Describe, summarise, clarify, request and confirm responsibility through respectful turn-taking.
Household Roleplay · B1
My Living Arrangement and a Home Problem
Explain how you live, describe a problem, check responsibility and make a practical request.
TOPIC FAMILYTF07 · Home & Household Life
A useful home conversation separates the current situation from the problem, checks what each person knows and ends with a specific next step.
Why this lesson matters
For learners: You need calm, precise language to solve everyday household problems without sounding vague or accusatory.
For teachers: This roleplay converts TF07 home vocabulary and listening details into turn-taking, clarification and a feasible request.
คำอธิบายภาษาไทย
บทนี้ฝึกอธิบายว่าพักอาศัยกับใคร ปัญหาในบ้านคืออะไร ตรวจสอบความเข้าใจและความรับผิดชอบ แล้วตกลงขั้นตอนที่ทำได้จริงโดยไม่กล่าวโทษกัน
Your Goal
Complete both resident and housemate roles: explain the living arrangement and problem, clarify responsibility, make a practical request and adapt when time or access changes.
เปิดเป้าหมายภาษาไทย
สวมบททั้งผู้อยู่อาศัยและเพื่อนร่วมบ้าน อธิบายรูปแบบการพักอาศัยและปัญหา ตรวจสอบความรับผิดชอบ ขอให้ทำสิ่งที่ชัดเจน และปรับแผนเมื่อเวลาเปลี่ยน
Progress Focus · Lesson structure
Reach a feasible home-problem agreement with an immediate action, next action and check-in.
30-minute roleplay route
4 minSet the home
5 minBuild moves
5 minHear a model
5 minRound 1
4 minSwitch roles
7 minChanged constraint
Teacher Lesson Plan
Roleplay rule: Preserve situation → problem/effect → clarification → request → agreement → changed constraint → retry. Do not turn the roleplay into line reading.
| Time | Teacher move | Learner evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | Elicit living arrangement and one home issue. | Context + problem |
| 4–9 | Build functional moves, then remove frames. | Clarification + request |
| 9–14 | Play both voices for function. | Problem, effect, response |
| 14–19 | Run resident/housemate Round 1. | Complete exchange |
| 19–23 | Switch roles and change the problem. | Transfer |
| 23–30 | Add constraint, score and retry. | CM/FP 0–2 |
Feedback rule: Let the agreement finish. Give one task-success point and one high-value correction, then retry only the weak turn.
1Set the living arrangement and problem
Choose one safe real or fictional home: who lives there, which spaces are shared and what small problem needs attention.
STUDENT TASK
- Describe who lives there.
- Name one shared space.
- State one confirmed problem and its effect.
- Avoid assuming who caused it.
How to run Stage 1
Keep the issue everyday and solvable: a small leak, noise, rubbish, shared storage or cleaning. Avoid unsafe repair instructions.
2Build the roleplay moves
Describe
I live with… / We share…
I noticed that…
It means that…
Clarify
When did you first notice it?
Do we know whether…?
Which part can we handle safely?
Request and agree
Could you… by…?
I can…, if you can…
Let’s check again at…
How to run Stage 2
Model one unrelated example, then close the phrases. Require a specific person, action and time.
3Listen for problem, empathy and request
Keep transcripts closed on the first play. Decide what happened, what effect it has and what action is requested.
Kajal · Indian English · Amazon Polly Neural
Transcript · open after listening
I share this flat with one housemate, and we both use the kitchen. I noticed a wet patch under the sink this morning. It is small, but the cupboard is beginning to smell damp. I have put a towel underneath it. Could you avoid using that cupboard and help me contact the building manager today?
Emma · British English · Amazon Polly Neural
Transcript · open after listening
Thanks for telling me. So the leak is small, but it may be damaging the cupboard. Did you notice whether it happens only when the tap is running? I can call the building manager during my lunch break. Let’s keep the cupboard empty and check the towel again at six.
STUDENT TASK
- Identify confirmed facts and one effect.
- Find the clarification question.
- Identify each person’s action and the check-in time.
- Retell the route without copying exact wording.
How to run Stage 3
Play once for the problem and once for functional moves. Do not teach plumbing; the language task is safe reporting and coordination.
4Round 1 · resident and housemate
Resident A
Explain the home, problem and effect. Make one practical request.
Housemate B
Summarise, ask one clarification question and agree a safe action with a time.
STUDENT TASK
Speak for 2–3 minutes. End with who will do what and when you will check again.
How to run Stage 4
Do not interrupt for minor grammar. Note whether the request is specific and the response acknowledges the effect.
5Switch roles and transfer
New problem: shared storage blocks the hallway and one person works late. Switch roles. Clarify ownership, safety and a realistic time to move items.
How to run Stage 5
Require new wording. If the learner repeats the model, ask “What is different about this problem?”
6Final Practice · adapt to a changed constraint
Constraint: The building manager cannot visit until tomorrow afternoon, and one housemate must leave in twenty minutes.
INDEPENDENT PERFORMANCE
- Restate the problem without blame.
- Clarify what can and cannot happen today.
- Agree one immediate safe action and one action for tomorrow.
- Name who is responsible and a check-in time.
- Answer one unexpected follow-up question.
- After feedback, retry only the weakest 30–45 seconds.
CM · Communication moves
0 Problem or responsibility remains unclear.
1 Completes some moves with prompts.
2 Independently describes, clarifies, requests and confirms.
FP · Functional performance
0 No feasible agreement.
1 Agreement needs a supplied action or time.
2 Clear immediate action, next action, owner and check-in.
ADAPT · Changed constraint
0 Ignores new information.
1 Changes one detail after prompting.
2 Independently revises the plan while protecting both needs.
Target: 5/6 overall with FP = 2 and no zero after retry.
Teacher Help · scoring and retry
Score before feedback. Give one success and one correction, then retry only the weakest exchange without a full script.
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