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In pairs or trios, find a quiet space and engage in a conversation about a controversial, or contentious topic - preferably one that you might commonly expect to discuss.
4th February 2020

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  • In pairs or trios, find a quiet space and engage in a conversation about a controversial, or contentious topic – preferably one that you might commonly expect to discuss.

Options are:

  • Best Sports Teams
  • Politics
  • Relative Merits of Different Musicians/Artists
  • Organise to do something in the weekend.

The goal is to make the conversation as natural as possible, using the language effects that best convey your point of view.

Record the audio of this conversation on your phone or computer.

  • Transcribe this conversation into an entry in your blog. Write all words exactly as they are said, including all slang, all pauses, interruptions, colloquialisms, half-words, modified words, invented words…

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