Module teaching and integrating language skills lesson 1

Adjusting the textbook contents: Another aspect of our teaching that requires attention if we adopt an integrated approach is the use of the textbook. Although many modern textbooks have some integration of the four skills, we may still need to make some changes to the contents.
This could involve altering the order of the contents. If the discourse of the writing activity is closely related to the reading passage, but is placed in a different part of the unit in the textbook, we could focus on the writing straight after we finish the reading passage.
For simple integration, we can design a listening or reading comprehension activity that becomes a plan for speaking or writing. For complex integration, it could mean making changes to the activities in the textbook.