Activity - Preparation Strategies Grocery store game

TRIAL 1
*Student A: (shopper)  You are in a new country and want to buy some things for your daily life at a corner store.
*Student B: (clerk)  You are a clerk at a corner store. You want to help Student A.

TRIAL 2
Student A: (shopper) Do these things before acting out the situation with your partner.
*a Write a list of things you want to buy. Look up words in your dictionary or ask your teacher. 
*b Practise saying words that are difficult to pronounce to yourself. E.g. ‘toothpaste’ 
*c Practise saying important phrases to yourself. E.g. ‘Could I have ...’ ‘Have you got any ...’ 
*d Try to predict what the other person will say. 
*e Imagine the dialogue to yourself. 
*f Practise the dialogue, making expressions and gestures. __________________________________________________________
Student B: (shopkeeper) Do these things before acting out the situation with your partner.
*a Write a list of things you have in your shop. Look up words in your dictionary or ask your teacher.
*b Write out a list of some of your products. ‘Corner shops’ sell food, newspapers and magazines and things like soap, toothbrushes, etc.
*c Practise saying words that are difficult to pronounce to yourself. E.g. ‘toothbrush’.
*d Practise saying important phrases to yourself. E.g. ‘Can I help you?’ ‘I'm afraid we haven't got ...’
*e Try to predict what the other person will say.
*f Imagine the dialogue to yourself.
*g Practise the dialogue, making expressions and gestures.