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11 The
Thesportswoman
sportswoman
The 35 year-old is heavily addicted to
The 35 year-old is heavily addicted to
sleeping pills in the evenings and
sleeping pills in the evenings and
uppers in the morning. But she knows
uppers in the morning. But she knows
all about navigation, and she is an
all about navigation, and she is an
excellent sportswoman with an
excellent sportswoman with an
Olympic medal in rowing.
Olympic medal in rowing.

22 The
Thegirl
girl
Lizzie is a 7-year-old girl who
Lizzie is a 7-year-old girl who
behaves really unbearably. She
behaves really unbearably. She
keeps asking about her games
keeps asking about her games
console and chocolate. She doesn’t
console and chocolate. She doesn’t
want to speak to anybody and is
want to speak to anybody and is
grumpy.
grumpy.

33 The
Thepoet
poet

44 The
Thegrandmother
grandmother

The young man hasn’t learnt a
The young man hasn’t learnt a
proper job. He spends his time
proper job. He spends his time
writing romantic poetry. Since his
writing romantic poetry. Since his
parents support him, he has no
parents support him, he has no
financial problems. He is an
financial problems. He is an
enthusiast without much sense
enthusiast without much sense
for the necessities of life.
for the necessities of life.

She may be 75, but she wouldn’t
She may be 75, but she wouldn’t
call this old. She is vigorous and
call this old. She is vigorous and
energetic and very much likes
energetic and very much likes

things having her own way. She
things having her own way. She
used to be a maid in a hotel.
used to be a maid in a hotel.

55The
Theboy
boy

66 The
Theathlete
athlete

The ten-year-old doesn’t talk
The ten-year-old doesn’t talk
much. He is quiet and shy. His
much. He is quiet and shy. His
hobbies are astronomy and
hobbies are astronomy and
technology. He is friendly, but
technology. He is friendly, but
weak and sickish.
weak and sickish.

A man with enormous physical
A man with enormous physical
strength, but little brain. He needs
strength, but little brain. He needs
precise instructions and can’t work
precise instructions and can’t work

independently. Sometimes, he is
independently. Sometimes, he is
rather stubborn and quarrels with
rather stubborn and quarrels with
the others.
the others.

77 The
Thenanny
nanny
She has been working with
She has been working with
children for all her life, but can’t
children for all her life, but can’t
have own babies. She is tolerant
have own babies. She is tolerant
and patient and can tell
and patient and can tell
wonderful stories.
wonderful stories.

88 The
Theteacher
teacher
A rather strict math teacher
A rather strict math teacher
whose hobbies are stamp
whose hobbies are stamp
collecting and cycling. He is a
collecting and cycling. He is a

factual person without much
factual person without much
humor, but a wide knowledge
humor, but a wide knowledge
in technical things.
in technical things.

Communicative teaching: Role plays - Petra Ullrich 2011


You were on a cruise across the Atlantic. But there was an accident in the machine room and the cruise
ship sank. Some people were able to reach a lifeboat. But the weather is terrible and the waves are high.
The small lifeboat is about to sink; there are too many people on board. At least one must leave the
boat, only equipped with a lifebelt. You cannot tie that lifebelt to your boat. And you must be quick: You
must take your decision within thirty minutes. Otherwise the boat will sink and all of you will drown.
Decide which person(s) must leave the boar and justify your decision.

My own decision
LIVE

Group decision
DIE

LIVE

DIE

1. The sportswoman

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1. The sportswoman

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2. The girl

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2. The girl

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3. The poet

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3. The poet

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4. The grandmother

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4. The grandmother

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5. The boy

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5. The boy

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6. The athlete

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6. The athlete

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7. The nanny

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7. The nanny

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8. The teacher

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8. The teacher

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Live or die? Give your reasons.
1. The sportswoman ____________ because ________________________________________________.
2. The girl_____________ because ________________________________________________________.
3. The poet _____________ because ______________________________________________________.
4. The grandmother_____________ because ________________________________________________.
5. The boy _____________ because ________________________________________________________.
6. The athlete _____________ because _____________________________________________________.
7. The nanny _____________ because _____________________________________________________.
8. The teacher_____________ because _____________________________________________________.
Communicative teaching: Role plays - Petra Ullrich 2011