By imagining a real person in a real situation, one can make the words her or his own, giving the dialog meaning. Predicting As the chapter's material is repeated, sometimes hit the pause button before hearing. This is one way to alter the monotony of repetition. In this case one relies on the degree to which structures were memorized and internalized. Translating Again, pause the tape before hearing a phrase.
Learners read the phrase in their native language.
Through memory and translation, learners try to speak the phrase in the target language. Ad-libbing Change some part of the practice. Learners can devise their own transformation drills, repeating what is heard but changing some part of the sentence. Use progressive verbs, past tense, informal language, different nouns, or whatever. Imagining a real situation evokes practical usage pertinent to the learner's life.