ELT365 · Day 190 — From mechanical to meaningful drills

Idea — Mechanical drills (simple repetition or substitution) fix form; meaningful drills make learners choose words based on real information. Move from mechanical to meaningful so practice connects to actual use.

Example — After substituting "in the kitchen / in the garden", ask "where's YOUR phone?" — now the answer is true.

Try — Take a substitution drill and add one prompt that requires a true, personal answer. Mechanical first, meaningful second.

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