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Conversational structure and power

Task A - Our answer

There are many different kinds of power, but here are a few which are often significant in dramatic texts.

• Physical power (physical strength);

• Institutional power (e.g. managers vs. workers in a company, teachers vs. pupils in a school);

• Social power (e.g. parents vs. children in a family, and richer (vs. poorer) or more 'in' (vs. 'out') people in communities);

• Personal power (e.g. someone who speaks their mind, no matter who they are talking to, or who is very clever or insightful, and so can lead others by virtue of the fact that they consistently come up with the best ideas or suggestions).

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