LESSON FEATURES
Steve Banfield
Match the definition on the right to each of the lesson features
on the left.
| 1. inductive presentation | a. students practise for accuracy e.g. by repeating a structure, or by writing the correct forms in a gapped text. |
| 2. deductive presentation | b. emphasis on fluency: students produce language in a free discussion, or solve a problem by talking about it in groups |
| 3. controlled practice | c. activity done before dealing with a text or piece
of writing, e.g. discussion to familiarise students with a topic; pre-teach vocab from text |
| 4. guided practice | d. activity done after dealing with a text or piece
of writing, e.g. personalizing the topic by getting students' opinions |
| 5. free practice/production | e. activity done at beginning of a lesson to 'break the ice' or create a positive atmosphere to facilitate the main activity that follows |
| 6. pre-reading / listening | f. students are given the rule for a language item and then produce writing activities examples. |
| 7. while - r / l / w activities | g. teacher elicits the rule for a language item by
giving examples - students work out the rule themselves. |
| 8. post - r / l / w activities | h. exercises done during a skills activity, e.g. true/false |
| 9. warmers | i. (often fun) activity done when you have a bit
of extra time left over. |
| 10. fillers | j. practice where students have more choice/scope
in language they produce, e.g. minimum hints for writing (write 5 sentences describing your house.) |
Now, think of examples of activities you have used for each
of the features and complete the linked table.