Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching 3rd edition (Teaching Techniques in English as a Second Language)

specific directions. The student says ‘Put the table in the middle of the dining room.’
The teacher does this. He then picks up another, smaller rod. Another student says
‘chair.’ The teacher indicates that the student should tell him where to put the chair.
The teacher works with her, using the charts to introduce new words until she can say,
‘Put the chair in the dining room at the head of the table.’ The lesson continues in this
way, with the teacher saying very little, and the students practicing a great deal with
complex sentences such as ‘Put the table at one end of the sofa near the outside wall
of the living room.’