Telangana TSBIE TS Inter 2nd Year English Study Material Grammar Dialogue Writing Exercise Questions and Answers.
TS Inter 2nd Year English Grammar Dialogue Writing
Q.No.20 (4 Marks)
A conversation is an informal spoken exchange of information, feelings, thoughts and ideas. It usually takes place among persons who know each other. Conversations use speech as the medium of language and are, therefore, spontaneous and unplanned.
A dialogue is a written piece of a conversation. It has, therefore, features of both speech and writing in it. Dialogue writing is a skill that helps us in developing both our speech and writing.
In a dialogue, speakers and listeners keep changing their roles. Dialogues can be very short or long. A dialogue need not always contain grammatically complete sentences. In informal style, we hardly ever use complete sentences.
For example,
A: Posted my letter?
B: Not yet.
It would be very artificial to have the same dialogue in complete sentences as:
A: Have you posted my letter ?
B: I have not posted it yet.
The levels of formality or informality in style depend on the topic, the purpose of communication and the relationship between the participants.
In dialogues, appropriateness is as -much necessary as correctness. A greeting, a question, a compliment are to be responded appropriately. Contracted forms like ‘i’m, it’S’, you’re’ etc are preferred in informal style.
Apart from responding appropriately to a compliment, it is also necessary to add some relevant information so that the dialogue is carried forward.
Look at the two examples of the same dialogue:
1. A: Your shirt is very nice.
B: Thanks for the compliment.
2. A: Your shirt is very nice.
B: Oh. I’m happy you like it. I bought it in Ahmedabad and it cost me only Rs. 190/-
A good dialogue has an element of surprise or shock. A dialogue must not be totally predictable.
Some useful tips to keep in mind:
- The number of exchanges is to be a minimum of ten.
- Greetings (opening and closing) are to be appropriate to the relationship between the speakers (For example : ‘Good morning’ to a teacher: ‘Hello’ to some elderly person and ‘Hal’ to a friend and no greeting at all to a member of the family.)
- Dialogues to be brief; need not even be complete sentences.
For example: The response to “Where are you going?” can be “To college”. You need not write “I am going to college.” - Depending on the relationship between the speakers, formal or informal language is to be used.
- Use of linkers like ‘however’, ‘gap fillers like ‘mm’, polite expressions like ‘you’re right, but’ add to the good qualities of the given dialogue.
- Keeping in view the given, topic for dialogue and the relationship between the speakers is most important.
Now observe the following examples carefully.
Dialogue between two friends who met at a shop:
Padmini : Hi Tripura!
Tripura : Hi Appi! How are you? Long time, no see.
Padmini : Well, rather busywith exams. And what’s the news at your end ?
Tripura : Nothing much. The same boring routine.
Padmini : Ok, then. I’ll get going. Bye.
Tripura : See you soon. Bye.
Exercise
Observe the way the friends greet each other, how they say goodbye and the kind of language they use. Is the language the same as that which one uses in written English ?
Try to-spot any two ways in which.lt is different from written English. Now look at the following dialogue.
Answer:
Greetings : Hi
Taking Leave : Bye
No – It is not the same as that one used in written English. Two differences:
- contractions: I’llin the place of I will.
- incomplete sentences : I have been rather ‘busy with examinations. In its place -7 rather busy with exams.
Dialogue between a manager and a clerk:
Clerk : Good Morning, sir.
Manager : Good Morning. I see that you are late to work again.
Clerk Sir : I am sorry but I had some urgent work at home.
Manager : I’m getting tired of your excuses.
Clerk Sir : please excuse me. I will be on time from tomorrow.
Manager : This is the last warning. You can go to your desk now.
Clerk : Thank you, sir.
Excercise
i) How do the clerk and the manager begin and end the dialogue? What kind of language is used? How different is the language from written English ? Discuss.
Answer:
They begin with formal greetings (Good Morning) and end with formal leave taking (Thank you,’ sir). It is not much different from written English.
ii) If you compare the two pieces of dialogue given above, what do you notice ? Discuss whether” there are any similarities and differences and, if so, why?
Answer:
First dialogue uses informal style while the second one uses formal style.
Let’s now consider different types of situations.
1. Greeting
Informal: Hi, Neeta! Great to see you !/ Hi, Neeta! What a surprise! Hi, Neeta! How’re you?
Formal: Good morning; Ms Neeta! It is indeed a pleasure to see you.
2. Leave taking / farewell
Informal: Bye, See you soon! I Great seeing you. Bye! I Guess that’s all for now. Bye! – Formal: I must leave now. Good night, sir!/ It was a pleasure to have met you. Good day!
3. Asking a question
Informal: Hey! Quick question. Where’s Timbuktu ? I Hi, Renu! Know where Timbuktu is ?
Formal: Renuka, can you please tell me where Timbuktu is? I Renuka, I’m sorry to | bother you but could you tell me where Timbuktu is?
4. Giving an answer (to the above question) „
Informal: How the heck would I know? I Don’t know, don’t care/ No idea / Mali, West Africa.
Formal: I’m sorry, Meena, but I don’t know the answer. I Timbuktu is a city in Mali, West Africa.
5. Making a request
Informal: Hey, give me your book for a day? I Mohan, lend me your book for a day? (tone is one of rising inflexions)
Formal: Mohan, please lend me your book for a day./I would be obliged if you could ; lend me your book for a day. I Mohan, would you be kind enough to lend me your book for a day?
6. Making a suggestion
Informal: Coming for a walk ? I Let’s go for a walk.
Formal: I think it would be nice if we could go for a walk./ We can consider going for a walk.
7. Giving advice
Informal: Write neatly, you nitwit!/ Improve your writing, Uma.
Formal: Uma, I advise you to improve your writing’/ It would be nice if you could improve your writing, Uma.
8. Offering an apology
Informal: Sorry it broke. I Awfully sorry I broke the plate.
Formal: I apologise for breaking the plate. II am extremely sorry for having broken the plate.
9. Expressing gratitude’
Informal: Thanks Partha, for the pen.
Formal: Thank you so much for the pen./ It was indeed nice of you, Parthasarathy, to have given me the pen.
Given below are some dialogues depicting what people might say in situations they encounter in their day-to-day life. Study them and observe the use of formal and informal language, abbreviations, tone and flow of ideas.
Observe the following Model Dialogues:
Dialogue between two newcomers to the college
Suresh : Hello, I think you are a newcomer to this college.
Praveen : Yes, you are right. I am Praveen.
Suresh : Oh, I am Suresh. I am also a newcomer.
Praveen : Nice to meet you. How are you?
Suresh : I am fine and you ?
Praveen : I’m fine; may I know why you have chosen this college?
Suresh : This college is supposed to be the best college in our town.
Praveen : You are right, Suresh. The academic system of this college is quite up to date, I hope Can we go to the class now?
Suresh : Sure, let’s go there.
Praveen : Here we are.
Dialogue between a teacher and a student
Student : Sir, good morning.
Teacher : Good morning, why were you absent yester -day?
Student : Sir, my brother was suffering from a fever. I went to see him.
Teacher : How is he now? What did the doctor say?
Student : He has to take rest.
Teacher : When your brother comes back, I want to talk to him.
Student : Sure, sir. Thank you sir.
Dialogue between father and son
Father : You have appeared for the Class XII exams
What are your plans for the future?
Son : I haven’t decided so far, dad.
Father : Don’t you feel ashamed of yourself. You should have decided your goal in life.
Son : I would like to join UG course in any ope of the reputed colleges in India.
Father : What’s your long-term goal?
Son : I want to become an actor
Father : Are you sure you want to take it as your profession?
Son : Yes, dad
Father : Ok, be serious and decide a suitable career for yourself.
Dialogue between a bookseller and customer
Bookseller : Good morning. How can I help you?
Customer : Good morning, I want to buy a few books. .
Bookseller : There are different kinds of books here. What kind of books do you want?
Customer : I want William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and R.K. Narayan’ The Guide.
Bookseller : We have R.K. Narayan’s The Guide. Sorry to say that Shakespeare’s books are out of stock,
Customer : When do you get the books?
Bookseller : Sir, next Monday.
Customer : 0k, thank you.
Bookseller : Do you want any other books?
Customer : No, thanks. How much do I have to pay for this?
Bookseller : 150 rupees, sir. We have given you 10% discount.
Customer : Thanks. Here is your payment.
Bookseller : Thanks for coming.
Dialogue between a passenger and a booking clerk .
Clerk : Good morning! How can I help you?
Passenger : I want to reserve four berths to Chennai on KCG Express.
Clerk : Have you filled the reservation form?
Passenger : Sir, here it is!
Clerk : Since it is festival season, there ¡s no seat available on 14 and 15 January.
Passenger : Oh, is that so Is there any seat available on Chennal Express?
Clerk : Yes. There are four seats available.
Passenger : Thank you sir. Please get me those four tickets.
Clerk : Welcome.
Complete the following dialogue between a girl and her mother.
Mother : I want to teach you how to cook ladies’ fingers curry today.
Daughter : No, mom. I have some work today, I am planning to go out.
Mother : a) __________
Daughter : Yesm mom. I was busy last week.
Mother : b) _______
Daughter : Is it compulsory to learn cooking?
Mother : c) _______
Daughter : Ok, mom. I go out and come back within an hour. Then I would learn.
Mother : d) ________
Daughter : Thank you mom.
Answer:
a) You said the same last week also.
b) But, when will you learn cooking at least a few items?
c) Absolutely. We need food and we cannot always depend on others.
d) That’s nice! That’s the spirit!
Exercises
Question 1.
Write a dialogue between two friends on the choice of career. (Revision Test – V)
Answer:
BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS:
Pavani : Hi, Sudha! What do you want to do after Intermediate?
Sudha : Hi, Vani! We are in MPC group. And our automatic choice is Engineering. The only thing to decide is which branch and which college. Do you have any other ideas?
Pavani : Yes. I’m not interested in Engineering.
Sudha : Very surprising I What else will you do ?.
Pavani : I’ll pursue B.Sc., course.
Sudha : Are you mad? Joining B.Sc., ?
Pavani : Why are you so excited? I just love Physics. I want to join B.Sc., now and then M.Sc., Physics. Later I want togo for research in Physics, particularly in Nanotechnology.
Sudha : Really, stunning! I don’t know anything about other options. All these days I’ve been under the impression that M.P.C in Intermediate means Engineering afterwards.
Pavani : There are lot many other options Sudha! You can consult any lecturer, or go through ‘education pages’ of newspapers or even browse the internet. Plenty of courses are available. We have to select the one that we are really interested in.
Sudha : Thank you Vani. You’ve really opened my eyes. That too, at the right time. I’ll follow your guidelines. Bye!
Question 2.
Prepare a dialogue between yourself and your father discussing the secrets of success in business.
Answer:
Father : Where are you going Ajith?
Sai : Not particular, dad. Just like that.
Father : Hey, Ajith! It’s time you started picking up a lesson or two in running businesses.
Sai : I’ll certainly dad. Ever ready. Will you tell me one today ?
Father : Wonderful! Remember that two traits are very important to succeed in business.
Sai : Mm. Yes! What are they ?
Father : Honesty and wisdom.
Sai : Great. Then wisdom jneans!
Father : Never make such promises !
Sai : Dad! Stunning!
Question 3.
Imagine you got the first rank in the intermediate first year. Your close friend came to congratulate you. How do you share your experience with him? Write a dialogue between you and your friend. (Model Question Paper)
Answer:
Varun : Hi, Avinash. Welcome
Avinash : Hi, Akshay. Heartiest congratulations to you on securing the first rank.
Varun : Thank you!
Avinash : Welcome. You did work very hard and deserve such honours.
Varun : Not exactly hard work Avinash. Just smart work.
Avinash : What do you mean ?
Varun : Yes. I used to attend classes with prior preparation on the topic being discussed. That ensured my concentration. And I made notes of the topics discussed at the end of the day. That made revision easy. That never took much time. I used to pursue my hobbies. I found time for leisure activities, social relations
Avinash : Hey, that sounds great. It’s like a cakewalk. Then I’ll follow your example.
Varun : That’d be fine. You are always welcome. Bye for now.
Avinash : Thanks a bunch. Bye!
Question 4.
You are working in ABCD Company. Ask your employer to enhance your salary from the next month. Write a dialogue between you and your employer.
Answer:
You : Good morning, sir.
Manager : Good morning, yes?
You : Sir, a humble submission. It’s three years since I had my last hike in my salary.
Manager : Yes, you’re right. Our company had tough times.
You : Yes, sir. But the cost of living has been going up. It’s really difficult to manage without a hike you from next month onwards.
Manager : Yes. We do really understand your difficulties. We are pooling our resources to hike salaries from the next month.
You : Thank you so much sir. Bye
Manager : You’re welcome. Bye!
Question 5.
Build a dialogue between a salesman and a’ customer who has sold a defective apparel. (Model Question Paper)
Answer:
Salesman : Good evening sir! How may I help you?
Customer : Good evening! This is the shirt I bought from you two days ago. And here is the bill.
Salesman : No need to show the bill sir. Any problem?
Customer : Yes, no buttons. And the sleeve’s are too loosely stitched.
Salesman : I’m very sorry sir. I’ll at once replace it with a new one.
Customer : But why this defective shirt? Lot of inconvenience and embarrassment.
Salesmam : I regret it very much sir. Normally our quality check is very stringent sir. I don’t know how this defective piece has reached here. Sorry once again sir. Here is the new shirt.
Customer : Thank you. But make sure such things don’t happen.
Salesman : Sure sir. Thank you.
Question 6.
As a student, you would like to open an account in the nearby State Bank of india. Write a conversation between you and an SBI bank manager about opening a savings bank account
Answer:
You : Good morning sir.
Manager : Good morning! How may I help you?
You : I would like to open a saving bank account here, sir.
Manager : Have you got your Aadhaar and PAN card?
You : Yes sir. I have brought attested copies and originals too.
Manager : Then, fill in this form correctly and completely. Enclose copies of those two documents. Deposit an amount of Rs two thousand in the cash counter. Hand over the receipt and filled in form to our Ass. Manager.
You : Thank you sir.
Manger : Welcome.
You : Sir, can I have the passbook and ATM card today?
Manager : No. You can get your passbook in a day or two. But, for ATM card you will have to apply later.
You : Right sir. Bye!
Manager : Bye.