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What kind of practice is a repetition drill?
Mechanical practice.
If students describe a street map using prepositions, is that Mechanical, Meaningful, or Communicative? Why?
Meaningful practice – language is controlled but requires understanding meaning.
Mention two ways learners acquire a language according to CLT.
Interaction, negotiation of meaning, feedback, attention to input, experimenting with forms, creating meaning collaboratively.
True or False: Meaningful practice allows some choice of language, but still within controlled limits.
True.
Activity: Map task – One student describes a street map, the other draws it. They must use prepositions of place (next to, between, across from).
Focus: Accuracy → but with meaning (students must communicate to complete the drawing).
Type: Meaningful practice (restricted language, but requires understanding meaning).
Activity: Dialogue memorization – Students memorize and perform a short dialogue from the textbook.
Focus: Accuracy
Type: Mechanical practice (controlled memorization, little real communication).
Activity: Problem-solving – Students are given a situation: “You are planning a weekend trip with only $50. Decide where to go, what to do, and how to spend the money.”
Focus: Fluency
Type: Communicative practice (students negotiate, create a plan, outcome unpredictable).
Activity: Pronunciation practice – Students repeat minimal pairs after the teacher (ship/sheep, bit/beat, etc.).
Focus: Accuracy
Type: Mechanical practice (focus on form only).
Activity: Gap-fill exercise using the past simple (regular and irregular verbs).
Example: “Yesterday I ___ (go) to the park and ___ (meet) my friends.”
Gap-fill (past simple)
Focus: Accuracy
Type: Mechanical practice (students just apply the correct form, limited meaning).
Activity: Role play at the supermarket. One student is the cashier, the other is the customer. They must buy/sell at least 5 items.
Focus: Fluency
Type: Communicative practice (students use language in a real-life situation, outcome unpredictable).
Activity: Drill – Students repeat yes/no questions after the teacher, focusing on intonation.
Example: “Are you ready?” / “Do you like pizza?”
Focus: Accuracy
Type: Mechanical practice (repetition, no real meaning).
Activity: Debate – “Is AI positive for education?” Students work in two teams and give at least 2 arguments per side.
Focus: Fluency
Type: Communicative practice (students create arguments, exchange opinions, outcome unpredictable).
Which type of activity focuses on the correct use of grammar and form: Accuracy or Fluency?
Accuracy.
True or False: In CLT, only fluency is important; accuracy is not considered.
False – both accuracy and fluency are goals.
When can accuracy activities appear in a lesson?
Before fluency tasks (to prepare students) or after fluency tasks (to correct/refine).
The main goal of CLT is to develop __________ competence.
Communicative competence.