Speaking questions - Role-play - My Local Area 4
Role plays give you a chance to have a more structured conversation.
Question
What would you say for this roleplay?
- Hello, what is there in your town for young people? Say hello, there is a cinema, a swimming pool and a big sports centre. Also, in the town centre, there are cafés where young people like to meet.
- How could you improve your town? Reply that you could build a big shopping centre with lots of clothes shops and more cafés and restaurants. That would be super.
- What have you done recently in your town? Say that last weekend, you went to the swimming pool with your friend and we had a lot of fun.
- And what are you going to do tomorrow? Reply that we’re thinking of going shopping in the town centre and then we will perhaps also go and eat in a café or at a fast food restaurant.
- Ah, great. Ask what do you like doing in your town?
- Me, I like going to the cinema.
Listen to an example roleplay.
Transcript:
Friend - Bonjour, qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans ta ville pour les jeunes?
Student - Bonjour, il y a un cinéma, une piscine et un grand centre sportif. Aussi, au centre-ville, il y a des cafés où les jeunes aiment bien se retrouver.
Friend - Comment pourrait-on améliorer ta ville?
Student - On pourrait construire un grand centre commercial avec beaucoup de magasins de vêtements et plus de cafés et restaurants. Ce serait super!
Friend - Qu’est-ce que tu as fait dans ta ville récemment?
Student - Le weekend dernier, je suis allé à la piscine avec mes copains et on s’est vraiment bien amusés.
Friend - Et qu’est-ce que tu vas faire demain?
Student - Demain, avec mes copains, nous pensons aller faire du shopping au centre-ville et nous irons peut-être manger dans un café ou au fast-food.
Friend - Ah, super.
Student - Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire dans ta ville?
Friend - Moi, j’aime aller au cinéma.
Translation:
Friend - Hello, what is there in your town for young people?
Student – Hello, there is a cinema, a swimming pool and a big sports centre. Also, in the town centre, there are cafés where young people like to meet.
Friend - How could you improve your town?
Student - You could build a big shopping centre with lots of clothes shops and more cafés and restaurants. That would be super.
Friend - What have you done recently in your town?
Student - Last weekend, I went to the swimming pool with my friend and we had a lot of fun.
Friend - And what are you going to do tomorrow?
Student - We’re thinking of going shopping in the town centre and then we will perhaps also go and eat in a café or at a fast food restaurant.
Friend - Ah, great.
Student - What do you like doing in your town?
Friend - Me, I like going to the cinema.
