| Controlled
/ Free practice |
Controlled
practice is when the students use a limited set of new
language.
Example: After a presentation of the present simple,
students might have controlled practice of the new structure
using the model sentences, with days of the week as cues.
Teacher: Monday.
Student: He goes to the movies on Monday.
Teacher: Wednesday.
Student: He visits his friends on Wednesday.
In this case, the controlled practice is the Practice stage of
the PPP
technique.
After the controlled practice, students can then move on to free
practice where they invent parallel sentences about
another person with other activities.
He plays football on Monday. He swims on Tuesday.
In this case, the free practice stage is the Production stage
of the PPP
technique.
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