Drill General View of Drilling

structure in drilling, but are then incapable of using it in other contexts. Furthermore, drills have several types in form: 2.5.2.1 The Repetition Drill The teacher says models the word or phrases and the students repeat it. Example: Teacher : It didn’t rain, so I needn’t have taken my umbrella. Students : It didn’t rain, so I needn’t have taken my umbrella. 2.5.2.2 The Substitution Drill Substitution drill can used to practice different structures or vocabulary items i. e one word or more word change during the drill Example: Teacher : I go to school. He? Students : He goes to school. Teacher : They? Students : They go to school. 2.5.2.3 The Question and Answer Drill The teacher gives students practice with answering questions. The students should answer the teacher’s questions very quickly. It is also possible for the teacher to let the students practice to ask question as well. This gives students practice with the question pattern. Example: Teacher : Does he go to school? Yes? Students : Yes, he does. Teacher : No? Students : No, he does not. 2.5.2.4 The Transformation Drill The teacher gives students a certain kind of sentence pattern, an affirmation sentence for example. Students are asked to transform this sentence into a negative sentence. Other examples of transformations to ask of students are changing a statement into a question, an active sentence into a passive one, or direct speech into a reported speech. Example: positive into negative Teacher : I clean the house. Students : I don’t clean the house. Teacher : She sings a song. Students : She doesn’t sing a song. 2.5.2.5 The Chain Drill The teacher begins the chain by greeting a particular student, or asking him a question. That student respond, then turns to the students sitting next to him. The first student greets or asks a question of the second student and the chain continues. A chain drill allows some controlled communication, even though it is limited. A chain drill also gives the teacher an opportunity to check each student’s speech. Teacher : What is the color of sky? The color of sky is blue What the color of banana? Student A : The color of banana is yellow What is the color of leaf? Student B : The color of leaf is green What is the color of our eyes? Student C : The color of our eyes is black and white 2.5.2.6 The Expansion Drill This drill is used when a long line dialog is giving students trouble. The teacher breaks down the line into several parts. The students repeat a part of the