The aim of the dialogue writing is to enable the students to elaborate upon the given inputs in a grammatical correct and meaningful conversation.
Dialogue writing needs lot of imaginative ideas and creativity. Well written dialogue leads to the advancement of the story and helps in fleshing out the characters while providing a break from straight exposition or explanation.
Points to remember:
Punctuation
Tense
Subject-verb agreement
Sentence type-declarative or interrogative
Imperatives
Contractions
SAMPLE
Question;
Here is a conversation between a doctor and a patient. The patient has a problem getting sleepless nights.
Patient: Hello Doctor!
Doctor: Hello, what is your problem?
Patient: Doctor, I have a problem of not having proper sleep at night.
Doctor: I’ll give you medicine.
Patient: Thank________________________________________________
Doctor: Just take______________________________________________
Patient: _____________________________________________________
Doctor: _____________________________________________________
Patient: _____________________________________________________
Doctor: _____________________________________________________
Key Vocabulary
To get a good night’s sleep
To take medicine
To take a pill
To stay calm
SOLUTION:
Patient: Hello Doctor!
Doctor: Hello, what is your problem?
Patient: Doctor, I have a problem of not having proper sleep at night.
Doctor: I’ll give you medicine.
Patient: Thank you Doctor. How often should I take the medicine?
Doctor: Just take one pill about 30 minutes before you go to bed.
Patient: For how long?
Doctor: For at least 30 days. Come back, if problem continues.
Patient: Anything else?
Doctor: Keep yourself busy.