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How conversation is organised

English · Speaking & Listening · ages 17-18

Name ______________________ Date ____________

A: 'Try [Monday].' B: '[Monday] works.' Under the lesson's bracket convention, what happens during the bracketed words?
- The bracketed words are spoken at the same time.
- A pauses for two seconds before saying the bracketed word.
- B begins the bracketed word only after A finishes it.
You receive a transcript of a meeting. What context should you establish before interpreting its turns?
- Replace informal wording with formal written sentences.
- Rank speakers by the number of long words they use.
- Identify the speakers, setting and known goals.
Mo says, 'We need, um, more time. More time.' The repeated phrase stresses the request. Fillers and repeats are always mistakes.
Circle one: True False
Zoe: 'When does the bus leave?' Ali: 'At nine. What about the fare?' Zoe: 'A return ticket costs twelve pounds.' Who opens the fare topic?
- Zoe introduces fares; Ali develops that topic later.
- Ali introduces fares; Zoe develops that topic.
- Each reply starts a new topic unrelated to travel.
In four exchanges, Nia starts speaking, Owen cuts in, Nia stops, and Owen continues. Which claim has the clearest support?
- Nia controls the floor whenever Owen starts speaking.
- Owen repeatedly takes the floor in this extract.
- Both finish their turns without taking the other's floor.
Here, (2) marks a two-second pause. A: 'Can you come?' (2) B: 'Yes.' The pause records a delay, but does not by itself prove reluctance.
Circle one: True False
Early on, Ivo introduces each topic and Rae only answers. Later, Rae introduces a topic and Ivo develops it. Which conclusion is supported?
- Rae introduces each topic in both parts of the exchange.
- Ivo introduces every topic in both parts of the exchange.
- Topic initiation changes from Ivo to Rae later.
In a recording, a listener says 'yes' during another speaker's sentence, and that speaker keeps talking. A transcript moves 'yes' to after the sentence. What is the main analytical problem?
- It proves the listener meant to silence the main speaker.
- It hides timing needed to assess the overlap's function.
- It keeps all the timing needed to assess shared speech.

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The bracketed words are spoken at the same time. · Matching square brackets mark simultaneous speech in these examples. They do not mark a pause or a word spoken only after the other finishes.
Identify the speakers, setting and known goals. · Speakers, setting and known goals help you interpret the turns. Record a goal as unknown if the evidence does not establish it.
False · The repeat stresses Mo's request. A filler can also give thinking time. These features are not automatically mistakes.
Ali introduces fares; Zoe develops that topic. · Ali shifts from departure time to the fare. Zoe's ticket-price reply develops the fare topic.
Owen repeatedly takes the floor in this extract. · Owen continues after Nia stops in each exchange. This supports a claim about his taking the floor here, without proving his intention.
True · The mark records the delay before B answers. It does not establish the cause of that delay.
Topic initiation changes from Ivo to Rae later. · Ivo introduces topics early; Rae introduces a topic later. This shows a change in who initiates a topic, without establishing increased cooperation.
It hides timing needed to assess the overlap's function. · Moving 'yes' changes simultaneous speech into successive speech on the page. The analyst loses timing evidence that may support a cooperative reading.