SCRIPTED CONVERSATION GENERATOR

Scripted Conversation Generator helps create engaging dialogues for language learners. Need inspiration or more information? Make sure to read How to Use the tool below to make the most of it.

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How to Use the Generator

I’ve created this tool to help come up with scripted conversations that can be further improved, used in the classroom as is or turned into multimodal activities. The tool will assist you in generating draft conversations, but it’s up to you to transform them into impactful activities for your learners. Below, I’ve provided a few tips on how to make the most of the tool.

STEP 1: CREATE

Start with your Learning Objective, e.g. Making suggestions.
Describe the Setting, specifying the who, where and when, and other important details for the context of the conversation. For instance, Two aliens that have just arrived on the planet and are planning their day out.
Provide Specific Constraints that you’d like to be included in the dialogue, e.g., Phrasal verbs or idioms related to travelling. You can also specify particular grammar or vocabulary items you’d like to be used in the conversation. You can also specify the style, tone, or format you prefer, or provide any additional instructions for the LLM, depending on how you plan to use the scripted conversation in the classroom.

STEP 2: EDIT & SAVE

Edit: You can make the necessary edits directly in the generated dialogue. Click on the words to delete them or type in your own words.

Highlight: If you’d like any words or phrases to be highlighted in bold, click ‘Highlight’ and then click on the words or phrases you want to emphasize.

Gap-Fill: Click on ‘Gap-Fill’ and then select the words you’d like to remove to create a gap-fill activity for your students. See some suggested activities below.

Save as PDF: After you’ve made all the necessary changes, click ‘Save as PDF’ to save the dialogue in both versions — one for students, and one answer key for you with the original dialogue.

Scripted Conversation Activities

Here are a few activities to use with scripted conversations that work well with learners at all proficiency levels.

Watch the following webinar to get ideas on how to use scripted conversations in the classroom. If you need some more inspiration, try the Role-Play Generator to help you generate even more interesting ideas.

Remember, AI is a game of chance. If the first option doesn’t seem suitable, run the generator several times specifying exactly what you’d like to get as a result. I hope you find it useful.

In my next post, I’ll show how to turn the conversations into multimodal activities. So stay tuned, and as always, I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback!