Friday, September 28, 2012

MUET Speaking tips and sample

 
1.(NOT advised to use names, even if they are your friends).

2. For task A
-- expect to speak for a full 2 minutes, regardless of how many points you deliver.
-- speak according to the topic confidently, fluently and accurately with good body language.

3.For task B
-- expect to speak for a full 10 minutes, regardless of if you manage to do a conclusion or not.
--do not also be a passenger with nothing to say. 
--Ask your friends their opinions or help them end their sentences/ideas

4. Smile, talk naturally (not robotic), crack some jokes and give creative . If you make them laugh (in a good way), chances are they will be more willing to award better marks.

Useful Expressions
Various Expressions used in asking for and expressing opinions
Function
Expressions
Asking for an opinion
What’s your opinion on…
What do you think of…
What are your views on …
Do you have anything to add?
Don’t you think that…
Giving opinions
I believe that..
I am certain that..
I must say..
It is quite clear that..
I maintain that ..
I am sure that …
As far as I am concerned ..
I suppose . ..
From my point of view ..
In my opinion..
I think that…
I would say that …
It seems to me that …
I think it would be fair to say that …
I guess..
Agreement
Disagreement
Complete Agreement
I totally agree with you
I see your point of view
That’s true/right/brilliant
That’s good/splendid idea
True. I am glad you say that
Yes, I feel the same way. I agree
Yes, I’m sure you are right
Absolutely/ Definitely
I couldn’t agree with you more
Yes, I think that is a wonderful idea
Direct Disagreement
I’m sorry, I beg to differ
I absolutely disagree with you
I’m sorry but I have to disagree
I disagree
I am afraid that I don’t agree
I don’t think so
I don’t see your point
I don’t get it
Tentative Partial Agreement
I agree with you to a point
I agree with you to a certain extent
I think you are right but
You’ve got a point there but
Well, perhaps you are right
I agree that….but…
That may be so but
I will take that into considerations
Indirect Disagreement
Are you sure?
I could be wrong but
I see your point but I think it would be better if ..
Really?
Oh, I don’t know about that
I’m not sure about that
I do not think that is always true because
Some expressions used in making suggestions, recommendations and some possible responses.
Suggestion
Wouldn’t it be a good idea to
Shall we
I think we should
I feel that we should
Perhaps we could
Why don’t we
What about
How about
Let’s
It might be a good idea to
Have you ever thought of
Maybe we should
If I were you, I would
Don’t you think we should
Positive response
Yes, that’s a good idea
That would be nice
Okay
Negative response
I think that is out of the question
I can foresee problems
I’m not convinced that this will work
The suggestions will give rise to other problems
I’d rather not
No. I don’t really like the idea
No, I really don’t think so
Recommendation
I strongly recommend that
I strongly advise that
I propose that
I would like to put forward a proposal that
Positive response
I fully support
I am in favour of
I totally agree with
I approve of
I see no objection to that
I would certainly endorse
Negative response
I am totally opposed to the proposal
I think that is out of the question
I can foresee problems
I’m not convinced that this will work
This will give rise to other problems
Various expressions that may be used in persuading someone
Persuassive
expressions
Have you considered
Do you realize that
Don’t you think
Wouldn’t it be a good idea to
I wonder if you have thought of
Maybe you should consider
It would be in your own interest to
I can assure you that
You have no need to fear
I encourage you to
I am very sure there is no harm
I feel you should
I persuade you to

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