A communicative act has a definite context and purpose that determines the language variety to be used. This should be considered in lesson planning. The primary and secondary information that I have developed is presented in the form of a multi-episode story about a family living in Jacksonville, Florida. The plot and structure of each unit gives the teacher practically unlimited opportunities to expand the language material through adding synonyms, antonyms, slang, and emotional phrases. Unlike traditional textbooks the course text has no pure drills.
Every exercise has a communicative purpose.
The exercises provide multiple references to the authentic language in the text. Talking about common acquaintances is widespread and natural and can stimulate broad discussion. It provides a natural motive to read the materials and speak English in class. The textbook has no special section for grammar. As a rule, our false beginners have a general idea of English grammar.