WESTERING HIGH SCHOOL

GRADE 10 ENGLISH
TASK 9: PREPARED SPEECH

DATE: 4 – 6 SEPTEMBER 2023 MARKS: 10

EXAMINER: BR MODERATOR: AG, ZK, AN, PZ, CP, MS, HG

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

• Choose one of the topics listed below.
• Do thorough research on your topic.
• Your speech should be between 3 – 4 minutes long.
• You may use visual aids to refer to when you present your speech.
• You must have a printed (A4) copy of your oral as evidence for your portfolio.

TOPICS
1. The supremacy of youth and beauty.
2. Happiness or wealth – which one would you rather have?
3. “Don’t always complain the way isn’t there. If you can’t find the way, create it.”
(Martin Luther King)
4. Freedom of speech has gone too far.
5. Are fears rational or irrational?
6. Critically discuss the theme of appearance versus reality in the novel ‘The
Mark’