11 Rocking Role Play Speaking Activities for Language Learners

11Rocking Role Play Speaking Activities for Language Learners

1 Interview with a famous celebrity role play (with audio)

Easily the most popular and appealing role play activity is the celebrity interview role play. I suggest that the teacher models this activity with a student as a warm-up and to get students in the mood. Then students can be put in pairs and groups to carry out the interviewer-celebrity role play themselves. The teacher can roam the room to monitor grammar and language. At the end of the role play exercise, it may be a good idea to get the students to write out the complete questions and answers so the teacher can check on accuracy. This is a fun communicative exercise that allows students to to be creative and to improvise. This activity can also be done as a listening activity. Listen to the interview and take notes of Selena’s answers.

Celebrity interview role play (PDF)

(audio mp3)

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2 Husband-wife request role play (with audio)

This is an elementary English ESL role play exercise for practicing requests and phrasal or two part verbs. Students complete the conversations with suitable expressions. Then they can compare answers and carry out the role play.

Husband wife request (and phrasal verb) role play (PDF)

(audio mp3)

3 Hotel reception listening activity and conversation worksheet (with audio and answers) worksheet

This is an English language exercise introducing and exploring hotel language and vocabulary. Students try to complete the conversation. Then they can listen to the conversation and check their answers.

Hotel reception listening and conversation (PDF)

(audio mp3)

4 Ordering in a restaurant listening activity and conversation worksheet (with audio answers)

This is a fun “Ordering in a Restaurant” gap fill speaking activity for an English language class. Students listening to audio and complete the conversation. Then the students can practice the conversation, perform role plays and/or write their own “Ordering in a Restaurant” dialogues.

Ordering in a restaurant dialogue (PDF)

(audio mp3)

5 Interview with a famous athlete role play

This is similar in format to the role play above.

Athlete interview role play (PDF)

6 FAQ Mini-Roleplays

This role play activity focuses on the language necessary for customer service,

INTRO: This role play activity is a suitable activity for:

Elementary students- for present simple requests: “Where is..?”

“Could I ?” “How much?” etc.

Pre-Intermediate students- indirect requests with verb “to be”: “Do

you know where it is?” and “to do”: “Could you tell me how much it costs?”

Intermediate students– requests using “if” and gerunds: “Is it Ok

if?” “Would you mind if?” “Would it be OK if..?” “I wonder if I could? Would you mind telling me if? “I was wondering if..?”

FAQ Mini-Role Plays (PDF)

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7 Consumer complaint role play

This role play activity is great for practicing the language of consumer complaints in a variety of situations.

Consumer complaint role plays (PDF)

8 Business English introductions role play

This is a business English ESL exercise. Students follow the guide on the PDF and write short conversations.

Business introduction role plays (PDF)

9 Pictures for short role plays in random business situations

This is an elementary business English ESL exercise exploring the language and vocabulary used to make short conversations in various workplace situations. Students use their imaginations to write short conversations for each situation.

Short role plays in random business situations (PDF)

10 Lost person roleplay

This is an ESL or English language role play lesson for practicing conversational English. I suggest that the teacher models this activity with a student as a warm-up and to get students in the mood. Then students can be put in pairs and groups to carry out the detective customer role play themselves.

Lost person role play (PDF)

11 Cool Jobs

This is a lesson appropriate for pre-intermediate and intermediate ESL/EFL students. It would be a suitable activity for using with career vocabulary or with comparative adjectives and nouns.