🎮 Game 3
🏠 Settling In · Scenario 4

House Rules Quiz

Teacher guide — you are Dave, the landlord

👨‍🏫 Your Role

You are Dave, the landlord of a share house in regional Australia. Mai has just moved in. Your job is to wait for her to ask you questions — don't volunteer information. If she asks vaguely, give a vague answer and make her ask a better follow-up question. The goal is to make her work for the information!

🎭 How to Play Dave
She says nothing
Start with: "Right, so… any questions before I go?" — wait. Don't explain anything first.
She asks vaguely
Give a vague answer. e.g. if she asks "Is there a rule for noise?" say "Yeah, we do have quiet hours." — wait for her to ask when.
She asks clearly
Give the full answer. Reward good specific questions with complete information.
She seems stuck
Give a small nudge: "Is there anything else you want to know?" or point at something: "Did you notice the bins out the back?"
She makes a grammar error
Don't correct mid-sentence. After she finishes, recast naturally: e.g. she says "What time I must be quiet?" → you say "What time you need to be quiet? Good question — it's 10 pm."
📜 Your Scripts — One Rule at a Time
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Rule 1

Quiet Time / Noise Rules

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⏳ Wait for her to ask first. She needs to ask about noise/quiet hours — don't bring it up yourself. If she's silent for 20 seconds, say: "So… is there anything you want to know about living here?"
📢 Your full answer — only give this when she asks clearly

"Yeah, we have quiet time here. After 10 o'clock at night on weekdays, we keep the noise down — no loud music, no loud phone calls, try not to slam doors. On weekends it's a bit earlier — 9:30 pm. That's because some of us start work really early."

❓ Push her to ask follow-up questions
If she only asks "Is there quiet time?" — stop there and wait.
She needs to ask: "What time?" — make her do it.
After giving the time, ask her: "So — what time is quiet time on weekends?"
Check she was really listening, not just nodding.
Follow-up you can add: "Why do you think we start earlier on weekends?"
Pushes her to produce a full sentence answer, not one word.
🔤 Common Errors — Vietnamese Speakers
  • "What time I must quiet?" → "What time do I need to be quiet?"
  • "The noise time is when?" → "When is quiet time?"
  • "9:30 in night" → "9:30 at night" / "9:30 pm"
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Rule 2

Cleaning Roster

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⏳ Wait for her to ask. If she asks "Who cleans?" — say "Everyone shares the jobs." Then wait. She needs to ask which jobs and when.
📢 Your full answer — only when she asks specifically

"So everyone has a job. You'll be doing the bathroom — that's every Saturday morning. Then on Sunday afternoon we all clean together — the lounge room and the hallway. The cleaning stuff is under the kitchen sink — just put it back when you're done."

❓ Push her to ask follow-up questions
After telling her about the bathroom — wait. Does she ask about shared areas?
She should ask: "What about the other rooms?" or "Is there anything else?"
Ask her: "So — which room are you responsible for?"
She must answer in a full sentence: "I am responsible for the bathroom."
Ask her: "And when do you need to do it?"
Checking she retained the day — not just the room.
🔤 Common Errors — Vietnamese Speakers
  • "Who clean the house?" → "Who cleans the house?"
  • "I clean bathroom every Saturday morning." → "I clean the bathroom every Saturday morning." (missing article)
  • "On Sunday afternoon we clean together the lounge." → "We clean the lounge together on Sunday afternoon."
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Rule 3

Kitchen Rules

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⏳ Wait for her to ask. This one matters a lot for Mai — she will cook at home regularly. If she asks "Can I use the kitchen?" say "Of course!" and wait. She needs to ask about the rules — not just whether she can use it.
📢 Your full answer — only when she asks about rules specifically

"A few things — please wash your dishes straight after you cook, don't leave them in the sink overnight. And label your food in the fridge — write your name and the date on it. We share the oil, salt, and pepper — but everything else is yours. Oh, and one more thing — no cooking fish or strong-smelling food after 8 pm."

❓ Push her to ask follow-up questions
Mention dishes and fridge — then pause. Does she ask about anything else?
She should notice you haven't mentioned everything yet and keep asking.
After the fish rule, ask her: "So what can't you do after 8 pm?"
This rule is culturally important — fish is a common part of Vietnamese cooking.
Ask: "What do you need to write on your food in the fridge?"
Forces her to recall and produce two pieces of information: name + date.
🔤 Common Errors — Vietnamese Speakers
  • "I can cook fish?" → "Can I cook fish?" / "Am I allowed to cook fish?"
  • "wash dish" → "wash the dishes" / "wash my dishes"
  • "write name on food" → "write my name on my food" / "label my food"
  • "after 8 in evening" → "after 8 pm" / "after 8 in the evening"
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Rule 4

Rubbish & Recycling

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⏳ Wait for her to ask. This is often the topic students forget to ask about! If she finishes the other three and looks satisfied, say: "Is there anything else you need to know? Think about… outside the house?"
📢 Your full answer — only when she asks

"Right — so the general rubbish goes out Tuesday night — the truck comes Wednesday morning. The recycling bin goes out every second Tuesday — so every two weeks. I'll put a note on the fridge. And please make sure the bin lid is closed — animals get in if you leave it open."

❓ Push her to ask follow-up questions
Tell her about the general bin — then stop. Does she ask about recycling?
She needs to know they are different bins on different schedules.
Ask: "So — which night do you put the bin out?"
She must answer: "Tuesday night." — check she didn't confuse it with Wednesday.
Ask: "How is the recycling different from the normal bin?"
Makes her produce a comparison sentence — harder grammatically.
🔤 Common Errors — Vietnamese Speakers
  • "When is rubbish day?" → acceptable but push for: "What day does the bin go out?"
  • "every two Tuesday" → "every second Tuesday" / "every two weeks"
  • "The bin go out Tuesday." → "The bin goes out on Tuesday."
  • "close the lid of bin" → "close the bin lid" / "put the lid on the bin"
⭐ How Did She Do?

Assess Mai's performance after the roleplay:

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Excellent
She asked about all 4 topics without hints. She used full questions, asked good follow-ups, and could repeat the information back correctly.
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Good
She covered all 4 topics but needed hints for 1–2 of them. Some questions were vague but she followed up well. Minor grammar errors but communication was clear.
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Needs Practice
She missed 1–2 topics or needed a lot of prompting. Questions were unclear or very short. Recommend replaying with the student page hints visible.
🚀 Extension Activities

💡 If she finishes early or does really well:

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