Essential+Role-Play+Phrases

First of all - **DON'T PANIC!** We will be working __all term__ on the Speaking Test.

You will all be taking the **HIGHER** level Speaking Test.

The rôle-play part of your speaking test consists of two little situations which you have to act out like microscopic plays with your examiner (that's me). The first 'script' is in English and the second is in French/German/Spanish.

You are given the 'script' to prepare ten minutes before you come into the examination.

1. The 'script' outlines the situation: eg. **"You are in a café and the waiter/waitress approaches you to take your order. Your teacher is the waiter/waitress." ** 2. The 'script' tells you what you have to say: e.g. **"Say hello and ask for two hot drinks" ** 3. The actual words and phrases you use to say this are entirely //**YOUR CHOICE**//. In this example, you decide what drinks you want to ask for and how you want to phrase the request. In this case, a good answer might be: **"Je voudrais un café et un chocolat chaud, s'il vous plaît." ** 4. Normally, you have to make four 'utterances' in each rôle-play.

The first rôle-play is the simpler one, because you can prepare all you have to say before the test starts. The 2nd rôle-play is slightly more demanding because: a) the 'script' is in French/German/Spanish and b) The teacher's script has a question in it which you have to understand and answer on-the-spot. It's marked in the student's copy as just **?** Your task is to be very alert at that point, so that you hear the question properly and can therefore answer it appropriately. In a situation where you are visiting a pen-friend, an example of the unprepared question might be: **"Le voyage a duré combien de temps?"** A good and appropriate answer could be: **"Cinq heures"**. It's not complex, but it is appropriate and shows that you perfectly understood the question. This answer would get you full marks.

Madame Perkins (a //**French**// French teacher who teaches in Bath has recorded lots of rôle-plays and added them to her Blog, Sans Problèmes. I //**urge**// you to visit (focusing on the HIGHER rôle-plays), because they are a great insight into what to expect. Don't worry that they are from the AQA exam board, because they are very similar to our WJEC ones. 



Try visiting this French learners' website. It has tons of mini-phrases for you to listen to and **REPEAT!** A 10 minute burst of this on a regular basis will help you prepare for your Speaking Test. So, here is a list of phrases which are very likely to be really useful in the rôle-plays: e.g. Qu'est-ce qu'il y a à manger? || What is there ................. ? e.g. What is there to eat? || Here are some examples of how these phrases would come up in the test itself:
 * As-tu....? || Do you have ....?/Have you got.....? (familiar form) ||
 * Avez-vous .....? || Do you have....?/Have you got....? (polite/plural form) ||
 * Est-ce que je peux ......(+ infinitive)? || Can I .......? ||
 * Est-ce que tu peux ...... (+ infinitive)? || Can you ..........? (familiar) ||
 * Pouvez-vous......... (+ infinitive)? || Can you ..........? (polite/plural) ||
 * Est-ce que tu veux ......? || Do you want ........? (familiar) ||
 * Voulez-vous ............. ? || Do you want ...........? (polite/plural) ||
 * Est-ce qu'il y a ...............? || Is there ................. ? ||
 * Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ................ ?
 * Je voudrais ............... || I would like ............. ||
 * J'ai perdu ........ || I've lost ............... ||
 * J'ai oublié ........ || I've forgotten .......... ||
 * C'est combien? || How much is it? ||
 * Je prends .......... || I'll have .......... ||
 * Donnez-moi ........... || Give me ............... (polite) ||
 * Où se trouve ....................? || Where is ...................? ||
 * C'est loin? || Is it far? ||
 * J'ai mal au / à la / aux .......... || My ................ hurts ||
 * Je préfère ..... || I prefer ..... ||
 * Je travaille .......... || I work ................ ||
 * C'est pour ........... || It's for ................... ||
 * .... a .... || .... has ... ||
 * ..... est .... || .... is .... ||
 * Je serai ....... || I will be ..... ||
 * Je serais ........... || I would be ....... ||
 * Ça ne va pas || That's not OK / It doesn't fit ||
 * (Je suis) d'accord || I agree ||
 * Tu as raison || You're right (familiar) ||
 * Vous avez raison || You're right (polite/plural) ||
 * Tu n'as pas raison || You're wrong (familiar) ||
 * Vous n'avez pas raison || You're wrong (polite/plural) ||
 * Tu as tort || You're wrong (familar) ||
 * Vous avez tort || You're wrong (polite/plural) ||


 * **Your line in the 'script'** || **What you actually say** ||
 * Say you would like a coffee || Je voudrais un café s'il vous plaît. ||
 * Ask if they have any ham sandwiches || Avez-vous un sandwich au jambon? ||
 * Say you like ice-cream || J'aime les glaces. ||
 * Ask for the bill || Je peux avoir l'addition, s'il vous plaît? ||
 * Say you want to book a table for two || Je voudrais réserver une table pour deux, s'il vous plaît. ||
 * Ask if they have a room available || Avez-vous une chambre libre? ||
 * Ask if there are any toilets. || Est-ce qu'il y a des toilettes? ||
 * Ask where the swimming pool is || Pardon Monsieur/Madame, où se trouve la piscine? ||
 * Ask how far it is. || C'est loin? ||
 * Say thank you and goodbye. || Merci beaucoup Monsieur/Madame, au revoir. ||
 * Say you would like to buy clothes || Je voudrais acheter des vêtements. ||
 * Ask if you can try a pair of trousers on || Je peux essayer ce pantalon? ||
 * Ask your friend if he wants to go to town || Tu veux aller en ville? ||
 * Arrange a meeting at the station || Rendez-vous à sept heures et demie à la gare? ||
 * Say you hate romantic films || Je déteste les films romantiques. ||
 * Say you work every weekend || Je travaille tous let week-ends ||
 * Say goodbye and see you tomorrow || Au revoir, à demain. ||
 * Ask your way to the ice-rink || Pardon Monsieur/Madame. Pour aller à la patinoire? ||
 * Ask for a return ticket to Calais || Je voudrais un aller-retour pour Calais. ||
 * Ask how much it costs || C'est combien? ||

This is very familiar language! You already know most of it! You simply need to **organise** your knowledge and practise **linking and applying** it to the task you are required to do.