Articles tagged ‘Roleplay’

Tips And Tricks For “Problem Students”, The Sequel

By Katie | December 28th, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Read Tips and Tricks for Problem Students - Part One first.
The student who won’t talk
This is a problem because most native speaker teachers are – at least to some extent – there to get students to use the language and specifically to speak. Many tasks and activities require students to speak and in [...]

 

ESL Speaking Activities: Two Fun Roleplays

By Katie | January 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

ESL and EFL students often benefit from roleplays: taking on another identity can lessen people’s inhibitions, not to mention be plain old fun. You can also create role plays to practice different kinds of functional language (giving advice, persuading someone, making a request).
A few tips:

Make sure to equip your students with clear instructions – [...]