Excel English The Hall, 8 Muswell Hill London N10 3TD www.excelenglish.co.uk

1. Excel English The Hall, 8 Muswell Hill London N10 3TD www.excelenglish.co.uk

3. Role Play & Improvisation in the EFL Classroom

4. Immigration Officer

6. Tourist(s)

8. J.F.K. Airport

10. The Immigration Officer Purpose to question/interrogate/check Status high Speech formal/direct/commanding

12. The Tourist Purpose to enter the country Status low Speech nervous

14. A = ImmigrationOfficer B= Tourist (s) J.F.K. Airport Purpose – to enter the country Status – low Speech - nervous Purpose – to question/interrogate/check Status – high Speech – formal/direct/commanding

16. Learners need to know… • who they are • where they are • what they are there for

18. Why do role play in class? • Practice for real life situations • Speaking and listening skills used • Fun • To recycle previously learnt vocabulary • To improve fluency • Experimentation with status (register/style)

20. Order the Dialogue a)So meeting him was an important event? b) It was on a blind date actually. I fell for him right away. a) How did you meet your husband? b) Yes, very clearly. He proposed to me completely out of the blue. a) Do you remember when he asked you to marry him? b) Oh, yes, it was a turning point in my life. a) How did you feel about marrying him? b) I was over the moon!

22. a) How did you meet your husband? b) It was on a blind date actually a) So meeting him was an important event? b) Oh, yes, it was a turning point in my life. a) Do you remember when he asked you to marry him? b) Yes, very clearly. He proposed to me completely out of the blue. a) How did you feel about marrying him? b) I was over the moon!

24. Personalise or Improvise a) How did you meet your husband? a) So meeting him was an important event? a) Do you remember when he asked you to marry him? a) How did you feel about marrying her/him?

26. Prince Charles

28. Camilla Parker Bowles

30. Charles & Camilla • How did you meet your husband/wife? • So meeting him/her was an important event? • Do you remember when s/he asked you to marry her/him? • How did you feel about marrying her/him?

32. Half a Dialogue Role Play • Provides a framework & guidance for the learners • Allows teacher to have more control over the language used • Allows weaker/less confident students to take control of the interaction • Use material from your course books/magazines/internet…

34. Just a Minute!

36. Just a Minute Rules • No repetition • No digression • No hesitation

38. Topics • Teaching English • Travel • Money • Happiness

40. Just a Minute! • Great for oral fluency • Great practice for oral examinations • Develops improvisational skills in English

42. Tongue Twister She sells sea shells on the sea shore and the shells she sells are sea shells for sure.

44. Volume Knob • Encourage learners to open their throats and project their voices

46. Role Play & Improvisation • Standard Role Play • Half A Dialogue • Just A Minute • Volume Knob

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