"This collection of short theatre dialogues can be performed almost instantly, with very little preparation, spontaneously and on the spot. Written primarily for drama students from 12 to 18 years old, the sketches and skits can also be used in middle- and high-school classrooms as well as by professional and nonprofessional theatre-training groups of any age."--Back cover.
ESL Conversation Dialogues Scripts 71-80 Volume 8: General English Conversations Phrasal Verbs III features some common phrases and sayings as well as difficult vocabulary thrown in to challenge the student. While intermediate level and above is recommended, these dialogues can also be used to challenge beginners into improving their reading and pronunciation skills. This series of dialogues and conversations has been released to fulfill a demand in the ESL industry for more mature style conversations for use in private tuition as well as pair or group work in the adult classroom. These have been reformatted for use on a Kindle so that ESL Kindle users can practice reading the dialogues out loud and discuss the language used with their tutor or with each other. These eBooks contain just dialogues. It is up to the tutor to create their own lessons around these dialogues. Some suggestions include: a) Library lend the file to other Kindle uses and create a play in the classroom b) Create listening test questions and use the text-to-speech function on Kindle c) Create a discussion about some of the phrases used For ESL tutors, the ideas are endless. As a tutor I've always found dialogues to be useful in vocabulary acquisition, pronunciation practice, confidence building, and more besides. Students regularly comment on how useful the dialogues are and always request more, which is why there are more dialogues on the way.
The ebook - ESL Conversation Dialogues Scripts 11-20. For Tutors Teaching Mature Upper Intermediate to Advanced ESL Students in Private English Language Lessons. Volume 2: Various I: Casual English, Australian English, General Discussions, and Clichéd Expressions - has been developed to fulfill a demand in the ESL industry for more mature style conversations for use in private tuition, as well as pair or group work in the adult classroom. Expressions draw on phrasal verbs, cliches, idioms, slang, Australian English, and more. This volume includes the dialogues: Dialogue 11 - Collector's Fair Dialogue 12 - You Know the Rules Dialogue 13 - It's a Cliché, But... Dialogue 14 - Selection Procedures Dialogue 15 - Mummy's Boy Dialogue 16 - Dating Sights Dialogue 17 - While Away Dialogue 18 - Parental Guidance Recommended Dialogue 19 - At a Loss Dialogue 20 - Backing Staff These have been reformatted for use on a variety of platforms, so that users can practice reading the dialogues out loud, and discuss the language used with their tutor or with each other. These eBooks just contain dialogues. It is up to the tutor or teacher to create their own lessons around these conversation dialogues. As a private conversation and pronunciation tutor for over 16 years, I've always found dialogues to be useful in vocabulary acquisition, pronunciation practice, confidence building, and more besides. Students regularly comment on how useful the dialogues are and always request more, which is why there are now 10 volumes in the series with more on the way. While upper intermediate level and above is recommended, these dialogues can also be used to challenge upper beginners into improving their reading and pronunciation skills. Approximately 3900 words
ESL Conversation Dialogues Scripts 81-90 Volume 9: General English Conversations Phrasal Verbs IV features some common phrases and sayings as well as difficult vocabulary thrown in to challenge the student. While intermediate level and above is recommended, these dialogues can also be used to challenge beginners into improving their reading and pronunciation skills. This series of dialogues and conversations has been released to fulfill a demand in the ESL industry for more mature style conversations for use in private tuition as well as pair or group work in the adult classroom. These have been reformatted for use on a Kindle so that ESL Kindle users can practice reading the dialogues out loud and discuss the language used with their tutor or with each other. These eBooks contain just dialogues. It is up to the tutor to create their own lessons around these dialogues. Some suggestions include: a) Library lend the file to other Kindle uses and create a play in the classroom b) Create listening test questions and use the text-to-speech function on Kindle c) Create a discussion about some of the phrases used For ESL tutors, the ideas are endless. As a tutor I've always found dialogues to be useful in vocabulary acquisition, pronunciation practice, confidence building, and more besides. Students regularly comment on how useful the dialogues are and always request more, which is why there are more dialogues on the way.
A good story can easily be ruined by bad dialogue. Now in its 4th edition, Rib Davis's bestselling Writing Dialogue for Scripts provides expert insight into how dialogue works, what to look out for in everyday speech and how to use dialogue effectively in scripts. Examining practical examples from film, TV, theatre and radio, this book will help aspiring and professional writers alike perfect their skills. The 4th edition of Writing Dialogue for Scripts includes: a look at recent films, such as American Hustle and Blue Jasmine; TV shows such as Mad Men and Peaky Blinders; and the award winning play, Ruined. Extended material on use of narration within scripts (for example in Peep Show) and dialogue in verbatim scripts (Alecky Blythe's London Road) also features.
What is the source of a book's perceived greatness and why do certain books become part of the accepted canon? This book presents a fresh perspective on these questions: against prevalent approaches, it explains a work's reputation in terms of its aesthetic qualities or as the result of dictates by social hegemonies (the power view).
