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Presentation, Practice and Production (PPP)
A way of teaching new language in which the teacher presents the language, gets learners to practice it in exercises or other controlled practice activities and then asks learners to use or produce the same language in a communicative and less controlled way.
Prioritize verb
To decide which of a group of things are the most important so that you can deal with them first
Problem solving
Learners work in pairs or groups to find the solution to a problem. Problem-solving activities usually help to develop oral fluency.
Process noun + verb
To actively think about new information in order to understand it completely and be able to use it in future.
Procedure
The details of exactly what is going to happen in each stage of a lesson, e.g. learners practice the language of complaints in a role-play in pairs.
Productivity noun
The rate at which a person, company, or country does useful work
Proficiency noun, proficient adjective
Level of ability; to be very good at something because of training and practice, e.g. speaking English.
Project work
An activity which focuses on completing an extended task or tasks on a specific topic. Learners may work in groups to create something such as a class magazine. Learners sometimes do some work by themselves, sometimes outside the classroom.
Proofread verb
To read a text in order to check whether there are any mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation etc.
Raise awareness
To help learners to start to understand something that they may not already know by drawing attention to it.
Random adjective, noun
Happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan
Rational adjective
Based on clear thought and reason
Reinforce verb
To increase the power of something, especially by making it bigger