The document discusses different types of drills for practicing facts about countries, including repetition drills to reinforce facts about Australia, Brazil, and Canada; substitution drills replacing countries in statements; question and answer drills to confirm facts; transformation drills to rephrase facts negatively or interrogatively; and expansion drills to provide additional context for facts.
The document discusses different types of drills for practicing facts about countries, including repetition drills to reinforce facts about Australia, Brazil, and Canada; substitution drills replacing countries in statements; question and answer drills to confirm facts; transformation drills to rephrase facts negatively or interrogatively; and expansion drills to provide additional context for facts.
The document discusses different types of drills for practicing facts about countries, including repetition drills to reinforce facts about Australia, Brazil, and Canada; substitution drills replacing countries in statements; question and answer drills to confirm facts; transformation drills to rephrase facts negatively or interrogatively; and expansion drills to provide additional context for facts.
b) Brazil is a huge country. c) People live in towns on the coast. d) Australia exports wine and wool. e) Canada is the second biggest country. f) Most Canadians live in the south.
2. The Substitution Drill
Scotland- South Africa- Brazil- The United States- Australia- New Zealand
a) + has quite a small population
b) + is a huge country. c) + live in towns on the coast. d) + exports wine and wool. e) + is the second biggest country. f) + live in the south.
3. The Question and Answer Drill
Ask me if:
Australia has quite a small population. Does Australia have quite a small population? Yes, it does.
a) Brazil is a huge country. (does)
b) People live in towns on the coast. (do) c) Australia exports wine and wool. (does) d) Canada is the second biggest country. (does) e) Most Canadians live in the south. (do)
4. The Transformation Drill (negative and interrogative)
a) Australia has quite a small population
b) Brazil is a huge country. c) People live in towns on the coast. d) Australia exports wine and wool. e) Canada is the second biggest country.
5. The Expansion Drill
a) Australia has quite a small population, but the country is huge.
b) Brazilians enjoy swimming and have having barbecues. c) People live in towns on the coast, because it is so hot. d) Canada is the second biggest country in the world. e) Most people live in the south, because the north is too cold. f) The country is famous for its beautiful mountains and lakes.