ROLE PLAYS AND TOPICS FOR P. I.

SKEAKER'S CORNER, HYDE PARK, LONDON

PRESENTATIONS

1. Description (personal description): appearance and personality.BETA COLLEGE OF ENGLISH: DESCRIPTION
2. Description (a friend's description): appearance and personality.
3. Description ( a famous person): appearance and personality.
4. A day in the life of ...A day in the life of Dennis Cook
5. Home sweet home.BETA ENGLISH: HOUSE HOMES IN BRITAIN (WINDOW ON BRITAIN)  
6. Food and drink.CARTOON MOVIE ON GOOD FOODbecomeenglishexpert
7. Holidays. HOLIDAYS IN BRITAIN
8. Travel.
9. Relationships:  my family.English with Jo : family
   FAMILY (INTERMEDIATE) JO
10. Young people's problems
11. Relationships: my  friends.
12. Relatonships: love
13. Dating.A PERFECT DAY   DINNER FOR TWO
14. Hobbies, leisure activities. LEISUARE IN U.K. (WINDOW ON BRITAIN)
15. Sport
16. Cinema. My favourite film. movies: English with Jo
17. Reading. My favourite book
18. Music.POP MUSIC ( WINDOW OM BRITAIN)
19. Biography: my favourite writer,  singer ... SHAKESPEARE: BRIEF AND NAUGHTY
20. My favourite city.DUBLIN
    NEW YORK
21. My favourite country
22. Work THE WORLD OF WORK
23. School. EDUCATION IN U.K. (WINDOW ON BRITAIN)
24. Studies. 
25. My future profession.WORLD OF WORK IN ENGLISH
26. My plans for the future.
27. My neighbourhood
28. My city
29. The natural world.
30. Science
31. The environment.
32. Television
33. Money and economics
34.  Crime and justice
35. I am an animal lover. My petsENGLISH WITH JO  PETS INTERMEDIATE
36. My best day out.

Role play situations

1. At the doctor's surgery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twOLBbVvesU                Dialogue with audio: At the doctor's 
2. Health problems.A picture of health
3. In the hospital. In hospital.
4. At the dentist
5. At the station. Buying a ticket.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY9eQfdc9Gk
6. Asking for directons. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxkQb6bqdCk&list=PL678450C4A9C20EF7
7. Buying a ticket. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=623kNJuEUxg
8. Catching a bus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qcUT4zP3qs
9. Taking  a taxi. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBCF257vq-I
10. Shopping for clothes.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-1tfWzHgOA  SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES BBC LEARNING
11. Shopping: at the supermarket SHOPPING
12. At the restaurant.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLACfxlmfT4      CHIPS WITH EVERYTHING
13. Ordering food. http://www.engvid.com/4-ways-to-order-at-a-restaurant/
14. At the airport. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5LuqJJVhaE
15. At the travel agent's.
16. At the bank.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N85tWBI614c           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHuYc49Dtu4
17. Booking a room.Dialogue with audio
18. Checking into a hotel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyqfYJX23lg   CHECKING IN MR BEAN CHECKING IN 
19. At the cinema. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgrP9xGVrCM
20. Would you like...? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEXVF1Ap0DM
21. Will you help me?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk-o4QP-9-g 
22. Family problems
23. At home. Neighbours. The keys ( Grapevine)
24.  Job interview SILLY JOB INTERVIEW

IDEAS FOR ROLE PLAYS ( adapted from from englishbanana.com)

1. Asking for directions
“Excuse me, where is the train station…?”

Characters: You and a foreign tourist

Situation: A foreign tourist stops you to ask for directions to the train station. He / she doesn't speak English very well

 i) The tourist asks you for directions to the train station. You don’t understand them well, but give them directions to the Tourist Information Centre, where they can get a map of the town

ii) Later  you meet the tourist again. They can’t find the Tourist Information Centre. You agree to go there with them

iii) At the Tourist Information Centre you ask for train times for the tourist, but unfortunately they have now missed their train

If there are three people in the group the third character could be:

a) Someone who works at the Tourist Information Centre

b) The tourist’s friend or partner

2. “Waiter, there’s a mouse in my potato!”

Place: Le Maison Souris – an exclusive French restaurant

Characters: You and a waiter

Situation: You are having dinner at Le Maison Souris

Scenes: i) During the starter you find a human hair in your soup

ii) During the main course you discover a dead mouse in your mashed potatoes

iii) During the dessert you find a gold necklace in your ice cream

If there are three people in the group the third character could be:

a) Your friend or partner who is also at the meal

b) The manager of the restaurant

c) Another customer dining at a different table. 

Role play situation "at a restaurant" from immaci

Lesson Plan Ordering At The Restaurant from Genevieve Charland

3. Shopping

“That’s not my DVD player!”

Place: A shop that sells electrical goods

Characters: You and a sales assistant

Situation: Last Saturday you bought a new DVD player from the shop. When you opened the box you discovered that the player was a completely different model from the one on the box – a much cheaper one. You would like a full refund and an apology

i) You ask for a refund. The sales assistant says that  only the manager can authorise a refund. The sales assistant says that they have gone out but will be back at 5 o’clock

ii) You are getting angry and decide to take a DVD player from the shop – the model that you should have had.

If there are three people in the group the third character could be:

a) Another difficult customer in the shop

b) A police officer

c)Your elderly grandmother

4. Health: At the dentist

At your dentist’s: you make an appointment to have a tooth out. Your dentist is very chatty but it’s hard to answer with your mouth full of instruments. Afterwards you discover that they have taken out the wrong tooth…

5 “But I must see my doctor now!”

Place: Your local family doctor’s surgery

Characters: You and the doctor’s receptionist

Situation: You need to make an appointment for today to see your doctor because you’ve got a very bad cold. You want to see the doctor now because at 10.30am you are going bowling, then having a haircut, then having a sauna, and then having a romantic meal – all with different people

 i) You ask to see the doctor now, but there are no appointments until this afternoon

ii) You phone your various friends to try to rearrange your day, but it’s not possible

iii) You fake a coughing fit and the receptionist has to decide whether to let you see the doctor now as an emergency, or …

If there are three people in the group the third character could be:

Another patient in the waiting room – someone with a more serious problem – who has been waiting to see the doctor much longer than you

6 At the hospital “You won’t feel a thing!”

Place: A busy hospital

Characters: You are a patient; the other student is a nurse

Situation: You’re staying in hospital for a few days. Your doctor has sent you to the blood clinic to have a routine blood test. You are terrified of needles...

 i) You go to the blood clinic; you’re very nervous, but try to remain calm. When the nurse produces the syringe you run screaming from the room

ii) A few minutes later, you return to the clinic. You try to compose yourself. The nurse says that it will only take a second, and won’t hurt. You try to think about something nice, but at the last minute you see the syringe  and you run away again.

iii) The doctor needs the blood test results. You must have the blood test, no matter what. The nurse must convince, cajole,  persuade you to have the blood test.

If there are three people in the group, the third character could be:

a) The doctor – who has an important appointment with some golfing  chums

b) Another patient, who seems to love having blood tests.

7 On the bus.“That’s not music – it’s just noise!”

Place: On the bus.

Characters: An old lady and a youngster.

Situation: You are an ol lady carrying an umbrella on a crowded bus on the way to work. You have to stand because the bus is full. A young man/ woman starts playing loud rap music from the speaker on their mobile phone. 

Scenes: i) You ask the man/ woman to turn the music down or off. He/ she refuses

iii) You explain what you think of his/ her behaviour. You take the phone and he/she gets very angry ... 

8. At the station
 “I wanted a return ticket to Birmingham!”

Place: The coach/ train station in your town

Characters: You and a customer service assistant

Situation: You would like to find out the times of coaches/ trains  to Madrid this evening and buy a return ticket. You want to come home tomorrow afternoon

 i) You go to the ticket counter and tell the customer service assistant what you want. They find the times for you, print your tickets and you pay them with your debit card

2. After you have left the counter, you realise that the tickets are wrong. They have given you a return ticket to La Coruña, coming back next Friday morning at 4 o’clock

iii) You go back to the counter, but find a long queue. You go straight to the front and try to talk to the assistant, but they won’t serve you unless you go to the back of the queue – even though it was their mistake ...

9. At the clothes shop
 “Can I just try this on again?”

  

Characters: You and a sales assistant

Situation: You need to find an outfit for a friend’s engagement party

 i) You are not sure what colour, style, or size outfit you want, so you ask the sales assistant to bring several different options

ii) You try on outfit after outfit. There is something wrong with all of them. The sales assistant has to go back and forth between the shop and the changing room several times until he/ she is absolutely fed up

iii) You decide to buy the first outfit that you tried on. The sales assistant tells you what they think of your decision ...

If there are three people in the group the third character could be:

a) Another customer who is waiting to be served

b) Your friend who keeps giving you advice about the clothes, which makes you even more confused.

10 . “Extra! Extra! Read all about it!”

Place: A street in your town

Characters: You and a newspaper seller

Situation: You buy a newspaper from a small kiosk on the street. The seller gives you

the wrong change for a five euro note

Scenes: i) You buy the newspaper and discover the mistake

ii) You challenge the seller but they refuse to accept that they have made a mistake

iii) You decide to set up your own newspaper kiosk next to the seller’s and start a price war by selling your newspapers at a discount

11. At the cinema  “Sssshhhh!”

Characters: You and the person sitting in front of you

Situation: You are with friends at the cinema, waiting for the film to start

 i) The film begins. The person sitting in front of you is eating popcorn so loudly that it is difficult for you to hear the film. You complain and they agree to eat more quietly

ii) A few minutes later their friend arrives late. They are very tall and sit in the seat directly in front of you, so that you can’t see the screen very well. You complain again and the friend agrees to sit further down in their seat

iii) Later the person sitting in front of you is chatting on their mobile. You complain for the third time and ...

12 IN A TAXI

You are in a taxi on the way to the airport. Your flight leaves in about an hour and you’re worried that you’re going to miss it. You start to panic when you realise that he has taken a wrong turn. Finally you find the right road.

He begins telling you all about their life story, and how difficult things have been since his partner left him. Suddenly the taxi hits a bump in the road and all  your luggage falls out onto the road.  You become more and more anxious about missing your flight.

The driver goes faster and faster but suddenly you are stopped by the police for speeding and given a fine. You finally get to the airport, but when you refuse to give the driver a tip he runs after you through the terminal. Will you catch your flight? 

13. Shopping:

 At a supermarket checkout: you want to pay for your shopping (two packets of crisps) but all you have is a £20 note. There is a long queue behind you and the checkout assistant won’t accept your cash because they haven’t got enough change…

14. At home

Flatmates “Just tidy up – or else!”

Characters: Two people who live together, e.g. friends, flatmates or partners

Situation: One of you is a very tidy person and one of you is very messy. The tidy person wants the messy one to help out more at home and try to keep their home nice and clean

 i) A big row: the tidy person tells the messy person to clean the house – or else! Then they go out leaving the messy person alone at home

ii) The messy person decides to do something more interesting, like watch TV or chat to friends on the phone.

3. The tidy person comes home and finds out. Another row:

The third character could be
a) Another tidy or messy friend / flatmate who lives there too

b)A timid door to door salesman who is trying to sell life insurance (seguros)

15. Family meetings

It’s Christmas Day: 
First, you don’t get the presents that you wanted; then, you have to break up a fight between your brother over who gets to play on the new games console…

16. Home: Noisy neighbours

You have just moved into a new flat and you throw a fantastic flat-warming party ( fiesta de inaguración) to celebrate. It’s interrupted when the person who lives downstairs bangs on the door and asks you to turn down the music…

17.  Free Time:
1. At a travel agent’s: you are trying to decide on a holiday destination but your friend or partner just can’t make up their mind...(decidirse)

2. You are a stressed-out travel agent. Your manager has recently told you that if you don’t sell more you will be fired (despedido). A customer comes in and wants to book

a short break for their family. 
You try to sell them a holiday in Madrid, then in Granada, then in Barcelona... You tell them about the interesting and beautiful places in each city

However, the customer is hard to please and raises objections to every place: the weather will be bad, the food will be terrible, and so on.