Students could be encouraged to think about how chat shows on television can be seen as examples of structured interviews in some ways, yet unstructured in others.
Jonathan Ross interviews Thierry Henry (2 minute clip) See above
In small groups, the following points could be discussed before a spokesperson feeds back to the rest of the class:
What do you think Jonathan Ross did before the interview? In what ways is the interview structured? In what ways is it unstructured (e.g. picks up on Henry’s mention of ‘respect’ and asks him to elaborate on this)
As an extension task, students could look at other TV chat show hosts and consider the extent to which their style is structured/unstructured. Draw a table to make a note of key points to consider.
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