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Act out a Conversation

Act out a dialogue in pairs based on the instructions below. A vocational student at an upper secondary school in Norway is talking to a student visiting from a similar school in the UK.

dialogue in pairs
Norwegian student	Visiting Student from England
1. Greet the visitor	1. Answer his/her greeting and questions
2. Find out something about him/her	2. Find out: Which trade he/she is studying
3. Where he/she comes from	3. Find out: Why he/she chose it
4. Why he/she is visiting Norway	4. Ask him/her to describe what the course involves
5. How long he/she is staying here	5. What qualifications he/she will have at the end of the course
6. What he/she plans to do in the future and why	6. If there are any advantages and disadvantages of this course
7. Answer his/her questions about the course you are taking	7. What his/her future plans are
8. Answer questions about school environment, discipline and school cafeteria/canteen.	8. Ask about the school environment. discipline, etc.
9. Finish the conversation in a suitable manner	9. Finish the conversation in a suitable manner

You will find information in English about all upper secondary education courses at this link: Programmes for Upper Secondary Education in English

Useful Vocabulary

mechanical trades (e.g. welder, industrial mechanic, etc.): mekaniske yrker
chemical processing trades (e.g. process operator): kjemisk prosessyrker
laboratory technician/assistant: laboratorieassistent
apprentice: lærling
apprenticeship: læretid
craft certificate: fagbrev
university entrance qualifications (A-levels (England)): studiekompetanse
engineering course (leads to a degree in engineering): ingeniørutdannelse
technical and industrial production: teknologi- og industrifag (TIF)
technical and general subjects: tekniske allmennefag (TAF)
design, arts and crafts: design og håndverk (DH)
building studies: byggfag

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