Speaking questions - local area role-play - Higher
Role play - My local area
Practise taking part in a conversation about your local area. Read the instructions and prepare what you will say.
Scenario
You are on a video call with a French student from your partner school and are talking about where you both live. Respond to the questions your new friend asks and address them as tu. They will start the conversation.
The bullet points give an idea of what might be asked, so use these to prepare. Where there is an exclamation mark (!) a surprise question will be asked and where there is a question mark (?), you will need to ask a question yourself.
Tu parles de ta ville avec ton ami(e) français(e).
- Choses à faire pour les jeunes – opinion ?
- !
- Activité récente dans ta ville (deux détails).
- Projets demain (un détail).
- ? Activités préférées.
Listen to this example role-play.
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.
