Discover the Rule

Objective: To encourage students to work out grammar rules by themselves

Steps:

1. Before teaching a Grammar Focus exercise, tell students what structure they are going to learn. Give an example of the structure.
2. Review the Conversation exercise that directly precedes the Grammar Focus exercise. Ask the students to find more examples of the structure in the conversation.
3. Write the examples on the board. Where possible, organize the different parts of the examples in columns and use colored markers.
4. Then ask students to see if they can work out the rule. Help them as they try to discover the rule.
5. Let students look at the Grammar Focus exercise and see if they are right.

Example: The following example is for New Interchange 2, Unit 2: "Caught in the Rush." The Grammar Focus exercise appears on p. 11 of the Student's Book.

Structure: Indirect questions from Wh-questions Example: Where is the bank? Do you know where the bank is? Example from the conversation, written on the board: Examples of Guided Questions: What kind of word or phrase can you see in column 1 (2, 3, or 4)? Where is the verb in "Where is the bank?"? Where is the verb now? Has the verb changed its position? Has it changed its form?