If your drill is a lesson stage in itself, as with very controlled practice of target language as we mentioned above, then here's what you might do: You want this to be an energy-filled, enthusiastic activity. Get the class to stand up and maybe come to the front of the class in a tight semi-circle – change the dynamic somehow to lift the energy levels. Model the language item. You should try to be clear, enthusiastic and confident when you model – the objective of the activity is, after all, for learners to then repeat your model. If you mumble or they can't hear you, it defeats the object. Say the model 3 times. Gesture to the class to repeat the model all together twice. This is called a chorus drill. Highlight. Here you want to model and drill the particular aspect of the language item that you want to concentrate on. You should be selective here – don't try and highlight everything, instead focus on just one or two things. For example, if your target language is 'used to' and you have modelled the sentence 'I used to play tennis', you might want to highlight the weak form of 'to'. So you would model “…used to play…” (/juːstə pleɪ/). With tag questions you might highlight rising or falling intonation, and with the sentence “I've been to Paris” the highlight could be both the contraction “I've” and the pronunciation of “been” (/bɪn/). There are different ways to draw learners' attention to your highlight. For example to highlight intonation patterns you can demonstrate with your arm or use the whiteboard. For contractions, put two fingers together to show that two words have become one. For individual sounds you can compare two sounds with your voice or use the phonemic chart. So, model the part of the language you want to highlight and then drill this with each student in turn. This is called an individual drill. Keep it fast-moving – move quickly from one student to the next to keep up the energy levels. If you need to re-model the highlight before each student repeats it, that's fine. Finally, drill the whole language item again, individually and then as a chorus. You can mix it up a bit here for variety and fun – just the boys then just the girls / shout and then whisper the model… Give suitable, enthusiastic praise and you're done. If you’re just drilling an individual word, for example while pre-teaching vocabulary, then the drill will be much quicker. There’s no need to stop the activity and change the dynamic of the class. Your drill could even be with just one student who has mis-pronounced a word. So, just model the word clearly a couple of times and have the student(s) repeat the model once or twice. Give suitable praise and then move on with whatever you were doing before.