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Sunday, March 11, 2018

Persuasive techniques




After having studied Macbeth in 4 Bl, students were asked to work in pairs and build up some dialogues where "student A tries to convince sttudent B", practising some persuasive techniques...
This is the situation: student A convinces student B to let him use his car......
This is the kind of dialogue written down by two students:

STUDENT A: Sheila, I'd like to know if you let me use your car for the next weekend because my friends and I are going to a music festival....as the festival is far we need a car so we can go. Please let me your car, 'cause my friends are counting on me already.
STUDENT B: I'm sorry, but I won't let you my car because the last time I lent it to you, you gave it back to me in very bad conditions.....you're so careless! What's more, I don't think your new friends are good ones. I don't trust you and them!
STUDENT A: Please!!! I promise that this time I'll take good care of your car: If I return it to you in a bad way, I promise I'll never ask you for it again! Give me a chance
STUDENT B: OK you have got me to lend you my car.....I wish you wouldn't damage it!

This is another dialogue written down by two more students:
D: I really want to go to that music festival, but I really need a car and my brother has told me that he won't lend his.
L: You have to convince him to let us go on his car, because there's no public transport
E: I totally agree with L!
D: Hey Luke, what's up?
Luke: What do you want from me?
D: I was wondering if you can lend me your car to go to the music festival.
Luke: No way!
D: If you don't lend me your car I'll tell mum and dad that last year you broke their car and then you told them that it was an accident, but I know for surethat you were drunk
Luke: Fine! I'l lend you the car but don't ask me any more favours
D: Dear:::I know you're intelligent! Love you

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