WRITING A DIALOGUE
STEP BY STEP

Step 1: anticipationHow can I make my dialogue authentic and elaborate? | Step 2: studying examplesCompare two versions of the same dialogue.The situation: Laurie and Jenny are two friends.Laurie reproaches her friend Jenny with staying in front of her computer for too long.dialogue number 1"Jenny, you are in front of your computer again !”“Yes. I’m just finishing typing this message to a new French friend that I met in a chat room two days ago.”“I can’t understand you Jenny. You keep yourself locked up in your room, you forget about your real life friends. You’ve become a hermit.”“No !”“how much time do you spend in front of your computer ?”“I don’t know. But you’re wrong, Laurie. The net has not turned me into a hermit, on the contrary, now I talk to the world.”“No, Jenny, you talk to your screen. I don’t understand you. I can’t stand staying in all day.”“I can’t stand it either.”“How long has it been since you last went to the movies ? When did you last watch TV, read a magazine, or go to the mall ?”“ Oh, Laurie, live with your time ! I don’t have to watch TV or buy a magazine : I can find everything I need on the web.”“it’s not true.”“You don’t believe me ? Look, I just saved an article a few minutes ago I’m going to use for our English essay. And my French friend has mailed me a picture of himself : what do you think ?”“Wow ! Er, Jenny, could you teach me to do research on the Web ?” | Step 3: re-order a dialoguespot the short answers, find the corresponding questions and re-order the dialogue.“Did you? How’s she?”“Didn’t you?”“Yes, it is. I’ve just been shopping.”“Hello, it’s a lovely day, isn’t it?”“No, I didn’t know”.“Have you? Did you buy much?”“Oh, very well. You know she had a baby last month?”“No, I didn’t. But I met Jane”. |

Step 4: complete a dialogue: short answers and gap-fillersThis dialogue is complete, but for the short answers and gap fillers, write them. A and B are two friends, B was supposed to post a