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The teacher has the students begin acting their roles.

B. Checking the performance (5 mins.)

Again the teacher stops the activity after a short time to check on
progress being made as well as to conclude the activity.
1. Procedures

There should be no questions or problems at this point.

2. Function

The teacher asks the class once again what types of techniques
they used and then asks individuals how successful they were.

The teacher (or a student) makes a score on the board for A and B,
respectively. Compare how many times A won the argument to
how many times B won.

Lesson II: Louise and Roger in conversation

Stage I: The Basic Situation

The situation is defined in terms of its constituent elements as
follows:

Speakers: Louise and Roger
Location: A restaurant

Topic: A party at Bob’s house
Function: Apologizing

Louise and Roger are sitting in a restaurant. Louise is apologizing
to Roger for not mentioning the party at Bob’s house the preceding
evening. Roger is very hurt, because Bob is a close friend. Roger
doesn’t want to accept Louise’s apology, but Louise keeps trying.

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