1. Grade 9 | Unit 9.5 | Page 11
ROLE PLAY SCENARIOS - HOW TO COPE WHEN A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER HAS A
GAMBLING PROBLEM
With the group, read through the following scenarios.
Choose one, decide what characters each person will play and plan how you will role-play your
coping responses to the class.
Scenarios:
1. Your older sister is feeling very depressed about all the money she's lost on gambling. When
you visit her, she starts to cry and says, “I live alone and am often lonely. When I go out and
gamble, I forget about that.”
2. Your father has been losing a lot of money on gambling. When the family confronts him about
the increasing debts, he says, “I don't have a job and so need to gamble to get money for
household expenses and clothes.”
3. Your friend has been gambling and losing a lot of money. He's asked you for a loan and says,
“I know how the system works. I'll now be able to win a lot of money. If you don't lend me
the money, I will never speak to you again!”
Unit 9.5
Learning Activity Sheet