you more
information…
Let me tell you a little more
about…
What’s more… Let me give you some
details…
First,…Second,..
For example…

15. PRACTICE 2: GIVING REASONS
PROMPTS REASONS
1. Which of the following animals do you think make
the cutest pet? Dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters or
birds?
2. Which of the following has the most challenging
job? The Prime Minister, The Finance Minister, The
Chief Minister of Sarawak or The Teacher?
3.. Which of the following car brands is the most
attractive car? A Honda City, A Nissan Almeera, A
Toyota Vios or Proton Preve’.
4. Which of the following schools is the most popular in
Bintulu? SMK Kidurong, SMK Bandar, SMK Bintulu or
SMK Asyakirin

16. Lesson for Thursday 14th
Target Skills:
1. Making suggestions
2. Persuading
3. Compare and contrast
4. Present problems and solutions

17. Suggestions- Based
Questions
1. Suggestions are proposals made in
informal situations.
2. Recommendations are proposals made
in more formal situations.
3. Some MUET Speaking Questions will ask
you to give suggestions.
Example:
1. It has been found that children spend
too much time on the Internet. This
has affected their health, social life and
academic performance in school.
Parents are concerned about this. You
are one of the parents at a Parent-
Teacher Association meeting. Suggest
one way to solve the problems.

18. Useful phrases ..
Suggestions Positive Response Negative Response
Wouldn’t it be a
good idea to…
Yes, that’s a good
idea
I think that’s out of
the question
Shall we…. That would be nice I can foresee
problems with
this…
I think we should… Okay I am not sure this
will work..
I feel that we could What a good
suggestion
This will cause more
problems
Perhaps we could… I’d rather not
Why don’t we… No, I don’t really
like the idea
What about.. No, I really don’t
think so….
How about..
Lets…
May be we should
It might be a good
idea to…

19. Example 1
Your family is thinking of cutting down
expenses. Suggest ways in which your
family can save money on household
expenses.
1. Wouldn’t it be a good idea to…
2. Shall we….
3. I think we should…
4. I feel that we could
5. Perhaps we could…
6. Why don’t we…
7. What about..
8. How about..
9. Lets…
10. May be we should
11. It might be a good idea to…

20. Sample of sentences given by students
1. I think we should share cars with our family members to
save petrol expenses. -Athirah
2. I think we should switch off the lights or appliances when
we are not using them. This can save money.-Emilia
3. Perhaps we could start using electricity and water wisely. –
Becca.
4. I think we should save our money by saving some our
money in a bank so we can use it when we have any
problems in the future.-
5. I think we should use less gadgets to save money-Aisyah.
6. We should plant vegetables and fruits in the backyard.
7. I think we should use less electricity.
8. How about if we minimize the expenses on food.
9. How about if we use rain water instead of using tap water
when we wash our car.
10. I think we should plant vegetables in the backyard.
11. I think we should use money only for the important things.
12. Perhaps we should use tap water only when needed.
13. I think we should use less water and electric . I think we
need to watch out the way we use water and electricity.
14. I think we should reduce the electric and water bills.
15. Why don’t we stop spending our money on unnecessary
things like cat food and video games.

21. Many students couldn’t do well in their English test. Suggest
some ways for them to improve their command of the language.

22. Recommendations
Recommendation Positive Response Negative Response
I strongly
recommend
I fully support… I am totally
opposed to the
proposal
I strongly advise
that
I am in favour of
that…
I think that’s out of
the question
I propose that I totally agree with
you..
I can foresee
problems
I would like to put
forward a proposal
that…
I approve of.. I am not convinced
this will work…
I see no objection… This will only give
rise to other
problems…

23. Exercise 1: Make suggestions or recommendation for
each of the following situations. Then give an appropriate
reasons for the suggestions/recommendations.
1. Students are not doing well in their MUET Exams.
Recommendation:
Reasons:
2. It is dangerous for young children to play on the street.
Suggestion:
Reasons:
3. Many families can’t enjoy a good quality of life because
they can’t afford it.
Suggestion:
Reasons:
4. Many people find the price of houses in Bintulu are too
expensive.
Suggestion:
Reasons:

24. Lesson for 18th August
Presenting Factual Information
1. Introduction
2. Skills –introduction/explanation
3. Guided exercise
4. Independent exercise

25. Target Skills:
1. Developing and organizing ideas.
2. Using appropriate sentence and sequence connectors.
Objectives
The students will :
1. know the techniques for presenting
factual information for the speaking
tasks either by using describing,
explaining, giving cause and effects or
using comparing and contrasting
techniques.
2. Use logical and sequence connectors
effectively to make their presentation
more organized and cohesive.
3. As a results of the above 2 objectives,
the students will also be able to
present their ideas relevantly and
fluently.

26. PROCEDURES
When presenting factual
information, you need to organize
your speech properly so that
there is a smooth flow of ideas.
INTRODUCTION Introduce the topic
Give definition
Highlight main points of talk
BODY Include major points and
elaborate on them
Talk about the most important
points first.
Use transition signals to connect
ideas.
CONCLUSION Wrap up your talk by giving your
own opinion.
Summarize the main points of the
topic.
Give advice or recommendation

28. OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION Let me tell you about…
Today, I would like to talk about…
I would like to begin with…
My topic for today is…
BODY I would like to mention briefly…
I would like to recommend on…
There are several points that I would like to
make…
The first point is…
Firstly,..
First of all….
To begin with…
Secondly…
The next point/reason is…
Furthermore/Moreover/In addition..
Let me give you an example…
Let us consider…
Then…
CONCLUSION In general…
All in all..
In conclusion..
Let me conclude by saying..
I would like to conclude by…
Finally….

29. Example
Example of presentation.