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Structure-based grammar drillsThe exercises that present grammar structures as separate pieces of language are "structure-based". Make up a list of some 8-10 sentences and run the activity. Reflect on the procedure. E.g. Choose the sentence that has the closest meaning to the numbered sentence. Subject: Present Perfect and Past Simple Tenses. 1. When did it stop raining. A/How long hasn't it been raining? B/ When wasn't it raining? 2. You've been talking on the phone for two hours. A/ You've just stopped talking on the phone. B/ You started talking on the phone two hours ago. 3. She's studied French since September. A/ She started studying French in September. B/ She studied French in September Etc (After Green, R. 1997. P. 108.)
Another structure-based activity can be an activity with pictures. The activity is presented with the following task, “All the people mentioned on the cards below received a telephone call yesterday. All of them were interrupted while doing something. What were they doing? Answer this question by looking at the picture cards” ( Past Progressive Tense) (After Devtiis, G,. Mariani, L. and K.O'Malley. 1995. P. 49). Select the cards of your own, run the activity and reflect on the procedure. Exploratory task 3.11 Context-based grammar drills The exercises that present grammar material as part of the whole context are "context-based". E.g. Inspector Johnson is interrogating Tom Sharp, who is suspected of having taken part in a bank robbery in London last Friday. Look at Tom's answers and write inspector's questions. Subject: Interrogative sentences. Run the activity and reflect on the procedure. Inspector: oh, come on, Tom. You know you'd better cooperate. Just tell me one or two things - for example _________________________________________________ Tom: Nothing. I did nothing on Friday. Inspector: ____________________________________________________________ Tom: At seven, as usual - I always get up early. Inspector: ____________________________________________________________ Tom: Yes, I did - a large plate of bacon and eggs before Mary came. Inspector: ____________________________________________________________ Tom: Oh, come on, inspector, you know Mary's my girlfriend. Inspector: ____________________________________________________________ Tom: I first met her in Manchester, at a friend's house. Etc. (abridged from Devitiis, G., Mariani L. and K.O.Malley. 1995. P. 50) Exploratory task 3.12 Simulationgrammar activities are role-plays and group discussions that focus on certain grammar phenomena. E.g. a discussion can be a proper communicative setting to practice sentences of unreal condition "If you were…" "If it had been…" etc. A role-play "At the doctor's" can be useful to teach modal verbs in the sentences "You should…", "You mustn't…" etc. Run a simulation activity with your peers. Reflect on the procedure SAQ 3.1 Match the given types of grammar activities (1-11) with the grammar tasks (A - K)
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