Malaysian University English Test MUET SPEAKING Sample Question Situation Many teenagers today are stressed out

because of vario us factors. What do you think is a major cause of stress to teenagers? Candidate A Task A : In your opinion, family problems are a major cause of stress to teen agers. Elaborate on this. Candidate B Task A : In your opinion, school-related p roblems are a major cause of stress to teenagers. Elaborate on this. Candidate C Task A : In your opinion, boy-girl relationships are a major cause of stress to teenagers. Elaborate on this. Candidate D Task A: In your opinion, financial pr oblems are a major cause of stress to teenagers. Elaborate on this. Answering Te chniques Greetings List of commonly used expressions: 1. Good morning/afternoon to everyone.. 2. Good morning/afternoon to the examiners and fellow candidates. 3. Hello everyone. 4. Thank you examiners let me begin Introduction List of commonly used expressions: 1. Alright, I will begin my presentation on 2. I will talk a opinion/views/suggestion on Points+Explanation List of commonly used e 1. In my opinion, .. I said that because : (1)_________________________ _______________________ So: ________________________________ I believe that, _____________________________ Take for example: ________________________________ Thus: _______________________________ (3). I will end by saying _______________ _____ (4). Thats all from me today. Thank you. 3. From my experience, ..__ _____________________ For instance _______________________ Hence,_______________ ____ As far as I am concerned .. ..is the 2. 4. 5. Conclusion +Closing Statement (1).So, overall ____________________ (2). All in a ll/in conclusion/in a nutshell___________

Sample Question Situation Many teenagers today are stressed out because of vario us factors. What do you think is a major cause of stress to teenagers? Candidate A Task A : In your opinion, family problems are a major cause of stress to teen agers. Elaborate on this. Sample Answer Preparation(brainstorming) Family Proble ms =major cause of stress to teenagers Why & How? -family-the closest to teenage rs/the most important relationship they have -happy/healthy family /help teenage rs/feel confident +supported -teenagers/need a lot of supports and help to make sense of the world -only a harmonious family can provide the supports needed -if family problematic/teenagers will be affected badly -cause stress Greetings Goo d morning to the examiners and all fellow candidates. Introduction Today, I will talk about what I think I a major cause of stress to teenagers. Points+Explanat ion In my opinion, family problems are a major cause of stress to teenagers. I s aid this because first of all, family is the most important thing in a teenagers life. Family provides the environment and support system needed by teenagers who are still finding their ways in life. A happy and healthy family will make a te enager feel supported in his life and this will make him feel confident to face the world. As you know, being a teenager is difficult. There are many challenges they have to face like the physical changes, school matters and friendships. If a family is problematic, the teenagers will not be able to get enough supports from his family. His life will be very affected. And this will cause a lot of st ress to him. Take for example a family who is having a serious financial problem or parents who are going through a bitter divorce. These problems will cause th e most stress to the students if compared to

problems with friends or other issues. Conclusion +Closing Statement As such, I strongly feel that family problems are a major cause of stress to teenagers. So, that is all from me today. Thank you. Specific Techniques Formulating the Intro ductory statements Sample Question Situation Many teenagers today are stressed o ut because of various factors. What do you think is a major cause of stress to t eenagers? Candidate B Task A: In your opinion, school-related problems are a maj or cause of stress to teenagers. Elaborate on this. 2 Minutes Points Preparation [School-related problems = major cause of stress to teenagers[] -school problem s like time management, waking up early, transportation to school, meals, homewo rk, activities and examinations. -cause stress -so many things to manage and acc omplish in so short a time -teenagers have to train themselves /have to be on th emselves in order to cope with schools. -they are in school most of the times/li fe revolve around school -they are stressed out all the time. -the school is not known as a place for fun -a school is for learning and activities -endless acti vities and works to cover cause stress to students. Greeting Good morning/aftern oon to everyone Introduction Today, I will talk about ,.. From the question: What do you think is a major cause of stress to teenagers? In your answer: What I thi nk is a major cause of stress to teenagers. Statement of Points In my opinion,.. From the question: In your opinion, school-related problems are a major cause of stress to teenagers. Elaborate on this. In your answer: In my opinion, school-r elated problems are a major cause of stress to teenagers. Explanation I said tha t because: In the question: school-related problems are a major cause of stress to teenagers. In your answer: school-related problems .* Explain what the issues are and how plus why they are a major cause of stress to teenagers]..

Example: School-related problems include the difficulties the teenagers face whe n dealing with issues such as -waking up early, catching their transportation, p reparing for classes, completing homework, attending lesions, preparing for exam s and etc. -some teenagers like to have more flexibility or freedom in life. May be they were brought up that way . So they find it difficult to cope with so man y things related to the school. -most teenagers complain about having to wake up so early to go to school and also about the long hours spent in school. - in be tween coming to school and going back, they also have to take part in many activ ities so these cause stress to them. -for example, the form 6 students who have t o be in school until around 3 oclock. -for teenagers, having to cope with so many school-related problems are a major cause of stress. -take for example, student s who are weak in certain subjects. They will struggle to master the skills and to understand the lessons. They will fear that they will fail in the subjects. these things might appear tedious or petty to adults but to teenagers-these are their world. Conclusion Thus, it would be suffice for me to say that school-related problems are a major cause of stress to teenagers. Thank you.

Skill Focus: Stating and Justifying Point of View ( Explanation&Elaboration) Sam ple Question 1. Candidate C Task A : In your opinion, boy-girl relationships are a major cause of stress to teenagers. Elaborate on this. Key words: boy-girl re lationships are a major cause of stress to teenagers Techniques You May Use (i). explain what is a b-g r (ii).explain how it may cause stress to teenagers and (i ii). describe how it pose a major stress to teenagers. What is b-g-r? (i) A boygirl relationship refers to the romantic relationship that a teenager have with someone of the opposite gender. How may it cause stress to teenagers? (i). It ma y cause stress to teenagers because they are still too young . Too young for wha t? -for the relationship: They are still too young for relationship. Why is that a problem: This is a problem because they are still too young to understand and manage their own feelings. They are too young to understand the feelings of the person they are in love with and most importantly they are just beginning to le arn how to manage a romantic relationship which can be very challenging. How doe s it pose a major stress to teenagers? (i). It cause a major stress to teenagers because : -they cant avoid it. -its part and parcel of growing up process. -they try to avoid it but it will certainly happen to them. -family may object the re lationship and the school might sanction the practice in school. -the teenagers will feel very confused and in a dilemma. Conclusion In conclusion, boy-girl rel ationship is a major cause of stress to teenagers. Thank you.