MUET SPEAKING 2013 Sample Scripts

One of the questions that came out for this end of the year MUET speaking
exam is :

(Submitted by a candidate)
How to attain happiness?
A. have a goal
B. good relationship with others
C. good health
D. positive outlook

Here are my sample scripts... take note that these r just samples that I'm
going to 'hantam' write now... haha.. just for fun n to show you how to answer
the speaking question as best as you can.

Task A
Candidate A

A very good morning to one and all. The issue at hand today is how to attain
happiness. I believe that this issue has been on the forefront for as long as
man existed. In fact, I believe even animals and other beings strive to
achieve this wonderful state of happiness and contentment. It is therefore my
honest opinion that in order to achieve happiness we must have a concrete
and measurable goal. Let us analyse a few reasons to justify this point.
First and foremost, to aspire towards happiness is not enough. Just wanting is
only half the battle won. To attain it there must be some kind of action
involved and this most certainly begins with setting goals. The most
important reason for setting aims or goals is to provide a way to measure if
you have achieved it or not. For example, my aim is to be happy. In order to
be happy I must have enough money and job security as well as a stable and
happy family. Therefore the next logical step is to provide a timeframe to

achieve this goal. If we set a goal based on a timeframe, happiness will be

more easily achievable. A young person could aim to get his degree before he
turns 25, get a stable high paying job by 30 and get married before he/she is
35. Thus, having a goal or goals will help discern the level of our happiness.
Secondly, we can attain happiness when we have a goal because it gives us
something to work towards or aim for. However, please note that the beauty
of having goals is that it can be modified to suit ourselves and our situations.
And once we have achieved it, we can create new goals. Conversely, if we
cannot attain it, we can modify them to be more realistic. For instance,
Mahatma Ghandi's goal in life was to achieve peace through peaceful means.
Furthermore, he was happiest when there are no wars and people can live in
peace. Even when he was sent to jail, he still held on to his goal which was to
solve things through peaceful means, not war. And even in jail, he could
attain happiness - Ghandi is a truly inspirational man.
As time is running out, let me reinstate that a key method to attain happiness
is to set reachable goals for ourselves. It also brings to mind a quote, 'Aim for
the sun so that if you fail, you will still be amongst the stars'. Thank you for
listening.

Candidate B

A very good morning I bid to the examiners and my fellow candidates. As the
saying goes, 'No man is an island'. Therefore we thrive on good relationships
with others in order to attain happiness. It would be quite strange to achieve
ultimate happiness yet have no one of consequence with whom to share it
with. Hence, good relationships with others are some of the fundamentals of
achieving true happiness. Allow me to describe this issue further by
presenting a few points.
On the one hand, happiness is maximised when happiness is shared. In
general, everyday we interact with the people closes to us be they family
members, spouse, children, best friends or colleagues. In fact, sometimes,
happiness comes from external sources and we may not even know them
personally. But it is these very relationships with others that will build the
foundation of happiness brick by brick. When we need help, and a friend
offers it, or when we just need to spend some quality time with our family
and every member of the family shows up, well, these instances feed
happiness to our souls. Imagine if you received really good news like a

scholarship to study abroad but had no one to tell. Indeed, our happiness
would fade a little, or we might even end up depressed!
On the other hand, happiness diminishes when we have few or no good
relationships with others. In times of need, it is human nature to reach out for
help especially from our closest and dearest. As a child, when we fell and hurt
our knees, we would call out for our mom or dad. When a friend backstabs
you with nasty gossip, we call our best friend to unload our unhappiness. In
the workplace, when our colleagues treat us unfairly, we go home to our
spouses and use them as sounding walls to express our anger or
disappointment. Thus, the human race is fragile, and we depend on good
human relationships to keep our happy odometer high.
In short, it would be pointless to attain happiness yet be so lonely with no one
to share the good times with. Hence, each of us should work on improving
and bettering our relationships in order to attain unlimited happiness in life.
Thank you and have a nice day.

Candidate C

A marvelous morning I bid to one and all. As the popular saying goes, 'Health
is Wealth'. There is indeed a whole lot of truth to this age old adage as I am
sure everyone will admit that without health, we would live a poor quality and
even substandard life hence marring our ability to attain true happiness!
Allow me to further elaborate by providing a few different perspectives on
this issue.
First and foremost, the level of our health will determine how happy we are.
Surely there is not a single soul out there who rejoices in being unhealthy and
unwell. Basically, being healthy is crucial to our happiness because if we
cannot do even the simplest of things such as brushing our own teeth and
going to the toilet unassisted then it would be a very sad day indeed. There
can be nothing joyful about waking up every morning to face blood
transfusions or chemotherapy or surgery after surgery. In fact it would be
downright depressing and it isn't any wonder that these people would suffer
depression and even contemplate committing suicide.
Conversely, when we have optimum health, happiness is easily attained.
When you wake up in the morning and stretch and take big lungfuls of fresh
air, it makes us ready to face the challenges in the day ahead. We are able to
play our role in society well be it as a student with a sharp mind to study

better, or a worker in this industrious world, doing our job well. Or when our
health is maximised, athletes all around the world break records and cry in
jubilation as when Usain Bolt does when he literally flies down the track or
when Micheal Phelps or even Lin Dan lifts the Olympic gold medals high in
victory.
Needless to say, in conclusion, happiness is easily attainable when we are
healthy because it is one of the pillars of the basic necessities in life in order
to truly achieve a state of bliss. Thank you.

Candidate D

To the examiners and my fellow candidates, a wonderful morning I bid you.

The topic given today is rather interesting as it brings to mind a commonly
asked question, "Is the glass half empty or it is half full?" A person with a
positive outlook would surely answer 'half full' and this colours his or her life
with positive energy therefore making happiness truly easily attainable. Allow
me to elaborate what I mean about a positive outlook.
Firstly, a positive outlook gives us a means of inventing options. What does
this mean exactly? Well, people who are positive do not give up easily, in
fact, they make it a point to inspect every avenue and come up with
innovative ways to overcome any obstacle. For instance, after studying so
hard a student fails due to a death in the family during exam time and she
could not concentrate. Rather than surrender to her fate, she takes it as a
challenge to get back up on the horse and find a job. After a few years of
working, she collects enough money to do her degree on a part time basis
and after 3 or 4 years, she finally graduates. This is because she has a
positive outlook and looked hard for other options to change her fate. At the
end, she has managed to attain happiness when her goals are achieved.
In addition, a person with a positive outlook seem to draw positive energy
into her radius and somehow good things start to happen to her. Even when
bad things happen, like an accident that messes up her car, she would still
find the silver lining in the sense that she is thankful to be alive and more
grateful still for not having harmed anyone else. Therefore, a positive outlook
is crucial in attaining happiness because it is a wonderful ability to find the
good in any bad situation.
In short, people with a positive outlook with find happiness under every
stone, at every corner because they are better able to be happy and content
with their lot in life. Thank you for lending me your ears.