Speaking Section

A.Speech

By SMK N 1 BATANG 2004 

 Good morning, Your Excellency Mr. And Mrs. Examiners (Jurists), entire the speech and debate contestants, and all the distinguished guests. Thanks to the examiners who give a chance to give my speech in front of you. Ladies and gentlemen, in this occasion I will speak about how to overcome the juvenile delinquency as my topic of speech. As we understand that young people we sometimes call teenagers are periods when they try to find out their identity. So that, in this period, a young men and women is looking for what she or he will be, wants to be, and dreams of. She or he is in trial and error period. We can imagine that that a young boy is looking for something he does not understand much. Of course, he will find some failures anytime. Think of also! A young girl who tries to influence her idol, perhaps a well known actress, while she does not know who she is, of course, will get a disappointment then. A young boy and girl who dream of something but their dreams never come true; hence he will get frustrated easily. From this typical period; ladies and gentlemen, we can guess what the teenagers who are emotional, very green in experience and norm or religious values, will do. They, indeed, will run to something bad and wrong both in the point of view of religious and social values. Smoking, drinking drug, and uncontrolled interaction, such as, join the bad gangs, etc. will be easily done by these frustrated young men and women; especially by the teenagers. Consequently, many teenagers do bad and wrong activities; like, playing truant, stealing their friend’s money, fighting among the gangs from the same school or different school gangs, speeding by their motorcycles on the road etc. Those bad conduct and activity are some of juvenile delinquency, or teenager crime. Ladies and gentlemen, we can imagine that our country will be …if our next generation is in such bad condition that our generation becomes weaker and weaker, more stupid, lazier. Consequently, our country will loose the good human resource. It means, our country will becomes worse and worse. So that, ladies and gentlemen, we should think of the best solution for this juvenile delinquency; otherwise we will find our next generation are a generation that does not competitive with other generation in the world. Of course, we do not want to see that our generation will underdog in the global competition. We do not want to see that or generations are smokers, drug drinkers, and troublemakers on this world. Ladies and gentlemen, we should make a great effort to solve these problems. And the best solution for those problems is a much better religious and social value education. With this solution, we will overcome the social problems in general; and particularly juvenile delinquency in the society. Ladies and gentlemen, I think that’s all; the better religious and social values education should be carried out; other wise we will loose our good generation in the future. And this is the end of my speech, thanks. B.Debate National Examination is still needed Affirmative: A1: National exam is such exam done by the school nationally. It means this last test determining the final result of teaching and learning process for the students in the last year in a certain school; such as, College, etc. As the test is very carried out integrally, this test is very effective to measure the students’ ability objectively. Consequently, the result of test tends to be used as a standard of measurement. A2: As we know, our government is building the national program for the education on the basis of global standard. So that, we can think of it! How powerful, important the national exam is since the test will be same in their difficulty, easiness, and complexity. A3: As the national exam is a kind of standard test, the students in our country will have the national capability and ability. In addition, national exam is a national standard of measurement for the students in our country to compete objectively. Negative N1: In my opinion, as national exam is done nationally, integrally, it will bring many difficulties in procedures and fees. We can imagine how complex is the problem should be done by our government to prepare that kind of test. It means our government will be busier to face that national test. N2: Well! Everybody, as the national exam is done in the same time, difficulty; this test sometimes can not measure the students’ ability accurately, since the preparation needs more times, more attention. N3: And the last! How can this national exam measure accurately if the students’ ability is different from other students in different regions? A clever student in a certain region will be considered an average one in another region. Western Culture is a threat for Indonesian society A1: Western culture is a culture coming from the western countries, especially American-English countries. This culture usually refers to a bad culture in the point of view of eastern society. It means, the culture from western countries is considered bad, negative, or not suitable in eastern countries, such as in Indonesia. A2: Everybody! We can watch western films in TV, how dangerous are the western culture for our society. Free sex, violence, and other irreligious conducts are often seen in western films. So that, it will influence our society; well known as a familiar, civilized, and religious society. A3: And the result? We can observe our society; our young generation nowadays. They wear, live, and dream of like what the western young generation does. Hence, the western culture is a threat for our society, because of its bad impacts. Negative N1: Western culture, in our opinion, does not always bring bad, negative, wrong and useless things. Many aspects of western culture also bring positive effects toward our society. Their science, technology and knowledge will help our society to develop. N2: Beside that! We can imagine ‘can a country develop from their own culture with out the influence of other culture?” Ok! We may live in peace; But, can our country live isolatedly in this global age? I think it’s such an impossibility…ridiculous thing to live without other culture’s influence. N3: And the last but not finished! The western culture is not a threat for our society; if …our people are clever enough to accept it. A threat or support the western culture will be. It depends on the way we see, accept and use. If we see only the wrong, bad, and useless aspect of the western culture, of course, we’ll find out that western culture is bad, wrong and useless; but if we see it as the positive, good, and useful aspect; we’ll get many advantage from the western culture. All depends on us. 3. TV Program is NOT good for Student Affirmative A1: Well, everybody! TV program is a program managed by TV crew for TV. TV program is usually arranged timely, like a schedule or timetable of our lessons. It can be entertainment, science, education, or culture. A2: My brother and sisters! If we observe the TV program nowadays, we can see that TV program is mostly entertainment. They can be quiz, film, telenovela, and music, as the like. And we know, the school age children, for example, mostly see film. It means most students almost watch TV daily. We can imagine what will happen if the students spend their times for film daily. They will be lazy to study; even they have no time for study since their times are for the serial films they like most. A3: And, consequently; as we know most films often offer a life style; such as free sex, violence and profane life style; a life style which thinks just worldly life; the easy going life style. That bad impact, of course, will influence the student’s life style. That’s all… Negative N1: Well, guys! We admit that most TV program is entertainment. And everybody, including student, enjoys the entertainment. But, there are also other good aspects from TV program, such as; knowledge, science, education, culture and technology. N2: And in addition, it is not wrong for students to have entertainment for relax, such as film, tele novela, etc. The important thing is how we can choose which is the bad or wrong, not suitable for students. Furthermore, clever students, of course, will not spend their times for films since they can see which is bad or wrong. N3: And the last! Let’s think what will happen if there is not TV in the world; or students are allowed to watch TV. The students need many knowledge, science and information. With TV program, the students can improve their knowledge, information and skill. That’s all, thanks.

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