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Possible follow-ups
1. Give an account of the incident as it was seen by Anne, Mrs 
Brown’s daughter.
2. Give an account of the investigation as it was seen and heard by 
a newspaper reporter (mind your style).
3. Write a letter which Mr Brown, the husband of the accused, 
might have sent to a local newspaper, protesting about the actions of 
the staff of the store (mind your style).
ROLE-PLAY 3. STUDENTS’ WEDDING
Situation
A fourth-year student Nick and a second-year student Ann are 
going to get married. They both study at the English faculty and live 
away from home in the Halls of Residence. Their wedding is scheduled 
for Sunday and their parents are arriving in Moscow on Saturday. 
Meanwhile Nick and Ann are trying to decide how to celebrate the 
occasion. Ann wants it to be a “wedding to remember” and is deter-
mined to spend a lot of money on clothes, flowers, guests. Nick tries 
to keep her from making such a fuss and urges her to go to St. Peters-
burg all the more so as Ann has never been there. Ann’s roommate 

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Helen who is also present takes Ann’s side as she enjoys parties too. 
Suddenly the door opens and two people emerge. One of them is Irene, 
a friend of theirs, who is a member of the English speaking club. She 
has brought along with her Tom/Dorothy Walter, who is an English 
student on an exchange visit to Moscow. He/she wants to interview 
Nick and Ann and later write an article on Russian students’ mar-
riage.
Soon everybody is absorbed in the conversation, and the students 
do not only answer Tom’s/Dorothy’s numerous questions but also 
help Nick and Ann to decide how to arrange a wedding reception.
Cast list
Nick, a student
Ann, a student
Irene, a student, a member of the ESC
Tom/Dorothy Walter, an English student
Helen, a student, Ann’s roommate