Below is a list of English instructions for an example role play question. Try and think of what you would say for an answer (use the clue if you need it - each letter represents the start of a word in the answer). Scroll to the bottom of the page for answers and more role plays.

English instruction	Clue
Say you'd like a table for four people	J V U T P Q P
Find out what the soup of the day is	L S D J, Q'E-C Q C'E?
Say you haven't got a spoon	J N'A P D C
Ask for the bill	L'A, SVP
Find out if there are any telephones	E-C Q'I Y A D T?
Ask if they sell mushrooms	V A D C?
Buy 250g of small mushrooms	D C C G D P C, SVP
Find out if there's a cake shop nearby	I Y A U P P D'I
Find out how much the strawberry tart costs	L T A F, C'E C?
Say it's too expensive	C'E T C
Say you're looking for a present for your father	J C U C P M P
Say you don't like the colour	J N'A P L C
Find out if they have the T-shirt in green	V A L T-S E V?
Say you'd like a woollen jumper	J V U P E L, SVP
Say you haven't any change	J N'A P D M
Find out what time the match starts	L M C A Q H?
Say you'd like three 50F tickets	J V T B A C F
Check it's the right road for Dijon	C'E B L R P D?
Ask the way to the castle	P A A C, SVP
Ask if you can help	J P A?
Ask if you can watch the cartoon at 9pm	J P R L D A A V-E-U H?
Find out what time the train for Paris leaves	L T P P P A Q H?
Ask what platform the train for Nice leaves from	L T P N P D Q Q?
Buy two return tickets	D A-R, SVP

Solutions:
Say you'd like a table for four people (J V U T P Q P)
Je voudrais une table pour quatre personnes

Find out what the soup of the day is (L S D J, Q'E-C Q C'E?)
La soupe du jour, qu'est-ce que c'est?

Say you haven't got a spoon (J N'A P D C)
Je n'ai pas de cuiller

Ask for the bill (L'A, SVP)
L'addition, s'il vous plaît

Find out if there are any telephones (E-C Q'I Y A D T?)
Est-ce qu'il y a des téléphones?

Ask if they sell mushrooms (V A D C?)
Vous avez des champignons?

Buy 250g of small mushrooms (D C C G D P C, SVP)
Deux cent cinquante grammes de petits champignons, s'il vous plaît

Find out if there's a cake shop nearby (I Y A U P P D'I)
Il y a une pâtisserie près d'ici?

Find out how much the strawberry tart costs (L T A F, C'E C?)
La tarte aux fraises, c'est combien?

Say it's too expensive (C'E T C)
C'est trop cher

Say you're looking for a present for your father (J C U C P M P)
Je cherche un cadeau pour mon père

Say you don't like the colour (J N'A P L C)
Je n'aime pas la couleur

Find out if they have the T-shirt in green (V A L T-S E V?)
Vous avez le tee-shirt en vert?

Say you'd like a woollen jumper (J V U P E L, SVP)
Je voudrais un pull en laine, s'il vous plaît

Say you haven't any change (J N'A P D M)
Je n'ai pas de monnaie

Find out what time the match starts (L M C A Q H?)
Le match commence à quelle heure?

Say you'd like three 50F tickets (J V T B A C F)
Je voudrais trois billets à cinquante francs

Check it's the right road for Dijon (C'E B L R P D?)
C'est bien la route pour Dijon?

Ask the way to the castle (P A A C, SVP)
Pour aller au château, s'il vous plaît

Ask if you can help (J P A?)
Je peux aider?

Ask if you can watch the cartoon at 9pm (J P R L D A A V-E-U H?)
Je peux regarder le dessin animé à vingt-et-une heures?

Find out what time the train for Paris leaves (L T P P P A Q H?)
Le train pour Paris part à quelle heure?

Ask what platform the train for Nice leaves from (L T P N P D Q Q?)
Le train pour Nice part de quel quai?

Buy two return tickets (D A-R, SVP)
Deux allers-retours, s'il vous plaît

French role plays. 5 further examples of french role plays (sorry - no solutions to these!)

• At the hotel
  Request a room for 4 nights
  Ask if the room has a shower
  Find out how much breakfast costs and what time it is served at
• Taking the bus
  Find out what time the bus arrives for Paris
  Request a return ticket
  Find out if you have to change trains and what platform your train will arrive on
• At the restaurant
  Ask for the menu
  Order some food and a desert
  Request the bill
• At the post office
  Ask to buy a postcard and a stamp to send it to England
  Find out how much both are
  Ask where the nearest post box is