B1 · Assignments, Projects and Presentations
Aligning Evaluation Criteria After Topic Disagreement
- CEFR level:
- B1
- Sentences:
- 12
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Aligning Evaluation Criteria After Topic Disagreement" is a B1-level English conversation about assignments, projects and presentations, 12 lines long (about 1 minute) between Tom & Emma. Read the full script below with the translation next to each line, then try speaking one of the roles out loud.
Dialogue script
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- Line 1Tom 0:00
Our project team can't agree on topic, and discussion keeps looping.
- Line 2Emma 0:04
Are you debating ideas without shared ways to judge them?
- Line 3Tom 0:08
Exactly. Everyone argues from personal interest and experience.
- Line 4Emma 0:13
Then agree on how to judge first, and choose topics second.
- Line 5Tom 0:17
Some teammates think score tables feel too rigid for creativity.
- Line 6Emma 0:22
A simple rubric guides creativity instead of killing it.
- Line 7Tom 0:26
We'll score options by feasibility, data access, and presentation value.
- Line 8Emma 0:31
Add team skill fit so execution risk is visible early.
- Line 9Tom 0:36
I'll draft rubric tonight and run voting tomorrow morning.
- Line 10Emma 0:40
Great, and keep top two topics as fallback choices.
- Line 11Tom 0:44
If scores tie, we'll do a one-day mini prototype test.
- Line 12Emma 0:48
I agree. Evidence-based choices reduce emotional deadlocks.
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Key vocabulary
Content words from this dialogue, ranked by the CEFR level at which they appear across the whole 500-dialogue library. Function words and proper nouns are excluded.
- debating /dɪˈbeɪtɪŋ/ verb
present participle of debate; discussing opposing views
- ways /weɪz/ noun plural
methods, routes, or manners
- judge /dʒʌdʒ/ verb
to form an opinion about someone or something
- exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ adverb
precisely; in every detail
- personal /ˈpɝsənəl/ adjective
relating to one individual or private life
- interest /ˈɪntrəst/ noun
curiosity, concern, or money paid for borrowing
- creativity /ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti/ noun
the ability to produce original ideas
- access /ˈæksɛs/ noun
the right or opportunity to use or enter something
- value /ˈvælju/ noun
worth, importance, or usefulness
- skill /skɪl/ noun
an ability learned through practice
- evidence-based /ˈɛvədəns ˌbeɪst/ adjective
guided by reliable evidence
- emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ adjective
relating to or showing strong feelings