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oral 
language: 
1) English through Actions. 

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2) 100 Substitution Tables- in which typical English sentences (sentence 
patterns) are arranged in tables for pupils to make up their own sentences. This 
table wills yield 4096 perfectly rational sentences. 
3) Systematic Exercises in English Pronunciation. In this book a graded 
system of exercises in pronunciation is presented. 
4) Standard English Reader contains easy material which gradually becomes 
more complicated and interesting to read. The material is based on selected 
vocabulary. 
5) English Through Questions and Answers is attached to these readers. 
The Books present a gradual transition from simple to complex 
questions on every text. Later on the books 
"Graded Exercises in English 
Composition" 
are added. These books contain various grammar and vocabulary 
exercises on each text 
of the Standard Readers.
Palmer distinguishes four stages in teaching and learning a foreign 
language: elementary, intermediate, advanced, and subsequent life, as Henry Palmer 
says: 
“Learning a language has a beginning, but no end”. 
H. Palmer 
gives much attention to methods of teaching in the first two stages. H esays: 
“Take care of the initial stage and the rest will take care of themselves”.
Since, in his opinion , its necessary to begin by teaching oral language, he 
works out most carefully the methods and techniques of teaching this aspect 
of speech activity.
In contrast to H. Palmer, 
M.West
proposes to begin by teaching to 
read.In support of such a sequence in foreign languages teaching: from 
reading ~ reception, to speaking ~ reproduction, M.West advances the 
following arguments:
 
1.
In country where the child must be bilingual and he brought into easy contact 
with world culture it is necessary to begin by teaching to read. 
2. Reading is the easiest aspect of the language to acquire, for reading involves no 
active use of grammar and idioms and the memory of the vocabulary is merely 
recognition. M.West says it is necessary to begin with reading because “We need 
not begin by teaching the child to speak for that would be to teach something easy by 
means of something more difficult”. 
3. In teaching reading it is easier to develop a sense of the language and a feeling 
of what is idiomatic which would very greatly diminish the child's liability to 
errors and very greatly accelerate his progress. 
4. In learning reading the child will sooner feel his progress in language 
knowledge and enjoy it. Besides, he can improve his knowledge independently 
without the teacher's aid. 

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M.West compiled a series of teaching materials for teaching reading: ten 
readers, supplementary readers, exercise books, and blank companions. 
He has developed methods of teaching oral language and compiled special 
teaching materials for the purpose. 
We greatly appreciate H.Palmer and M.West for their contribution to 
Methods. These English methodologists have enriched the technology of foreign 
language teaching: 
1. They have raised the problem of careful selection of language 
material, worked out criteria of selection, and selected the material. 
2. They have raised the problem of the necessity for rationalizing 
teaching materials and worked out systems of foreign language teaching: 
H.Palmer-speaking, M.West-both reading and speaking. 
3. They have compiled series of guide books: H.Palmer for teaching 
speaking; M.West for teaching reading and speaking. 
4. They have introduced a lot of new and effective exercises: 
H.Palmer for the development of speaking skills, M.West for the development of 
reading skills and comprehension of a foreign text as well as for the development of 
speaking.