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Excel English The Hall, 8 Muswell Hill London N10 3TD www.excelenglish.co.uk. Role Play & Improvisation in the EFL Classroom. Immigration Officer. Tourist(s). J.F.K. Airport . The Immigration Officer. Purpose to question/interrogate/check Status high Speech formal/direct/commanding.
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Excel English The Hall, 8 Muswell Hill London N10 3TD www.excelenglish.co.uk
The Immigration Officer Purpose to question/interrogate/check Status high Speech formal/direct/commanding
The Tourist Purpose to enter the country Status low Speech nervous
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
Learners need to know… • who they are • where they are • what they are there for
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)
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!
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!
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?
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?
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…
Just a Minute Rules • No repetition • No digression • No hesitation
Topics • Teaching English • Travel • Money • Happiness
Just a Minute! • Great for oral fluency • Great practice for oral examinations • Develops improvisational skills in English
Tongue Twister She sells sea shells on the sea shore and the shells she sells are sea shells for sure.
Volume Knob • Encourage learners to open their throats and project their voices
Role Play & Improvisation • Standard Role Play • Half A Dialogue • Just A Minute • Volume Knob
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