This document provides guidance on effective group interaction strategies. It advises reading the task carefully, focusing on keywords, generating ideas within two minutes, making sure the discussion is relevant and allows all members to contribute without one person dominating, and deciding on an option at the end. Additional tips include being polite, taking turns speaking, and allowing others to finish without raising your voice. An exercise is provided to practice starting, maintaining, and concluding a discussion, as well as agreeing and disagreeing respectfully. Sample situations are given to provide suggestions and recommendations.

1. SPEAKING
STRATEGIES – GROUP
INTERACTION

2. GROUP INTERACTION
 YOU WILL BE GIVEN A TOPIC TO DISCUSS
 EACH CANDIDATE WILL HAVE A
DIFFERENT OPTION/SUGGESTION TO
DISCUSS.
 10 MINUTES IS GIVEN TO DISCUSS.
 AFTER 10 MINUTES, DECIDE WHICH IS
THE BEST OPTION/SUGGESTION.

3. 1) UNDERSTAND THE TASK
Read task CAREFULLY.
UNDERSTAND what you have
to talk about.

4. 2)FOCUS ON THE TASK
Underline keywords or
phrases.
Read carefully on which
option/suggestion you are
supposed to talk about.

5. 3) GENERATE IDEAS
DECIDE QUICKLY.
ONLY TWO MINUTES IS
GIVEN FOR YOU TO DO
THIS.

6. 4) DISCUSS
 Make sure that whatever is said are
relevant and logical to the topic.
 Make sure that the discussion is
active.
 Make sure that no one is conquering
the discussion.
 Make sure in the end, a decision is
made.

7. ADDITIONAL TIPS!
 BE POLITE
 TAKE TURNS TO SPEAK
 GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE
TO SPEAK
 DO NOT RAISE YOUR VOICE
 ALLOW OTHERS TO FINISH
GIVING THEIR
OPINION/SUGGESTION

8. EXERCISE
 DISCUSS AND LIST OUT SUITABLE
EXPRESSIONS TO:
1) start the discussion
2) maintain the discussion
3) ask for opinion/suggestion
4) agree with someone’s opinion
5) disagree with someone’s opinion
6) interrupt
7) make suggestions and recommendation
8) conclude/sum up

9. Study the situations below and provide
suitable suggestions and
recommendations.
1. Situation : The refrigerator is empty.
Mother : Let’s
_______________________________________.
2. Situation : The child has a high fever.
Father : We need to
__________________________________.
3. Situation : The faucet is leaking.
Brother : I’ll
_________________________________________.

10. Complete the following sentences
in a suitable way.
1. Among the advantages of buying locally
assembled cars are
______________________________________
______________________________________
_________.
2. Some people only study when an
examination approaches but I still feel that
______________________________________
_____________________________.

11. 3. I think it is better to study in local university
than in foreign university because
______________________________________
_____________________________.
4. In my opinion, we should not send our aged
parents to the old folks’ home because
________________________________________
___________________________.