gcse english speaking exam

[miss sixty]

i have got to do a speakin exam for my english gcse and i have to talk on my own. i have to either explain, inform or persuade in my exam and i have no idea on what to do. i have to make it interesting so the others in my class don't go to sleep!!! can anyone help me??? thnx xXx

[mycatis]

I did a talk on the sufferagettes when I was at school, went down quite well. Have you picked a subject yet?

[miss sixty]

no i have no idea what to do!!!!

[jno]

do you have some personal interest - Shakespeare, the films of Brad Pitt, building cathedrals out of matches, whatever - that you could speak on with some enthusiasm? Explain what it's about, and above all why it is important

[Vics]

Hi Miss Sixty. Can you speak about absolutely anything - or do you just have a choice of certain topics. Let me know and then I can help you out further. Vics X

[Narolines]

good job its not a writin exam.....

[Octavius]

The beauty of this exam is that you can choose anything that you feel passionately about. I did mine on vivisection.

[sleepincutie]

lol, ive just done my GCSEs, now doing a-levels. I did mine on the history of shoes and facts about them....it made interesting research and i got an A*...also it was well received by my class.....it did help that im at an all girls school though, im not sure the lads in my english class this year would approve quite as much!! Good Luck x x x

[roguepink]

i did working in the foreign office, for one talk and this went down quite well as i was really interested in it at the time. i also did a debate on euthanasia, the advice here is great, just do something you like.