Dialogue that Reveals Character or Personality.
Dialogue that reveals character or personality tells you different tips about how to include more descriptions of people included in your compositions and texts. Remember that you have to describe the people that you are talking about so that we know their likes, their hobbies, their humor, etc.
I. Observe the follwing examples:
Example 1: Plain Sentence: Susan got angry because Martha played a joke on her, and took her makeup.
Sentence that reveals character or personality: As Susan is a very grouchy and serious woman, she got really mad when Martha, who is very playful, played a joke on her and took her makeup.
Example 2: Plain Sentence: Those dogs scared Julian when he was jogging at the park.
Sentence that reveals character or personality: Julian is a very healthy person, and he loves doing exercise, but one day, some agressive dogs really scared him when he was jogging at the park.
Sentence that reveals character or personality: As Susan is a very grouchy and serious woman, she got really mad when Martha, who is very playful, played a joke on her and took her makeup.
Example 2: Plain Sentence: Those dogs scared Julian when he was jogging at the park.
Sentence that reveals character or personality: Julian is a very healthy person, and he loves doing exercise, but one day, some agressive dogs really scared him when he was jogging at the park.
II. Try changing the following plain sentences into sentences that reveal character. Write the answers in your notebook.
1. Plain Sentence: My mom buys a new dress every month.
Sentence that reveals character or personality: _____________________________________________
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2. Plain Sentence: Olga and Liz are teachers, and their students love them very much.
Sentence that reveals character or personality: ______________________________________________
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3. Plain Sentence: Alan is my best friend, I love to go to the movies with him.
Sentence that reveals character or personality: ______________________________________________
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4. Plain Sentence: Dad likes to drink a cup of coffee every morning.
Sentence that reveals character or personality: ______________________________________________
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5. Plain Sentence: Those students are helping the woman cross the avenue.
Sentence that reveals character or personality: ______________________________________________
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Sentence that reveals character or personality: _____________________________________________
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2. Plain Sentence: Olga and Liz are teachers, and their students love them very much.
Sentence that reveals character or personality: ______________________________________________
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3. Plain Sentence: Alan is my best friend, I love to go to the movies with him.
Sentence that reveals character or personality: ______________________________________________
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4. Plain Sentence: Dad likes to drink a cup of coffee every morning.
Sentence that reveals character or personality: ______________________________________________
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5. Plain Sentence: Those students are helping the woman cross the avenue.
Sentence that reveals character or personality: ______________________________________________
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III. Observe the following images. Write a composition using them, include as many dialogues that reveal character or personality as you can. Write 3 four-line paragraphs. Use your notebook.
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