Dialogue Writing

1) Dialogue between two friends discussing their preparations for forthcoming

semester examination

Minati- Hello, Meera! I seldom see you now-a-days. What’s the matter with
you?

Meera- The exam is drawing near. I’m not well prepared for it. So I’ve to
study hard now. How have you prepared yourself?

Minati – Yes, fairly well.

Meera- You are a bright student. So you don’t find any obscurity. You know
that the chapters in mathematics are so vast. I have not been able to go
through the whole chapters even once. Besides this my mother was ill and I
had to nurse her.

Minati- I am so sorry. Is she quite well now?

Meera- Yes, she is.

Minati- If you wish you may come to my house every day. We will discuss the
subjects. That will help you much. I’ll try to clarify away your problems.

Meera- That’s very kind of you. I’ll certainly go to yours. Mother will be very
glad to hear of your proposal.

Minati- Then comes from to-morrow. It’s getting dark. Let us now go home.

Meera-Thank you, Minati, for your kind offer.a

Minati- No need of thanks. I’ll glad to help a friend if I can.

2) Dialogue between two students who have just come out of examination hall

Palash: How have you done in today’s paper, Litton?

Litton: Not so well. What about you?

Palash: I have not done well. I could not prepare well due to my illness.

Litton: The questions number 2 and 4 were not common to me. It seemed very hard.

Palash: I do not think so. All the questions were very easy.

Litton: You are a bright student and so your case is different.

Palash: Still the paper as a whole is not so hard to carry 50% marks.

Litton: I am speaking of the average students.

Palash: I did not see any student depressed.

Litton: You are very optimistic.

Palash: Let’s hope for the best.

3) Dialogue between two friends discussing on influence of cinema

Leela- Hello, Maya, where had you been last evening? You had been absent from home
when I went to see you.

Maya- Well, I had been to the cinema and had a grand time. I saw a very nice film of
Dickens’s ‘A Tale of Two Cities’. I’ve read the book. The facts are well known. The
incidents of the story were very impressive when they were thrown on the screen. We
get a vivid picture of the French revolution and its causes.

Leela-I too saw the film last week and it was very impressive. I can’t forget the glorious
sacrifice of Sydney cartoon. I like such picture very much.

Maya- One thing struck me most. Such films are suitable both for the young and the old.

Leela- I quite agree. Last year I went to see a film with my mother. Certain scenes
showed the low taste producer. I felt ashamed that I was with mother to see such a bad
film.

Maya- Another thing proves interesting to me- the documentary films. They give us a lot
of useful information.

Leela-Yes, yes. Our Government informs us what it was done and is doing for the uplift
of the country. Besides, we see the picture of certain current event of which we read in
the newspaper.

Maya- thus we see the cinema is not only a source of amusement but also a good
medium of spreading education.

Leela- It is quite true. But such good films are very rare. Common people like sensation
films and producer also cater to their taste to earn a lot of money.

Maya- That’s very bad. Such films should be banned.

4) Dialogue between two students discussing about pollution

Maya: Isn’t it very alarming that the water of our canals, rivers and tanks is getting
polluted day by day?
Amir: Yes. This polluted water causes much harm to us.
Maya: But man is mainly responsible for water pollution. They pollute water by throwing
waste into it.
Amir: Farmers use chemical fertilizer and insectides in their fields. Rain and floods wash
away some of the chemicals. They get mixed with the water of canals. Ponds and rivers and
pollute water.
Maya: Mills and factories also pollute water by the waste materials.
Amir: Water pollution can be prevented in many ways. But the main way is to make the
people aware of the importance of pure water.
Maya: Thank you for this important discussion.
Amir: You’re most welcome. Bye
5) Dialogue between two friends discussing the merits and demerits of mobile phones

Shathi: Hello, Farzana. How are you?

Farzana: I’m fine and what about you?

Shathi: I’m fine too. It is long time since I met you last.

Farzana: But we have kept constant contact over mobile phone.

Shathi: Yes this mobile phone has become a very important factor in our life. We cannot do
without it for a single day

Farzana: Right. It has reduced uncertainly doubt, anxious waiting and painful suspense. In fact,
it has made our life easy and comfortable. And it has made our global communication dynamic
and faster.

Shathi: But it has some disadvantages too. It causes brain tumor, genetic damage and many
other incurable diseases.

Farzana: Yes during conversation, the blood brain barrier may get damaged, the blood pressure
may get high and the red blood cells may get affected.It is also hazardous for the children and
pregnant women.

Shahthi: The criminals are also carrying out their operations with the help of it. Besides, it
causes a lot of harm to the teenagers. They can easily contact with their so called lovers in season
and out of season.

Farzana: All these are very true. Though we are getting immense benefits from it, we should use
it with care and caution to avoid its demerits.

6) Dialogue between two friends discussing their holiday plans

Suresh- Well, Biren, the semester holidays are drawing near. What’s your plan?

Biren- Father says, we’ll spend the holidays in Manipur. Mother is not keeping good
health. Sea air sea-bathing may do a lot of improvement in her health. Have you ever
been to Manipur?

Suresh- No.

Biren- You haven’t? Then you should go. I had been there twice before. The greatest
charm of Manipur is sea. I’m pretty sure you’ll like it much.

Suresh- But my aunt has written to me to visit Banaras.Banaras also is place worth
seeing.

Biren- But you can’t enjoy the sea view there. It’s splendid. Please come with us.Sea-
bath is most exhilarating. Besides we shall visit the temples at Konarak and
Bhubaneswar, also the ancient relics of Udaygiri and Khandagiri at Bhubaneswar. I shall
have a jolly time of you be with me. Write to your aunt that you’ll go to her place during
the x’mas holidas. That’s the best time to visit Banaras. Isn’t it?

Suresh- That’s true. But I don’t know whether father will permit me to go with you.

Biren- I shall persuade him and I’m sure he’ll not object.

Suresh- Then will you please come to our house in the evening?

Biren- Oh! Yes, I will. Now good-bye!

Suresh- Good-bye!
7) Dialogue between two friends discussing corruption in India

MOHAN: Do you think we can remove corruption from our country?

RUPALI: Definitely. Who can forget the support Anna Hazare got recently.
Even I was surprised. People need an honest fighter against corruption.

MOHAN: But the wicked politicians play their dirty games to fail any
movement. Honest groups cannot fight them for long. They have to waste a
lot of energy in fighting false accusations and legal cases.

RUPALI: Do you say the present movement of great Anna Hazare will also
fail?

MOHAN: Yes. Every anti-corruption movement in the history has failed.

Wings of corruption are even bigger now.
 RUPALI: But if we fight with unity we can kill the demon of corruption. Our

MOHAN: I don’t say we should not fight. Tough fight will be able to control
corruption to some extent but you cannot end it. As most of politicians are
corrupt they will not let the bill get passed in parliament in its original form.
They will try to keep loopholes so that it is not easy to punish any politician
or powerful bureaucrat.

RUPALI: I think you are right. But the ways must be found to make strict
laws so that nobody dares to indulge in corruption.

MOHAN: There is only one hope. If more good people enter politics with a
determination and work in cooperation only then we can weaken the demon
of corruption.

RUPALI: It may happen in near future because most people want honest
administration in this country.

MOHAN: At least we should not lose hope. Hope keeps the frustration away.

8) Dialogue between two friends on pros and cons of lotteries

Tom: How are you Jack?

Jack: I am in the pink of my health. What about you?

Tom: Well. Just my luck! I have bought as many as 50 lottery tickets, but haven’t got a single
prize.

Jack: How unwise of you to buy so many lottery tickets! Why do you waste your money on
lotteries?

Tom: I don’t think I am wasting my money. If I get a prize, I shall become rich. If I don’t, I console
myself with the thought that my money is going to be used for the welfare of the destitute.

Jack: Your case is different; you have decent income. What about those who are tempted to buy
raffle tickets in spite of their very meager income-for example, servants, scavengers, rickshaw-
pullers? Do you imagine how many poor men starve to enable themselves to buy raffle tickets?

Tom: As a matter of fact, I also feel the pinch of it, in spite of my decent income. I have been
spending about sixty rupees on the average every month on lotteries. I have never won a prize.
Jack: It’s true the money saved through lotteries used for the welfare of the poor, but lottery is
not better than gambling. It can have a demoralizing effect. It gives the impression that one
need not work at all to become rich.

Tom: So it does. It has never occurred to me that lottery is an evil.

9) Dialogue between two friends discussing merits and demerits of life in great city

Abdul: Good morning, Mr.Kareem . It’s long time since we last met. When did you arrive?

Kareem: Good morning, Mr.Abdul. I only arrived last night. I have come here on business. I hope
to return home tomorrow. I hate living in a great city like this.

Abdul: Do you? Many people coming from the country enjoy themselves so immensely in the
city that they don’t feel like getting home again.

Kareem: But I find little enjoyment in the smoky air of a city and all its noise and racket.

Abdul: Of course, in a city you cannot have the clean air and the quiet of the country, but that’s
a very small disadvantage compared with the facilities provided by a city. We have in this city
theatre, cinemas, concerts, well-equipped hospitals, palatial buildings and so on. We have here
a wide variety of articles to choose from, if we wish to buy anything.

Kareem: That’s why people living in a city tend to become extravagant. Those who go in for
cheap entertainments can naturally enjoy city life.

Abdul: You are not completely right. A city provides not only public entertainments but various
things that stimulate your mind- public libraries, museum, zoological gardens, art galleries and
so on. City life is a great boon to young boys and girls in particular; they have the benefit of
excellent schooling. Besides, the city itself is a school for studying life. In a city anyone comes
into contact with men of different types, manners and customs.

Kareem: Yes, city life has certain advantages, too. I ought not to be so allergic to it.

10) Dialogue between two friends discussing their hobbies

George: How are you, Will?

Will: Fine. What about you?

George: Well. How do you spend your leisure time?

Will: I like something more active. My hobby is collecting ferns and wild flowers. And to get
these you have to go long country walks, and explore the woods, and climb the hills. It is quite
an adventure when you find a rare plant or fern in some wild place.

George: But what do you do with them when you get them?

Will: I press them, and then mount them neatly on sheets of paper, and name them. I have got
quite a nice collection.

George: How do you press them?

Will: I lay the fern or plant between sheets of blotting paper, and put them in a press, or under a
board with heavy weights. You have to change the blotting-paper every day, and in about a
week the plant is dried and pressed, and will last like that for years.

George: And what is the good of your hobby?

Will: Well, it teaches me a lot of Botany; and takes me into beautiful country; and does me good
physically, because it means exercise in the open air.

11) Dialogue between two friends about importance of English

Nasir : Hello, Shahida! What are you doing?

Summon : I’m reading an article about the importance of learning English.
Nasir : Actually English is essential in our every walk of life.
Summon : It’s an international language. It’s essential for higher
education. All the books on higher education of every branch of knowledge
are written in English.
Nasir : It helps a man to get a good job and to earn more money.
Summon : It’s the official or semi official language in more than 60 countries
and of many international organisations. So to
maintain daily official correspondence English is a must.
Nasir : Right you are. In fact, the importance of English can’t be
described in words.
Summon : So, all us must learn English.

12) Dialogue between two friends discussing uses and abuses of social networking sites
Shathi: Hello, Farzana. How are you?

Farzana: I’m fine and what about you?

Shathi: I’m fine too. It is longtime since I met you last.

Farzana: But we have constant contact over face book.

Shathi: Yes! Online social networking has indeed come a long way. Thanks to social networking
through internet.

Farzana: Right. It has made our life easy and comfortable. And it has made our global
communication dynamic and faster.

Shathi: It helps us to make friends with people halfway around the world. It helps us to land our
dream job. This is almost like food chain! I’m just a small spider somewhere in the World Wide
Web trying to share my thoughts with millions of other spiders elsewhere in the web.

Farzana: But it has some disadvantages too. Some people take advantage of the anonymity the
internet can provide and resort to writing about or uploading unnecessary content. It is a
menace for people who are actually interested in sharing knowledge. On a public forum or
website avoid making racist, comments, and jokes.

Shathi: Moreover you must be very careful about any photos that you upload. I don’t think I
have to tell you about photo morphing. We should avoid contacting strangers.

Farzana: All these are very true. Though we are getting immense benefits from it, we should use
it with care and caution to avoid its demerits.

13) Dialogue between two friends discussing merits and demerits of internet

Maya: Hello Amir. How are you?

Amir: I’m fine and what about you?

Maya: I’m fine too. It is long time since I met you last.

Amir: But we have kept constant contact through face book.

Maya: Yes! Online social networking has indeed come a long way. Internet has shrunk this
world. Thanks to internet!

Amir: Right. It can collect and send messages, information, picture, very quickly from one corner
of the world to another.
Maya: Internet has added speed to globalization and IT sectors. It has brought about new
opportunities to Government, business and education. Today much individual use internet for
shopping’s pay utility bill, credit card bill, E-commerce, online banking.

Amir: But it has some disadvantages too. Teenagers some time keep chatting and whiling away
their time with friends or even unknown persons, when they are supposed to be at their desk of
study. They tend to enjoy pornography and do many immoral and hazardous tasks.

Maya: Moreover, terrorists exploit cyber cafe´ as their means of fulfilling their task, it is called
cyber bullying; even some heinous and immoral person belittle to derogate others.

Amir: All these are very true. Though we are getting immense benefits from it, we should use it
with care and caution to avoid its demerits.

14) Dialogue between two friends discussing communication skills and soft skills for engineers

Maya: Amir, Mrs. Harry’s talk was very good, isn’t it?

Amir: Well said Maya. She is articulate and her communication skills are excellent.

Maya: Yes, communication skill is the root of all soft skills which is essential for an individual to
get into highly technical jobs.

Amir: Could you please tell me about soft skills?

Maya: Certainly! Some of the crucial soft skills are listening skills, adaptability, teamwork skills,
integrity and work ethic, positive demeanor.

Amir: Why do these skills is important?

Maya: Although one is technically competent, if one can’t follow the instructions then one will
miss something. Being flexible and having a good attitude while welcoming unexpected at work
is a valuable skill.

Amir: Yes, I agree. Then what else?

Maya: One must conduct oneself with others. One should be able to make good decisions
quickly, have a strong ethic. Besides these one should be optimistic.

Amir: Thank you so much for sparing your valuable time with me.

Maya: Bye!

15) Dialogue between two friends discussing pros and cons of modern technology
Tom: Good evening!

Jerry: Good evening! Man has worked miracles in the field of science and there seems to be
nothing that he cannot achieve. In fact, I feel proud be in this era.

Tom: But it will save or ruin our civilization?

Jerry: It will undeniably save our civilization.

Tom: How do you say?

Jerry: Rapid development in modern science has conquered many diseases and disorders. Man
has conquered nearly everything except death. Communication satellites are placed in orbit
above the earth so that they can bounce radio signals from one part of the world to another.
Engineers have also developed intelligent robots, which can act as guards, firemen and may
travel into space to distant worlds.

Tom: Fine. But these innovations have made people to become lazy which is the main cause of
obesity and they suffer from lot of ailments. You know, the highly developed machinery
industries pollute the globe causing many environmental problems.

Jerry: Yes, I agree. While many people live in horrible conditions and famine, governments
spend a lot of money on developing weapon industry. The atom bombs, hydrogen bombs and
neutron bombs can destroy the human race. Nuclear power plant leakages endanger future
generations. Fear of being killed for no reason lurks in our minds.

Tom: The modern technology should either stop or prevent social disproportions.

Jerry: Ok. We had a good time. Bye!