Role-Play

Try to practice speaking. Role-play all the situations and then pick one to role-play a dialogue for
the class. Try to use all the verbs in the box.
1. A friend is leaving. Plan a party for her with a fellow classmate. Sometimes you dont
agree things such as food, drink and time of the party.

Use:
appreciate recommend
celebrate agree (with someone ) on
mind dislike
plan on discuss
2. Complain to Jeff or Frank that your level is too easy. You want to move up
a level.

Use:
complain (to someone) about discourage (someone) from
concentrate on adapt to
approve of/disapprove of help (someone ) with
3. Talk about your weekend plans to a friend.

Use:
look forward to go
plan on be enthusiastic about
enjoy be fond of
4. Your roommate tells you that he doesnt want you to smoke in the house anymore. But
you feel that you cant control your smoking habit and want to smoke anywhere you want.

Use:
would you mind be tired of
be used to avoid
cant stand cant help
quit suggest
5. Complain about the food in the restaurant to the waiter. There were two flies in the soup.

Use:
complain (to someone) about be responsible for
instead of dislike
be afraid of apologize (to someone) for
6. You fall in love with someone on-line. Ask your friend for advice.

Use:
cant help keep
love miss
think about recommend
look forward to be interested in
7. You went to a friends house and he/she cooked some food. Today you feel sick. Explain
to him/her what happened.

Use:
be bad/poor at by
worry about instead of
apologize (to someone) for do you mind
concentrate on approve/disapprove of