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Jan 24, 11:29 AM
They will have the opportunity, at least at the advanced levels, of expressing their own opinions and feelings, but they are not playing roles within a situation which resembles real life. There is normally only one role involved, that of the student playing himself as student. The main aim of such exercises is that the group completes the task given as linguistically correctly as possible, so such aspects of role behaviour as formality and attitude will only become relevant in so far as they are concerned in the aim of the exercise, not as an integral and necessary part of the interaction within the group. 2. Description and analysis of a role play The class of children has had about twenty hours' teaching (though the role play would also be suitable for adults). The classroom has been rearranged so there is plenty of room to move about. There are a few tables placed round the room.Above each is a sign: 'grocer', 'greengrocer', 'butcher' and so on. The signs are nicely decorated and have obviously been made by the students. On the tables are a selection of the goods appropriate to each shop. Sometimes the goods are the 'real thing', sometimes empty packages, sometimes only pictures of the item. Every item is priced. Again, the students seem to have done most of the work. One student stands behind each 'shop' table and the rest of the class move around from 'shop' to 'shop' buying the 'goods'. Baby clothes can provide more clarity in the matter. Toy money changes hands and the bought 'goods' are taken away.
