In a role play students take on the role of another person - a waiter, an adult, even a Martian or a monster.
Role play is a popular method in language-learning classrooms for a number of reasons.
Students of this age find it fun and quiet students are often found to speak more openly in a 'role'. In a role play students are encouraged to use communication creatively and imaginatively and they get an opportunity to use language from 'outside' the classroom. In CEWw , there are role play tasks in many parts of the course, particularly in the Out and about sections. The success of every role play depends on the students knowing exactly what they have to do. Make sure that they know the role they are going to play, some language they can use and some ideas for content.