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Dialogue About Your Aim in Life
Model dialogue between two friends about their aims in life — for SSC & HSC.
Two friends discuss what they want to become and where their ambitions came from.
A dialogue between Tanvir and Sabbir
Tanvir: Sabbir, you look thoughtful today. What is on your mind?
Sabbir: Our class teacher asked us to write about our aim in life, and I could not begin.
Tanvir: Have you never thought about what you want to become?
Sabbir: I have, but the answer keeps changing. Last year I wanted to be a pilot. Now I am not sure.
Tanvir: That is quite normal at our age. What subject do you enjoy most?
Sabbir: Biology, without doubt. I never get bored in that class.
Tanvir: Then medicine or research might suit you. Have you considered either?
Sabbir: I have thought about medicine, but the admission test frightens me. What about you?
Tanvir: I want to be an agricultural scientist. My grandfather lost half a crop to a disease nobody in the village could name, and I have not forgotten it.
Sabbir: That is a very definite reason. I wish mine were so clear.
Tanvir: A reason usually comes from something you have seen, not from a list of professions. Think about what has stayed with you.
Sabbir: Now that you say it, I remember a doctor at our upazila hospital who worked all night without losing his patience.
Tanvir: There is your beginning. Write about him, and the aim will follow.
Sabbir: Thank you, Tanvir. You have made a difficult composition much easier.
Frequently Asked Questions
Open with a greeting and a reason for the conversation — one speaker noticing that the other looks worried, or mentioning an assignment. That gives the dialogue a natural cause instead of beginning abruptly with the topic itself.
It works well if they do. A dialogue in which one speaker only asks questions reads as an interview; letting both share an aim, with different reasons, makes it a conversation and gives you more to write.
About twelve to sixteen lines, alternating between the two speakers, is the usual expectation at SSC and HSC level. Each line should be one or two sentences — long speeches turn a dialogue back into an essay.
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