1. “I’m rich beyond my w ildest dreams!”
Place:
The set of a live television chat show
Time:
4pm
Characters:
You and the interviewer
Situation:
You and your partner win £2.6 million on the lottery. You are interviewed
three times during the year by the same interviewer
Scenes:

i) You’ve just won the lottery. How do you feel? How do you think it will
change your life? Talk about your home, relationships, work, etc.
ii) Six months later: you have either spent or given away more than half of the
money. How has your life changed? What did you buy? Who did you give
money to? Why? Are you still working? What are your plans now?
iii) One year later. You have either spent, given away, or otherwise lost all of
the money. In fact, you’re now £250,000 in debt! What happened? What is
your life like today? How do you see your future?
If there are three people in the group, the third character could be:

a) Your partner – your wife/husband, boyfriend/girlfriend, etc.
b) Somebody who has borrowed a lot of money from you
c) Your accountant, called Dave
2. “I must have it back today!”
Place:
A park
Time:
10am
Characters:
You and your cousin
Situation:

Your cousin borrowed £20 from you two weeks ago to buy credit for their
phone. You need it back now because you have to pay for a school trip
today. You don’t know that your cousin didn’t buy credit, but was forced to
lend the money to your sister. She needed it to buy a surprise birthday cake
for your birthday, which is tomorrow. She made your cousin swear to keep
the cake a secret…
Scenes:

i) Two weeks ago: your cousin asks to borrow the money, and you agree
ii) Today: you need the money back
iii) At your birthday party. You find out about the surprise birthday cake
If there are three people in the group, the third character could be:
a) Your sister
b) Somebody working at the bakery
c) An embarrassing relative at your birthday party
Talka Lot
Money
Role Plays
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Role Play Extensions
Here are some additional situations for students to use as starting points for new role plays
based on the topic of “Money”:

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Money
1. At the bank: you realise that the cashpoint is giving out free money – an extra £50 every
time you withdraw ten pounds! What do you do? Do you keep taking the money and tell your
friends to come and join you, or do you find a clerk at the bank and inform them…?

2. You’ve got a job as a charity worker, standing in the street wearing a bright fluorescent
jacket, trying to get passers-by to sign up for monthly direct debits to a big charity. You have
to get ten more signatures before tea time. What tactics do you use to persuade people to
sign up?
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