Answer a)

The speech type that will best describe my speech is informative speech. As a president of the PTA, I
will need to brief the details that have been discussed previously with parents and teachers. As this
information is raised from previous meeting, informative speech is the most suitable type as it
involved parents-teacher discussion concerning the poor academic performance involving three
major subjects which are Mathematics, Science and English Language. Therefore, through
informative speech, a description of problems identified and methods to overcome it could be
explained to the intended audiences.

Answer b)

The problems that the PTA needs to address are:

Parents concern about their children poor academic performance in Mathematics, Science and
English Language subjects.

Methods to improve teaching and learning in these particular subjects.

To find solutions to overcome insufficient funds to carry out its project for the school. Actions that
can be taken by PTA are:

In order to raise funds, the PTA could organize charity events or sales, mini carnival or agree to pay
certain amount of fees to the association.

PTA should encourage their teachers especially in Mathematics, Science and English Language to
try new techniques in teaching and learning to attract students. Such new techniques may include
electronic medium such as internet, or any other means.

PTA should ensure that parents are well-informed about any particular weakness that their
children have in studies through academic report, via telephone, SMS and any other medium.

Answer c)

Form of oral communication that will be used for the intended PTA speech is intercultural
communication. Parents and teachers may not come from only one background, ethnicity or culture;
therefore it is important for the speaker to identify the diversity and make effort to ensure that the
speech could attract all audiences to engage in it. The model of 1OUMH1303: ENGLISH FOR ORAL
COMMUNICATION communication that would deliver the message clearly to its audiences is;
interactive model. This is because interactive model provide a dynamic opportunity for both listener
and speaker to listen, speak and give the feedbacks each times. Furthermore, this type of model is
suitable as both listener and speaker are engage in the same matters to be discussed.

Answer d)
The social context of the speech is to ensure that the language use is familiar and understandable to
all in the audiences. Such way to deliver the speech is through a conversational style where speaker
could talk rather informal in order to attract audiences to listen. The speaker could use different
intonation, familiar choice of words to the audiences and many others. It is necessary for the
speaker to avoid sensitive issues that may offend anyone in the audiences whether it is a fact or just
assumptions.

Answer e)

OUTLINE OF THE SPEECH

Purpose of the speech:

The purpose of the speech is to give explanation about the problems that have been discussed from
the previous meeting between parents and teachers.

Introduction

Attention

According to Robert Maynard Hutchins, The object of education is to prepare the young to educate
themselves throughout their lives. Such simple sentence may give different perceptions to one that
listen to it. However, in dealing with education for our children, I believe that each of us here wants
the same things to give to our children. I believe that education should be taught to inspire and
encourage these students to be more than what they have learn in school. Therefore, education is
not only the responsibility of the teachers and school but also require participation of the parents.

Need

My fellow parents and teachers of the association, thus it is important to be involved and to
acknowledge the power of education for our future generation. With the advancement of
technologies and information, it is important for us to provide the best education for our children at
every level that they are in. This speech is also intended to give some suggestions in order to solve
the problems. Such matters that have been identified previously, includes: parents concern about
the poor performance of their children, especially in Mathematics, Science and English Language.
Parents urges for teachers and students in improving the teaching and learning style for that
particular subjects. Also to finds solutions in order to overcome the insufficient funds to carry out
school projects.