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Drill A drill is a set of sentences containing a new structure for the students to repeat.
  • Choral drill: the entire class repeats the sentences in unison.
  • Individual drill: The teacher selects students to repeat a sentence individually.
  • Substitution drill: The teacher varies the drill with cue words.
Example (during a presentation of object pronouns):

Teacher: My brother.
Students: I gave the book to him.
Teacher: My mother.
Students: I gave the book to her.
Teacher: Children.
Students: I gave the book to them.