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Unit 15 Approaches to language teaching

For questions 1-6, look at the approaches and the three statements fisted A, В and 0, Two of the statements match the approach. One does NOT.
Choose the letter (A, В or C) of the statement which does NOT match the approach.

0. 
   Total Physical Response (TPR)
   

A Students hear dialogues then repeat them.
В Students focus on understanding before speaking.
C Students move round the classroom to carry out instructions.

0. 
   Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
   

A The teacher focuses on developing learners’ cognitive skills.
В Students often do activities that focus on language accuracy.
C Language is used to communicate about school subjects.

0. 
   Lexical Approach
   

A Grammar is less important than vocabulary.
В Each vocabulary item must be learnt by heart.
C Students need to become aware of chunks of vocabulary.

0. 
   Presentation, Practice and Production (PPP)
   

A Teachers need to focus (earners’ attention on new target language.
В Students need opportunities to get language right before they experiment. C Students always start learning a new piece of language by doing a task.

0. 
   Grammar-Translation method
   

A Language must be analysed in order to learn it.
В Drills and pattern practice help us learn structures.
0 Exercises help us understand rules.

0. 
   Task-based Learning (TBL)
   

A Tasks must be done after students have practised target language.
В The teacher does not control the language that students use in tasks,
G Tasks aim to show students what language they need to learn.


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