Resource Books for Teachers: Role Play

The Role Play is ideal for developing fluency and offers a focal point for lessons integrating the four skills.

How can it be used?
Teachers, trainee teachers, and teacher trainers.

Key features Provides guidance on the use of role play to develop fluency and to train students to deal with the unpredictable nature of language. Offers a focal point in lessons integrating the four skills. Gives experienced teachers fresh ideas, and less experienced teachers lots of practical support. Contents: Note: A full contents list at the front of the book provides a complete list of the activities, the suggested level and approximate time for each activity, and a description of what students are required to do. The summary below aims to give a general idea of the book's organization.

The author and series editor
Foreword
Introduction
How to use this book

1. Preparing the ground (11 activities) Activities which introduce students to the concept of role, particularly useful for classes in which students are self-conscious and reticent.
2. Off the cuff (17 activities) Improvised role plays, with particular attention paid to making sure students are not lost for words.
3. Now tell me (13 activities) Role plays based on an information gap, ensuring there is a good reason for communication to take place.
4. Make up your mind (15 activities) Role plays based on tasks which involve the students in reaching a group decision.
5. Simulations (4 activities) This section includes a complete simulation, followed by guidelines for writing simulations in a particular context. There are also descriptions of experiments by teachers who have adapted simulations to their own teaching environment.

The popular RESOURCE BOOKS FOR TEACHERS series gives teachers practical advice and guidance, along with resource ideas and materials for the classroom. The tasks and activities are clearly presented, and offer teachers the information they need about level, time, preparation, materials, classroom management, monitoring, and follow-up activities. Each book offers up to 100 ideas, as well as variations that encourage teachers to adapt the activities to suite their individual classrooms.