- Students work with partners. One group of three can be made if necessary. Students open the corresponding pages.
- Students imagine they are in situations where they must either ask for or give permission. The student and his or her partner may be a mother and child, a teacher and student, etc..
- For each situation, both students are presented with their roles and what they are asking or giving permission to do. Students are to have fun, and make a role play asking or giving permission about the situation specified.
- The person with authority ultimately gives permission, but should stipulate a condition for the permission. They must use one of the four studied expressions:
- provided that
- providing that
- so long as
- as long as
Example:
Student one- Your Role: Friend, Your Partner's Role: Friend
- Ask to borrow your friend's car.
- "Would you mind if I borrowed you car today?"
- Your Role: Friend, Your Partner's Role: Friend
- Student two: Let your friend borrow your car. (with a condition)
- "Sure, as long as you remember to put some gas in it when you are done."
- Your Role: Friend, Your Partner's Role: Friend
- Ask to borrow your friend's car.
- Your Role: Mother, Your Partner's Role: Son or Daughter
- Let your son have a cookie.
- Your Role: Coworker, Your Partner's Role: Coworker
- Ask your partner to do your shift tonight for you.
- Your Role: Friend, Your Partner's Role: Friend
- Let your friend borrow your phone.
- Your Role: Son or Daughter, Your Partner's Role: Father or Mother
- Ask your mother or father if you can go out tonight with your friends.
- Your Role: Apartment Manager Your Partner's Role: Apartment Renter
- Let the renter pay rent one week late.
- Your Role: Criminal ,Your Partner's Role: Judge
- Ask the judge to let you go.
- Your Role: Teacher, Your Partner's Role: Student
- Let the student go to the bathroom.
- Your Role: Friend, Your Partner's Role: Friend
- Let your friend borrow your car.
- Your Role: Son or Daughter, Your Partner's Role: Mother
- Ask your mother if you can have a cookie.
- Your Role: Coworker, Your Partner's Role: Coworker
- Agree to do your partner's shift for him or her.
- Your Role: Friend, Your Partner's Role: Friend
- Ask to borrow your friend's phone.
- Your Role: Father or Mother, Your Partner's Role: Son or Daughter
- Agree to let your son or daughter go out tonight with his or her friends.
- Your Role: Apartment Renter, Your Partner's Role: Apartment Manager
- Ask the apartment manager if it is okay to pay rent one week late.
- Your Role: Judge, Your Partner's Role: Criminal
- Agree to let the criminal go.
- Your Role: Student, Your Partner's Role: Teacher
- Ask to go to the bathroom.