UNIT 16
Presentation techniques and introductory activities

In this unit I learned that presentation techniques are ways used by the teacher to present (introduce to learners for the first time) new language such as vocabulary, grammatical structures and pronunciation. Introductory activities are those used by a teacher to introduce a lesson or teaching topic. There are several differences in how they present them.

Presentation stages of a PPP lesson

·        Say to students what food you need for a birthday party this weekend (context).

·        Ask students to repeat “I’d like…” in groups. This should be very controlled or restricted practice.

·        Introduce countable and uncountable nouns in a coral drill.

·        Ask concept questions about count ability of food items on the board.

Presentation stages of a TBL lesson

The students ask the teacher questions about the language they need for the task and /or the teacher tells the students about any language she noticed they didn’t know while they were doing the task e.g. pronunciation of some food words.

Finally, warmers used to raise students’ energy levels or to make them feel comfortable; not always connected to the topic of the lesson or new language of the lesson; e.g. a quiz, game or pair-work activity.