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The objectives of this research are to investigate (1) kinds of pragmatic expressions which are taught by the teacher, (2) various kinds of pragmatic expressions which are used by the students when performing role plays and (3) the ways which teachers do to raise students’ awareness of pragmatics in role plays. This research was conducted to investigate the application of pragmatic in role plays of students of SMAN 5 Tangerang Selatan in 2016/2017 academic year. This study used qualitative approach. The sample size investigated was 117 students in three classes (X2, X3 and X4). There were two teachers who had been observed also in this research. The data was taken by observation, questionnaire and interview. The result revealed that first, two teachers did differently in introducing pragmatic expressions; pragmatic expressions which were delivered b teacher of class X2, were not as various as pragmatic expressions which were delivered by teacher of X3 and X4. Second, students produced various pragmatic expressions in roleplays; pragmatic expressions which were produced by students of X2, were not as various as pragmatic expressions which were delivered by students of X3 and X4, in role plays. Finally, the ways teachers raised students’ pragmatic awareness were different; teacher of X2 had raised students’ pragmatic awareness, but it was not as well as what teacher of X3 and X4 had done. The questionnaire and interview resulted that teacher of X2 did not have enough knowledge and competence in pragmatics. On the other hand, the teacher of X3 and X4 had enough competence in pragmatics and tried to support her students to speak in context.