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Aim

To review language for making appointments
To develop listening and pronunciation skills

Activity
Students complete a dialogue by dictating sentences across the classroom.
Organization
Pair work
Preparation
Make enough copies of the activity for the number of pairs in your class.
What do I do?
1 Put students into pairs, facing each other across the room.
2 Hand out the activity. Give A to one student in each pair, and B to the other.
3 Students dictate their half of the dialogue to their partner across the room, until both have completed it. The first pair to finish (accurately) is the winner.
4 Use the dialogue to review language for making appointments.

A
___________________________________________________________________?
Good morning. I'd like to make an appointment to see a doctor, please.
___________________________________________________________________?
Could I come this afternoon?
___________________________________________________________________?
Of course.

A few seconds later...

___________________________________________________________________?
Yes, that's fine. Thank you.
___________________________________________________________________?
Yes, it's Jane Brown.
___________________________________________________________________.
Thanks, goodbye.

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B
Good morning, City Doctors. How can I help you?
___________________________________________________________________.
Certainly. When would you like to come?
___________________________________________________________________?
I'll check, could you hold on for one minute?
___________________________________________________________________.

A few seconds later...

Yes, this afternoon is possible. How about 3 o'clock?
___________________________________________________________________.
Ok. Could I take your name please?
___________________________________________________________________.
Ok, Jane. We'll see you later today.
___________________________________________________________________.

Printable version of Crazy dictation (1) and other worksheets