Starting Off with Role Play and Discussion

Ideal for high-beginner to intermediate learners, Starting Off with Role Play and Discussion is all about active, real communication. It gets students up and out of their seats and moving around the classroom—toward a higher level of English proficiency. The innovative role plays and discussion tasks motivate students to overcome their inhibitions and put their imaginations to use – and to have fun doing so. Role play and discussion are tasks that can be challenging for students, but the activities and the explanations in the teacher’s manual are designed to ensure students’ success. With Starting Off with Role Play and Discussion, practice makes perfect, developing in students the skills and confidence they need to “survive” in all kinds of everyday speaking situations, both here in Japan or when travelling abroad.

 

Key Features and Functions

*15 multi-activity units with high-interest themes like “You, Going Out to Eat,” “You, Shopping,” “You, Planning a Trip,” and “You, Living with Others”
*Useful Language boxes give students the words and expressions they need to say precisely what’s on their minds
*Every discussion activity and role play has been pre-tested and honed “live” in the university classroom for maximum effectiveness
*Warm-up discussion questions get students in the right frame of mind and activate useful vocabulary
*Teacher’s manual carefully spells out how set up activities so that students who have not had much experience with role play or discussion will be successful

Unit 1 You and Your Classmates
Unit 2 You, Going Out to Eat
Unit 3 You, Shopping
Unit 4 You, Out on the Town
Unit 5 You, Planning a Trip
Unit 6 You, Hotel Guest
Unit 7 You, World Traveler
Unit 8 You, Living with Others
Unit 9 You, Job Hunting
Unit 10 You, Giving Good Advice
Unit 11 You, Solving World Problems
Unit 12 You, Inventor for the Future
Unit 13 You and Older People in Your Life
Unit 14 You, Making Your Own Role Play
Unit 15 Review and Practice