Skill: Listening, Speaking, Vocabulary
Topic: Daily Transactions
Mode: Interpersonal,
Level: Intermediate
Can-Do/Competency: Students can deal with simple situations (e.g., apply for a credit card, buy a SIM card, find an apartment/house to rent, update passport/documents status, etc.)
Excerpt: Students will role play as a newspaper stand employee and a customer.
Activity components:
- Supplies to stock a pretend news stand
- Price list for supplies
- Note cards with item written on them
[Additional materials needed: if necessary]
Additional materials could include a newspaper, magazine, bus tickets, train tickets, city map, etc.
Instructions to the teacher:
TwoStudents will role play as a news stand employee and customer. The customer draws a card with an item written on the card. He then begins a basic conversation with the employee. They should ask questions / give answers such as, ‘do you have X?’, ‘how much does it cost?’, ‘how many would you like’, etc.
Instructions to students:
Two students will play the roles of a news stand employee and customer. The customer draws a card with an item from the news stand on it. He then engages in a conversation with the employee in which he buys the item. The employee should answer questions and initiaite return questions. It could look something like this:
‘Hello. Do you have today’s New York Times?’
‘Yes. Its here on the shelf.’
‘Could I get a copy?’
‘Of course. Is there anything else you would like?’
‘No. How much is it?’
‘Its $3.00’
‘Here you go. Thanks.’
After practicing in one role, the students switch roles.