In this lesson, my A1 students are going to learn how to talk about where they are from. For this purpose, I have created a short video where a very friendly interviewer is at Speakers’ Corner in London, asking passers-by their names and where they are from. I have only included people from Wales, Ireland,…… Continue reading A1 Talking about where we are from
In this activity, A1 students practise introducing themselves and exchanging phone numbers by role-playing a first meeting. With a little practice, students can have these exchanges as themselves. Here, however, they take on the roles of characters in a story. Watch and imagine. Play the video and ask students, in pairs or as a whole…… Continue reading A1 Conversation Practice: Meeting Someone for the First Time.
Four Minutes to Make Them Laugh Strictly speaking, this is not a role-play background. The aim of the video is to set the scene for students to tell a long joke or an amusing anecdote. If you are planning to ask your students to recount something funny that happened to them or tell a prepared…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-play Backgrounds: Stand-up Comedy
Strictly speaking, this is not a role-play background. The aim of the video is to set the scene for students to give a speech or talk. If you are planning to ask your students to speak about a topic they have prepared, this background brings a TED-style atmosphere into the classroom, complete with an audience…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-play Backgrounds: Deliver Your TED-Style Talk
This role-play background is suitable for speaking about shopping and eating habits, for example, where students usually shop and whether they ever visit local street markets. The inspiration for this video came from a lovely visit to Kingston upon Thames, where you can spend a relaxing day wandering around, sampling food from the local market…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-play Backgrounds: At a Street Market
This role-play background is suitable for speaking about sport, football, sporting events or football fans, to give just a few examples. In this four-minute video, students can simulate a conversation with a football supporter while experiencing the final four minutes before Spain wins the World Cup for the second time. Well done, Spain!!! How to…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-play Backgrounds: At a Sporting event
This role-play background is about zoos and yes, it is suitable for all levels going from A1s to C2. How to use How to use Give your students a prompt and ask them to write a short script. Then have them perform their role-play (or hold a debate) with their backs to the screen, facing…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-play Backgrounds: At the Zoo
If you’re looking for a background for conversations related to health and medical care, you’ve just found it. This video shows a waiting room where some patients are waiting for their GP to call them in for their appointment. The aim is to create the experience of being in an actual waiting room while learners…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-play Backgrounds: The Waiting Room
Are you planning to get your students to speak about what frightens them or tell a scary anecdote? Here’s a background that could make the activity more engaging by transporting learners from the classroom to a scary and maybe, haunted house. How to use it You may have been teaching how to write stories or…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-play Backgrounds: Scary room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XqEdBvTpM0 Are you planning to get your students talking about books and reading habits? Here’s a background that could make the activity more engaging by transporting learners from the classroom to a beautiful old bookshop, with some relaxing music to help set the scene. How to use it At the end of a unit on…… Continue reading Creating Immersive Role-play Backgrounds: At the Bookshop
