L ost   Person Roleplay

(past simple/continuous)

Context: You lost a friend 10 years ago ...now you want to find him /her again.....for some reason..money?....love?................you   go to

a private detective to find your friend.

Private Detective

Customer

May  I help you ?

Yes, I lost my best friend 10 years ago. I'm trying to find him.

Ok. Where/lose....?

I  lost......................

What happened?

Well...................

What did.....?

What

When

How

Why

Where

...................... work?

.......................wear?

......................live?

....................looklike?

....................name?

 

Did he........................?

Was he...............?

Were you............?

By the way, how much do you charge......?

1. Model

Draw a stick figure

on the board, choose a student

to be the customer

and the teacher

plays detective.

Mix up past simple/

continuous

questions.

2. Roleplay

Put  the students

in groups of 2 or 3

to carry out the

activity