Planning a role-play activity in your language class? Try adding an immersive background like these rows of popcorn munchers sitting in rows, totally immersed in what might be a drama movie.
I already wrote a post of why I’m using backgrounds in my role-plays which you may want to check on the link below
Creating Immersive Role-play Experiences in the Classroom
At the cinema
The classroom arrangement is simple:
- Chairs placed facing their backs to the whiteboard (notice there are two empty seats at the cinema. This is where my students will be sitting.
- students act as cinema goers (popcorn allowed for this one!)
I use a four-minute video that includes: a soundtrack and ambient sounds of what possibly might be happening in this imaginary setting. (It’s quite a challenge to include sounds that do not prove to be too distracting and, at the same time, set the scene.)
This four-minute video can be used for role-plays:
- speaking about film preferences
- speaking about the latest blockbuster movie
- speaking about the last time you went to the cinema
- speaking about leisure preferences in general
One fun fact!
As a signal that the allotted four minutes are up, the guy in the background will actually tell the students to keep quiet!