The sailor

The sailor

The teenage idol

The teenage idol

He is the only one with

He is the only one with
navigation skills on the
navigation skills on the
small lifeboat. The funny
small lifeboat. The funny
smell around him might
smell around him might
be alcohol
be alcohol

She is the idol of all

She is the idol of all
teenagers worldwide.
teenagers worldwide.
If she dies, this will
If she dies, this will
cause a worldwide
cause a worldwide
depression.
depression.

The doctor
The doctor

The vice president

The vice president

He has a big gambling

He has a big gambling
problem, but he is also the
problem, but he is also the
only one who can help the
only one who can help the
sick people.
sick people.

He
is
the
vice
He
is
the
vice
president
of
a
president
of
a
powerful state. If he
powerful state. If he
dies, this may cause
dies, this may cause
a war.
a war.

The veteran
The veteran
He fought in the Vietnam
He fought in the Vietnam
war and still has a huge
war and still has a huge
trauma. But he has
trauma. But he has
enormous survival skills.
enormous survival skills.

The widow
The widow
She has six children
She has six children
and no one to look after
and no one to look after
them if she dies. And
them if she dies. And
she is pregnant again.
she is pregnant again.

The scientist
The scientist

The sailor boy

The sailor boy
He is only learning
He is only learning
navigation skills, but
navigation skills, but
he is sure the crew is
he is sure the crew is
responsible for the
responsible for the
sinking of the ship.
sinking of the ship.

The Texan oilThe Texan oilmillionaire

millionaire
An unfriendly person
An unfriendly person
who wants to buy his
who wants to buy his
way to life and promises
way to life and promises
all the survivors to
all the survivors to
share his money.
share his money.

The crying girl

The crying girl

He has discovered a
She doesnt need
He has discovered a
She doesnt need
formula against cancer.
much space on the
formula against cancer.
much space
on the
But
he was
You were
on aseverely
cruise across the Atlantic. But there
accident
boat.was
Butanshe
is a in the machine
But he was
severely
boat.
she isa a
injured
when
the ship
room and
the cruise
ship sank. Some people were
ableBut
to reach
lifeboat. But the
injured when the ship
terrible
brat,
crying
sank.
weather is terrible and the waves are high. Theterrible
small lifeboat
about to sink; there
brat, iscrying
sank.
and
screaming
are too many people on board.
Two of themand
must
leave
the boat and
screaming
Communicative teaching:
Role plays - Petra Ullrich 2011
sacrifice their lives for the group. And youpermanently.
must
be quick: You must take your
permanently.
decision within thirty minutes. Otherwise the boat will sink and all of you will
drown. Decide which two people must leave the boar and justify your decision.

Round 1: My own
decision
LIVE

Round 2: Group decision

LIVE

DIE

DIE

1. The sailor
1. The sailor

2. The teenage idol

4. The vice president

5. The veteran

3. The doctor

4. The vice president

2. The teenage idol

3. The doctor

5. The veteran

must die?
6. The sailor boyWho

6. The sailor boy

Give your reasons.

7. The widow

7. The widow

Write down who youd sacrifice and give your reasons.

8. The millionaire

1.8.___________________________
must
The millionaire

die because _________________________________

9. The scientist

9. The scientist

10. The crying girl

_____________________________________________________________________________
10. The crying girl

2.___________________________ must die because _________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Communicative teaching: Role plays - Petra Ullrich 2011