Where did you buy your dress?
Buy / dress / where / your / you / did /
What time do you usually go to bed?
Usually / time / go / you / what / do / bed
/ to
What is your mother’s name?
Mother’s / what / name / your / is
Organising activities such as the above can be used to pre-check any language point
that involves knowledge of word order.
Of course, students can do exercises such as those above in pairs. This can help
create an environment of cooperation, and works well when you want a general idea of
how well the class copes with the language item. However, if you want to know the
level of knowledge of individual students, pay very close attention while they’re
working.
The beauty of exercises such as those above is that they are easy to prepare and they
can be used to check extent of knowledge or be used as revision in a subsequent
lesson. And why not, occasionally, use the same activity to pre-check knowledge and
to revise? This will allow you and your students to compare initial performance with
performance post-presentation of language. It can be very motivating for students to
see how well they have progressed.
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