Directed Writing 2014

NB –MOZAC ELD

1. Speeches are made during special occasions like school assemblies, students’ gatherings and other social occasions like weddings, anniversaries, dinners and farewell parties. When making speeches, you should follow these steps:

Greet your audience Introduce yourself Introduce your topic Make your speech, elaborate on your points Thank your audience

2. You must understand the occasion and know the audience so that you can choose the style that is interesting enough to get their attention.

3. Be precise and clear. Use simple language and short sentences. Long sentences tend to incur grammatical mistakes.

MODEL SENTENCES FOR SPEECHES

1. Opening address (Greeting audience, introducing speaker)

i) A very good morning to the principal, teachers and fellow students. It gives me great pleasure to stand here and give speech.

ii) Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to give a speech.

iii) Good morning everyone. First of all, before I begin my speech today, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the school for inviting me to give a talk.

2. Introducing the topic

i) I would like to introduce my topic for today and that is “How to Prepare for Exams“.

ii) Today, I am going to talk on the topic “How to Keep Our Teeth Clean and Healthy”.

iii) My talk for today is entitled “Preventing Road Accidents”.

Directed Writing 2014

SECTION A

You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this question.

You have been selected to represent your school in a speech competition. You are asked to prepare a speech on the topic, “Protecting the Earth”. Write the speech using the notes below.

Do not litter- use dustbins

- do not throw rubbish into the rivers and drains

Plant more trees- for ecosystem

- soil erosion

Reduce air pollution- sharing transportation

- enforce law on open burning

Recycle used items- do not throw away used items

- decorate goods to make money

When writing your speech:

you may use all the notes elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting add any other relevant information

NB –MOZAC ELD