students deciding when and where to meet. While students are speaking, the teacher
might note the use of prepositions (both good and poor use): on Monday, in the
afternoon, at 5pm, etc.
Depending on how well (or how badly) students performed, the teacher will decide
whether to conduct thorough presentation and practice of the language or whether to
revise and practise it briefly. The decision is made according to performance on the
task. This can then be followed up with a repetition of the original activity or one that is
similar. You and your students can compare performance on the original and final task.
I am outlining the structure of a task-based lesson but I do not advise its use if you are
very new to teaching. It requires thorough knowledge of the language point and an
ability to handle unexpected questions about the language. You will need to know
about it because some course books (e.g. Cutting Edge) follow this format. You can
experiment with this approach when you are more experienced and with a language
item you know well.
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