Abstract
The paper states the essence of using role-play in teaching foreign language; the impact on students’ talk; balance of teacher talk time, the role of the listener and speaker. Teachers’ and students’ roles, factors and categories of role-playing are justified in accordance with the linguists’ viewpoints and research.
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