A book for learners to read containing simplified language

Directly tests skills of spoken interaction. Can provide direct assessment of sts.' ability to take part in spontaneous dialogue, testing listening, turn-taking and other interactive skills.

The most important aim, e.g. the teacher's main aim could be to teach the present perfect or develop listening skills

tudents correct mistakes in a text, either highlighted on the text or spotting them themselves . Assesses learners' awareness of error. Highly realistic task, encouraging sts. to check their own written work.

Dictionary extracts: jet-lag noun {U} What does the {U} mean?

The things that a teacher uses in a class, e.g. handouts, pictures, flashcards. When teachers plan lessons they think about what things they will need.

This describes the language and skills to be covered on a course, and the order in which they will be taught.

Test grammatical knowledge, cohesion and awareness of collocation as sts. reorder words/chunks. Objective task-type, so easy to mark.

Phrases which are used for a particular communicative purpose or function, e.g. Let’s ..., Shall we ..., How about ...

Putting text or pictures in the correct order. Tests comprehension of written/spoken text, esp. good for testing understanding of narrative. Quick and easy to mark.

How a lesson fits logically into a sequence of lessons; what goes before a particular lesson, how a lesson links to, and helps students with, the following lesson.

Every nth word is blanked out to test reading comprehension and knowledge of grammar and lexis. May be difficult to mark if gaps allow for more than one answer.