W: Thanks.
M: Have you decided yet what aspects of Social Interaction to cover in your assignment?
W: Not really.I've read so much that I'm having trouble choosing.
M: OK, what have you read about?
W: Well, there's interaction in families.That's fascinating.
M: Mm.
W: I think I 'd like to write a whole assignment about it, because there's so much to consider.
M: Then how about leaving it for now and writing an assignment purely on that next semester?
W: That's a good idea.I'll do that.Then there's how people interact in groups.I'd definitely like to write about that in this assignment.
M: OK.It might be worth limiting it in someway, to interaction in social groups, for instance.
W: Yes, I'll put that on the list.But work teams are also very interesting.I'd be sorry not to include them.
M: Maybe we should see what else you've thought about, and come back to the question of work teams later.
W: Fine.I read a good article about the sort of interaction we have with acquaintances -- mostly about the people we recognize but don't necessarily know by name.It really opened my eyes to everyday behavior, so I'd quite like to write about that.
M: I think you should consider how long the assignment is going to be, and how these different topics relate to each other.
W: That's a point.Then I'd better put off the deciding about acquaintances for the moment until I've managed to plan this in more details.But I think friendship networks are an important aspect of interaction, so that's something I definitely want to include.
M: Right.Now have you considered...
