The audiolingual method task

Read the following dialog.
A: Good afternoon.
B: Good afternoon. Can I help you?
A: Yes. I’ve got a terrible headache.
B: How long have you had it?
A: Only about two or three hours.
B: Well, try these tablets. Take two with water every three hours.
A: Thank you very much.
What structure is it trying to teach?
Have students practice the dialog several times, and prepare a single-slot substitution drill, and chain
drill for them to practice.

Read the following dialog.
Sam: Lou’s going to go to college next fall.
Betty: What is he going to study?
Sam: He’s going to study biology. He’s going to be a doctor.
Betty: Where is he going to study?
Sam: He’s going to study at Stanford.
What structure is it trying to teach?
Have students practice the dialog several times, and prepare a backward build-up drill and multi-slot
substitution drill for them to practice this structure.

Read the following dialog
A: I’m taking a holiday next month.
B: So am I.
A: I need a change.
B: So do I. I’m tired of the same office.
What structure is it trying to teach?
Have students practice the dialog several times, and prepare a single-slot substitution drill and
question-and-answer drill for them to practice this structure.

Read the following sentences.
- Mick is as strong as Jack.
- Her hair is as long as his hair.
- I work as hard as my boss.
- Sue run as fast as her sister.
What structure is it trying to teach?
Have students practice the dialog several times, and prepare a transformation for them to practice this
structure.