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Structural-situational approach This approach has two basic elements:
  1. A graded sequence of grammatical structures, usually starting with the verb to be and progressing through present simple, past simple, etc.
  2. A situation or context for each new structure that makes the meaning clear.
Example:
Future use of going to could be presented with a character drawn on the board and a set of picture cues to show his plans for the weekend.