About This Activity Type
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Overview The printable sets of Role-Play Materials shown on this page provide object-based structure for authentic verbal interactions and exchange of goods. With exception of the play money, it will be necessary to print all of these materials on printer-friendly cardstock for them to function properly. The design of the multiple-layered objects require the thickness and durability of cardstock to function as intended. |
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Methodological Background Role-play activities are a type of communication practice exercise used regularly under the communicative language teaching (CLT) methodology as one of six common classroom activity types. These activities allow teachers and students to engage in a form of (primarily) verbal communication that approximates authentic real-to-life communication. Our own approach to creating these materials is to provide realistic objects for each noun likely to be used as a direct object during a role-play exercise on a specific topic. For example, if a student asks for a hamburger during a role-play exercise, there should be an object available that accurately resembles an actual hamburger. |
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Fast-Food Role-Play Materials
This kit provides the printable PDFs needed to construct a variety of fast-food related role-play objects using printer-friendly cardstock.
While the PDF page examples below are from one kit focused on fast-food hamburgers, a wider range of objects are available, including cups and beverages, pizza (with toppings), hotdogs (with toppings), and more.
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Page From Fast-Food
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Page From Fast-Food
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Page From Fast-Food
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Page From Fast-Food
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Some of the objects, such as the buns, are multi-layered (with up to 5 layers) and provide pockets for other objects, such as meat, sauces, and vegetables to be placed inside to construct various realistic burgers, including hamburgers, fishburgers, and chickenburgers. Similarly, the bowls are designed to be able to hold the ingredients of salads or ice-cream with fruit toppings.
Most of the objects have 2 layers, which are designed to be glued back-to-back to resemble various food ingredients. The example PDF pages above include 2-layer objects (from left-to-right) for ketchup, chilis, lettuce, tomato, ice-cream, and apple.
The content in these printables is suitable for providing role-play practice to complete English-as-a-second-language beginners, but also offer options for complexity suitable for both intermediate and advanced students, including placing more precise food orders and role-playing complicated customer service situations.
Money Printables
This kit provides a variety of printable PDFs for different denominations of play money, which will be useful in combination with the other role-play kits on this pages, as well as, role-play scenarios created by teachers, and for other learning exercises about numbers/money.
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Sheet of $1 Bills
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Sheet of $5 Bills
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Sheet of $10 & $20
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Sheet of $50 & $100
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Teachers can choose from the available printable sheets based on the abilities and needs of there students. Younger students, aged 4-6 may have an easier time with just $1 bills, as understanding how $1 + $5 = $6 may be beyond their mathematical understanding. Learners 7 and older should have little to no trouble with using a variety of different a set of different denominations.
Petshop Role-Play Materials
This series of printable kits provide a variety of animals and products commonly sold in petshops. In addition to being suitable content for using animal vocabulary, the materials are also designed to provide practice using colors to differentiation between animals, as well as numbers and prices.
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Page From Petshop
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Page From Petshop
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Page From Petshop
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Page From Petshop
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The content in the petshop role-play printables include a range of pets, food, cat/dog beds, fish tanks, and toys. The materials is suitable for providing role-play practice to complete English-as-a-second-language beginners, but also offer options for complexity suitable to intermediate students, including providing a platform for discussing petcare and animal nutrition.