Other ESL Role Play Teaching Ideas

Role-play Cards for simple invitations

Buy a house

Check into a hotel

Museum roleplay

Stranded on an island & a volcano will erupt in 30-60 minutes roleplay lesson


Various Roleplays & Drama Games for ESL

Pictures for short roleplays in random business
& everyday situations (PDF)

Husband-wife phrasal verb/request roleplay (PDF)

Personal Complaint Menu Roleplay (a step by step) roleplay lesson for ESL classes

Lost friend roleplay (teach past tenses)

Interview a star roleplay lesson plan

Living with a roommate interview questions (PDF)

Faulty goods complaint roleplay (PDF)

Child-parent roleplay (PDF)

Imagine that you can travel through time into the
future! It is 2025: Imagine and answer some questions about“your future you." (PDF)

Press conference: Activity type: Group role play

Class schedule roleplay (PDF)

English course application roleplay (PDF)

Travel Roleplay

Jungle Survivor game for intermediate ESL students
(PDF)

Using Puppets

Housing project roleplay

Strangers on a train roleplay

Conflict roleplay


Hospitality/tourism related roleplays
for ESL teachers

Consumer Complaint Menu Roleplay

ESL hotel reservations and booking roleplay worksheet (PDF)

Information/request role-play exercises and dialogues  airlines

Handouts and notes for roleplays: requesting job
information, inquiring about a class & contacting
emergency services (PDF)

Finding a room roleplay (with cards)

Book into a hotel roleplay

Requesting Travel Information Roleplay

Phoning a hotel roleplay

Ways to create roleplays for corporate english classes

OUP Quick Work sample-invitations, offers and making arrangements roleplay (PDF)

Grammar: magazine interview role-play:
practising 'used to' with an interview roleplay

Roleplays for telephoning,restaurants,hotels and
dealing with enquiries (make sure
to click on PDF link for worksheets)

Roleplay technique

FAQ for rent a car roleplay


Theatre Exercise Collections

Scenario improvisation

Group improvisations

More ........
Aggressive/assertive/passive
roleplay

Team Roleplaying

Mediation/Negotiation roleplays (PDF)
with role-play cards

Setting up roleplays

What is the nature of drama-based activities in the classroom?

Article on theater games for esl

Setting up role plays

Business English Roleplays

Purchasing manager/sales manager roleplay-
see page 2 (PDF)

Selecting a Venue for a Business Conference
& Selecting the Employee of the Year
speaking exercises (PDF)

Business introductions roleplay worksheet (PDF)

Socialising with confidence: roleplay
awkward situations (PDF)

Help wanted: Activity type: Role play

ESL roleplay websites/collections

Oral English Activities: resources for teachers

Eslsite.com roleplay ideas

Roleplay collection

Role-plays - ESL speaking activities