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/do.....?

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