Role-plays and Pitches

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الدرس ده عن إيه؟

In a role-play you pretend to be a character (a manager, an activist, an influencer…) and speak from their point of view. In a pitch you present a new idea or project in a short time and try to persuade an audience to support it, then answer their questions.

الدرس ده عن نوعين من الكلام فيهم «تمثيل» شوية:

• Role-play = تمثيل دور: تبقى شخصية تانية (مدير شركة، عامل مصنع، ناشط بيئي، صاحب متشكك…) وتتكلم بعيونها هي مش بعيونك إنت.
• Pitch = عرض فكرة جديدة بسرعة (دقيقة لـ ٣ دقايق) علشان تقنع ناس يدعموها، زي اللي بيعرض مشروع على مستثمرين، وبعدين ترد على أسئلتهم.

في الكتاب: Unit 8 فيه The Career Pitch Panel: فريق من *educational consultants* بيعرض برنامج تدريب مهني جديد على *a board of investors* (تحضير ٥ دقايق، Pitch ٣ دقايق، والفصل يسأل سؤالين عن *feasibility*). Unit 10 فيه ٣ أنشطة: The Convincing Post (influencer وصاحب متشكك)، The Fast Fashion Trial (محاكمة تمثيلية بـ ٤ أدوار)، وPitch Your Project (pitch دقيقة واحدة لمبادرة استهلاك واعي، والمجموعة التانية تسأل سؤال صعب واحد). وكمان في Unit 4 (مدير سوبر ماركت وناشط بيئي) وUnit 6 (The Wetland Meeting).

الجزء الأول: الـ Role-play

The secret of a good role-play is to think like your character: What do they want? What are they worried about? What evidence would they use?

سر الـ role-play الناجح إنك تنسى رأيك الشخصي وتفكر زي الشخصية. اسأل نفسك ٣ أسئلة قبل ما تبدأ:

خطوات الـ role-play:

1. اقرأ الدور والموقف (position) كويس. في الكتاب كل دور مكتوب جنبه موقفه بالظبط.
2. اكتب حجتين للشخصية بالـ JRE (رأي + سبب + دليل).
3. اتكلم بضمير I / we كأنك الشخصية: *As a factory worker, I…*
4. اسمع الشخصيات التانية وردّ عليهم (اعترف + رد).
5. استخدم الجرامر المطلوب في النشاط (الكتاب دايمًا بيحدد: reported speech / stative verb / quantifier).
6. في الآخر: اتفاق أو تصويت زي ما النشاط بيقول.

الجرامر اللي الكتاب بيطلبه في الأنشطة دي

١) Stative verbs (The Convincing Post): أفعال بتعبر عن رأي أو إحساس أو ملكية، مبتجيش في الـ continuous:

٢) Quantifiers (The Fast Fashion Trial / Pitch Your Project): كلمات بتقول الكمية:

٣) Persuasive language (Career Pitch Panel — من نصيحة الكتاب): *Our programme ensures… / This initiative will bridge the gap… / We aim to provide…*

نموذج Role-play: The Convincing Post

الجزء التاني: الـ Pitch

A pitch is short and persuasive. In one to three minutes you explain the problem, your solution, how it works, its impact, and you finish with a clear request. Then you answer questions confidently.

الـ pitch زي الإعلان القصير بالظبط: وقت قليل، وكل جملة لازم تقنع. ده الهيكل اللي بيغطي طلبات الكتاب في Unit 8 وUnit 10:

بعد الـ pitch: الأسئلة (Q&A). الكتاب بيقول الجمهور بيسأل عن feasibility (هل الفكرة ممكن تتنفذ فعلًا؟ فلوس؟ وقت؟ ناس؟). إزاي ترد:

• اشكر على السؤال: *That's a great question.*
• جاوب على طول وبوضوح، ويُفضل برقم أو مثال: *We would start with only one room and ten volunteers.*
• لو مش عارف كل حاجة، قول بصراحة واقترح: *We haven't calculated the exact cost yet, but we plan to ask local businesses for support.*
• ارجع لفكرتك الأساسية في جملة: *So the project is realistic and cheap to start.*

نموذج Pitch: Pitch Your Project (دقيقة واحدة)

إزاي بييجي في الأسئلة؟

١) Role-play بجدول أدوار (Unit 10 – The Fast Fashion Trial): كل طالب ياخد دور (Fashion Brand Executive / Factory Worker / Environmental Activist / Everyday Shopper) ويدافع عن موقفه بـ quantifier واحد على الأقل، وبعدين الفصل يصوّت مين عليه أكبر مسؤولية.

مثال إجابة (Environmental Activist): *In my view, real change would require the whole industry model to change. A large amount of responsibility lies with brands, because they produce new collections every week. It isn't fair to blame only shoppers, because most of them don't know how their clothes are made.*

٢) Pitch panel (Unit 8): *The Gap ← Skills (three practical skills) ← The Future (Egypt's economic development)* + ٣ كلمات من الوحدة + سؤالين عن الـ feasibility.

٣) Role-play بجرامر محدد (Unit 6 – reported speech، Unit 10 – stative verb): لازم تستخدم القاعدة المطلوبة في كلامك، زي: *The fisherman told us that fishing was their livelihood.*

تدريب

A) Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d.

1. 1. Influencer: "I ______ this product is really worth it." a. am believing b. believe c. believing d. am believe

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   b — believe فعل stative، مبيجيش في الـ continuous.

2. 2. Activist: "______ responsibility lies with the brands." a. A large amount of b. Many c. A few d. Several

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   a — responsibility مبتتعدش، يبقى a large amount of.

3. 3. Pitch: "If this ran every month, it ______ hundreds of books." a. will save b. saves c. would save d. saved

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   c — If + past ← would (زي جملة الكتاب *If this ran every month, it would…*).

4. 4. "______ customers return clothes they have never worn." a. Much b. Many c. A little d. A large amount of

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   b — customers بتتعد، يبقى many.

5. 5. In a pitch panel, "feasibility" questions ask: a. if the idea is funny b. if the idea can really be done (money, time, people) c. your name d. the history of the topic

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   b — feasibility = إمكانية التنفيذ.

6. 6. Which sentence is best for a pitch close? a. That's all, I think. b. Join us and give your old uniforms a second life! c. I forgot the rest. d. Bye.

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   b — دعوة واضحة ومقنعة.

B) Role-play: what would your character say?

1. 7. You are a supermarket manager. The activist says shops must donate all unsold food.

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   *As a supermarket manager, I understand your concern, but we have to think about food safety. A fair compromise might be donating packaged food that is still within its date.*

2. 8. You are an environmental activist answering the manager above.

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   *I understand that safety is important, but throwing away safe food while families are hungry is wrong. Many charities already collect food safely every day.*

3. 9. You are a fashion brand executive in the mock trial.

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   *Speaking as a brand executive, I believe we simply supply what customers demand. Most shoppers want new styles every week. It isn't fair to blame only brands.*

4. 10. You are a factory worker in the mock trial.

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   *As a factory worker, I can tell you that our wages and working hours are set by pressure from brands. Many of us work very long hours to finish orders on time.*

5. 11. You are an everyday shopper in the mock trial.

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   *From my point of view as a shopper, individuals have limited power. I don't know how most clothes are made, because labels give very little information.*

6. 12. You are a local developer in the Wetland Meeting (Unit 6).

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   *From my perspective, people need homes, and this land is flat and well-irrigated. If we build on only part of it, then birds can still use the rest.*

C) Answer the challenging question after your pitch.

1. 13. "Who will pay for your training programme?"

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   *That's a great question. We plan to partner with local companies that need trained workers. They would pay part of the cost because they benefit from the graduates.*

2. 14. "Why would students come to a swap event?"

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   *Because they save money and get useful things for free. We would also make it fun, with music and a small prize for the student who brings the most items.*

3. 15. "What if the shared tools are lost or broken?"

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   *Good point. Every borrower would write their name and return date in a simple record, and a small group of volunteers would check the tools every week.*

4. 16. "How do you know there are enough jobs for your graduates?"

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   *Renewable energy is growing fast in Egypt, for example with large solar projects, so many companies need technicians to install and maintain the systems.*

5. 17. "Isn't one school too small to make a difference?"

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   *It is a small start, but if a few schools copy the idea, the impact grows. Even one shelf can reduce the demand for many new purchases.*

D) Practice prompts with model ideas.

1. 18. (Unit 8) Career Pitch Panel: pitch a training programme in Renewable Energy.

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   Gap: not enough trained solar technicians. Skills: installing panels, maintaining systems, safety. Future: supports Egypt's energy transition and creates jobs. Persuasive: *This initiative will bridge the gap between schools and the energy sector.*

2. 19. (Unit 8) Career Pitch Panel: Healthcare.

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   Gap: hospitals need more nursing assistants and lab technicians. Skills: first aid, patient care, using medical equipment. Future: healthier communities and more jobs. Persuasive: *Our programme ensures graduates are ready from day one.*

3. 20. (Unit 8) Career Pitch Panel: Information Technology.

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   Gap: companies need cybersecurity and app developers. Skills: coding, network security, customer support. Future: a growing digital economy. Persuasive: *We aim to provide practical training with real projects.*

4. 21. (Unit 10) Pitch Your Project: a uniform swap event.

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   Problem: students grow fast and uniforms are expensive. How: once a term in the school hall. Impact: *Many families would save a large amount of money.* Close: *Bring what doesn't fit, take what does!*

5. 22. (Unit 10) Pitch Your Project: a tool-sharing library for your neighbourhood.

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   Problem: most people use a drill only a few times a year. How: tools are kept at a community centre and borrowed for a week. Impact: fewer purchases, less waste. Close: *Borrow, don't buy.*

6. 23. (Unit 10) The Convincing Post: an influencer promoting fast-fashion clothes.

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   Influencer: *I love this collection, it's so cheap!* Friend: *I don't think you need ten new shirts. Isn't it just about the brand paying you? A cheap shirt has hidden costs: water and factory workers' wages.*

7. 24. (Unit 4) Role-play: a brand marketing manager and a parent. Do brands target teenagers unfairly?

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   Manager: we create products teenagers want. Parent: adverts use influencers and urgency to pressure young people. Compromise: clear labels when a post is an advert.

8. 25. (Unit 6) The Wetland Meeting: you are the fishing community member. Use reported speech.

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   *The conservationist said that the wetland needed full protection, and the developer told us that people needed houses. But my family depends on the fish and clean water. A fair compromise might be protecting the water and building only on dry land nearby.*