Review Activity:

Reviewing and Speaking Tests

　

When learning a foreign language, it is important to remember and use the material that has been learned previously.　Students often learn material for a test and then forget it.　But learning a language is cumulative (i.e. always adding to your ability) so basic material is very important and should be reinforced as often as possible.

　

Review in class time can provide a break in a busy schedule because the students can put away their textbooks and enjoy different activities.　In each chapter, perhaps only half of the words and phrases are really important, so make your review activities relate to them.　Students will learn more in a communicative context if you invent fun role-plays and dialogues for them to revise vocabulary and grammar points in a variety of situations.　They can practice using review words in English sentences to check that they really understand them, rather than simply recognize them.

　

There are many activities which are useful for review and the AET's visit is a good opportunity to try new ideas.　Remind your students that in order to improve their English ability, they need to understand and remember what they have already learned.