Comment écrire un dialogue ●Phrase d’introduction Présentez le lieu, le moment , les principaux personnages. Helen is trying to convince John to sign her petition. ●Sautez une ligne après l’introduction . ●Pas de tirets ! - Utilisez des guillemets . - Allez à la ligne pour chaque personnage. " Why should I sign?" " Sandra is in a filthy stinking cell..." ●Employez des verbes introducteurs au prétérit - Affirmation : Add (= ajouter), answer, agree, declare , repeat, say, tell sb, etc … - Questions : ask sb, wonder (= se demander) etc … - Réponse : reply, answer, explain etc … - he said, she agreed : pas d'inversion! Le verbe peut aussi qualifier le ton de l’intervention : shout , whisper (murmurer) - Body language : shake one’s head – laugh … "Sorry , but I am not signing",he shook his head. "I am not helping a drug dealer," he added icily. ● Langue orale - Niveau de langue : les personnages s’expriment-ils dans une langue soutenue, relâchée ? - Question-tags : " Sandra should be allowed to come back to Britain, shouldn't she ?" - Réponses courtes en ‘so’ et ‘not’ On utilise so après : I think, I hope, I suppose On utilise not après : I’m afraid , I hope , I suppose , of course ‘Is he going ?’ ‘ Yes, I think so’ ‘ I’m afraid not .’ "Will you sign ?" " I don't think so ." - Autres réponses courtes : ‘I loved Titanic.’ ‘so did I ‘ (=moi aussi) ‘ I didn’t’ . (= moi pas) ‘ I didn’t like Titanic ‘ ‘I didn’t either’ (= moi non plus) ‘ I did’ (=moi si) ‘ Did he go?’ ‘Yes , he did’ ‘ No, he didn’t’ - Questions au style direct. "Why didn't she go to the Embassy ?" - Gap fillers Well .../ you see... / I mean ... /Actually ... ● Intercaler quelques courts passages narratifs : Helen realised that it was going to be difficult. What could she add to convince John to sign ? She decided to have a last shot at it .