English Vocabulary: Different Types of Jobs (Lesson 5-Write a Dialogue)

Today, you will learn how to write a dialogue of at least 10 lines.

This is the last lession in the job series. So far, you have learned how to:

What about doing this quick memory game in order to revise the different names of jobs. You can download the PDF file below the picture.

Today’s Lesson (CHALLENGE): Write a dialogue in which the characters talk about different types of jobs and career fields)

Make sure you know the format of a dialogue. This is how you are going to arrange your words or sentences on paper.
Know how long your dialogue is going to be so that you can plan your story well.
The dialogue will be about different types of jobs and career fields so you should make sure that your characters are talking about that.
Know how many people are going to be talking and where they will be having the conversation.

Think of what exactly you are going to write. For your dialogue to be interesting, your characters should be dealing with some problem or conflict. Are they looking for a job? Do they want some advice concerning career opportunities?
This will bring about tension which is important for suspense. The reader should be willing to continue reading your dialogue up to the end.
This will be the moment when the problem is actually being dealt with. It can be a job offer or a letter of dismissal. The characcters will have more answers than they initially had.
This answer will enable them to close the subject and move on.

Think of how the characters are going to be talking? What social class do they belong to? Are they teenagers or adults? Are the educated or illiterate? Do they use slang or formal language? This will be important for the reader to know what type of people your characters are.
Pay attention to tenses. Are the characters talking about the past, present or future? Avoid spelling mistakes too because they might discourage the reader. Do also make good use of punctuation marks such as commas and exclamation marks.
The reader will enjoy going through your work if it is well written and the vocabulary is rich. Avoid repetition.
It is also pleasant to read something that is well structured. It is clever and safe to write short sentences with a main clause and a subordinate clause. The use of link words will finally help you to have a balanced text.

Is the reader able to identify with the characters? Are you characters ‘real’ enough so that someone can have some sort of empathy for them? It is important for your readers to recognise familaiar traits in your characters.
How do you intend to convey the characters’ emotions? Through punctuation marks? Through strong vocabulary that translates intensity? The more you show (and not tell) how the characters feel, the more your reader will relate to them.
Is it possible to like your characters or are they one-dimension lifeless creations that do not spark any interest in the reader? You should strive to create characters that are not stereotypes.
Are the words you are using necessary to move the dialogue forward? Use words sparingly but efficiently. Reading your dialogue will thus become enjoyable.

Here is a summary of what we just talked about.

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