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2. Role-play it in the class.
3. After the role-plays, discuss the language choices made and the
appropriateness of the level of formality.

(d) Study the following conversations and determine the relationship between the
participants in each conversation.
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Dialogue 1

A: Honey, did you get the Christmas tree?
B: Yep, I’m bringing it home!
A: Fantastic! Thank you! I’ll start cooking dinner.
B: I’ll help you when I get home. I’m just getting on the bus now. Do you need me
to get anything else from the shop?
A: Nah, I think we’re all good for a pasta night. Jenny is so excited to decorate!
B: Give her a kiss from me! See you soon, darling!
A: Can’t wait to see you and the tree!

Dialogue 2

A: Have you done the English Lit homework?
B: Sure! Have you?
A Yes but I’m not sure how well I did it exactly. I don’t know about you but I find
it so difficult to understand Shakespeare’s language.
B: Yeah ... I get that. You should try using this online dictionary, it really helped
me!

Dialogue 3

Teacher: Good morning, John.
Student: Good morning, Miss Nightingale.
Teacher: I’ve reviewed your homework and I have to say it’s excellent work.
Well done!
Student: Thank you, miss.
Teacher: Do you have any questions at all?
Student: Yes. The only thing I didn’t understand is what Shakespeare means by
‘the dickens’.
Teacher: ‘Dickens’ in Shakespeare’s language is, of course, not the 19th-century
author Dickens. This is a euphemism for ‘devil’.
Student: Thank you, miss! Now it makes sense.

Adapted from: https//www.studysmarter.co.uk

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