Developed by Rajni Bhargava (YHS Fulbright-Hays 2022) 

Based on ACTFL scenarios and Laura Terrill 

Role-Play Rubric:

 Name: ______________________________ Date: _____________________ 

Activity: ________________________ Role played: _____________________ 

Assessment done by: ______________________________________________ 

Criteria (for each version of the dialogue: 2 with reversed roles):       Rating:                                                                                         

Speech is clear with appropriate volume and complexity.          5       4       3         2         1 

Role-play is exclusively in Hindi and spontaneous.                         5       4       3         2         1 

Grammar used fits role-play and vocabulary is appropriate.       5       4        3        2         1

Role-play is well prepared and fits the real-life scenario.                5       4        3        2         1

Role-play has 40+ exchanges including Q&As. (20+ turns each)    5       4        3        2         1 

Audio-recording is clear and audible                                                         5       4        3        2         1

The dialogue is engaging, incl. colloquialisms and exclamations. 5       4        3        2         1

                                                                                                                                      Total Points: (35+35=70)

Second scenario is prepared (+ 70 pts max)

Comments:  _____________________________________________________________

Role Play Scenarios: Read the following scenarios and choose one. Then brainstorm about the appropriate grammar structures and vocabulary that will fit that scenario as well as review what you know about the specific location. Decide who wants to play which part. After you complete the role play, do the role reversal and do it again. Audio record it and post it on Brightspace. If you are having fun, you can do one more to double your points.

1. Imagine, you are spending a day with your cousin in (Nainital or Dehradun). Come to agreement over the schedule for the day balancing the things that you both really want to see and do. Have a conversation where you:

• make suggestions on what to see and do giving reasons for your choices
• accept and reject the suggestions made by your cousin
• organize the agenda for the day deciding what to do first, second, last commenting on how you will move from one activity to another
• debate and compromise over the perfect place for lunch or dinner

2. Imagine, partner A is an intern in the Tiger Sanctuary looking for an apartment-mate in Sariska, Rajasthan. Partner B is a safari guide is looking for a new roommate and is conducting an interview to decide if both can be good roommates. Ask and answer several questions about:

• personal information and routines
• habits, good or bad 
• studies and interests related to the environment 
• work details and schedule  
• green hobbies and friends 
• food and drink preferences

3. Imagine, partner A is the host of the family in Dahanu receiving and treating a guest. Partner B is visiting the family. Partner B’s stomach has been upset lately. Have a conversation where you:

• insist on offering spicy snacks and explain what they are and when you eat them 
• ask and answer questions about what ingredients are in the snacks 
• politely decline the snacks and explain why 
• discuss the alternative options available in the house and make suggestions.

4. Imagine, partner A is a friend’s grandparent from Dehradun. Partner B is your age and left alone in a room with the grandparent. Make polite conversation while you wait for your friend to return:

• inquire and answer questions about health and organic food or farming
• use age-appropriate address forms and verb forms
• describe daily routine, work, friends and efforts for sustainable living
• narrate last meeting with the grandparent (in their village): where it happened, what happened, who was there, on what occasion, etc.

5. Imagine, Partner A is a service station owner in Nainital. Partner B is driving a car through a small town in India when there is a car trouble. He/she goes to the nearest service station. The mechanic is not available until tomorrow as it is Sunday, some parts need replacement and are not available, price is too high. Both are in a hurry, the owner wants to close and partner B wants to reach home. In your conversation:

• ask for help and describe the damage: when, why, how it happened
• inquire and answer questions about parts and services available, scheduling 
• bargain about prices 
• explain why you are in a hurry
• ask about and suggest places to stay overnight if car is not fixed today 

6. Imagine, Partner A is a milkman. Partner B is a person who just moved to a village in the Alvira district, Rajsthan, and wants to arrange specific kinds of milk delivered home at specific times. 

• inquire how much, what kind of milk is needed 
• negotiate when it can be delivered (time of the day, day/s of the week, dates on the month calendar) 
• inform what kinds of milk are produced and /or needed 
• insist on goat milk as advised by the doctor for kids 
• ask and answer questions about the farm, the kind of animals – buffalo, cows, goats, camels, sheep, etc.
• specify volume of milk, pricing, mode of delivery, number of family members in the house, etc.