Once is not enough is about the importance of recycling and revising language. It look at what we need to do to remember words and use them. It suggests that a starting point needs to be in the examples we give to students and the questions we ask to ensure that they see and record language so meaning is clear and they understand collocation and usage better. Giving fuller explanations will inevitable recycle other words. Then it is considering outcomes of lessons and working backwards in planning to ensure recycling of language and re-occurences of opportunities for students to use new language. And finally it looks at some specific revision tasks. The handouts summarise the activities and have a random selection of words to practice the activities.

1. Understanding the way the world learns English
Andrew Walkley
University of Westminster
Once is not Enough

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What did you teach in your last lesson?
Say five words / expressions you taught recently.
Explain why / how you taught them.

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Initial practice is only a stating point
Need repeated comprehensible exposure over time
Rote-learning can help but not just words
Need to remember common things (Eu-en)
T-S interaction
Lazy or just short of time?

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• strike (n)
• to be on strike
• The train drivers are on strike at the
moment so I had to take the bus. They
want more money.
• They’ve reached an agreement. They’re
going back to work on Monday.
• Call a strike / vote to strike / go on
strike / be on strike / bring an end to the
strike

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Why do people go on strike?
What happens when train drivers go on strike?
Why would you need a mop and bucket?
Where do you keep a mop and bucket?
Say three things that can leak?
What do you do if a pipe is leaking?

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Keep an eye on record books
Talk to Ss and discuss the way they learn.
Use the board to show good practice
(collocations / expressions / translations)
Learner Training

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Choose 3/5 expressions
Quizes (check and expand)
Memorize and test (rote-learning)
Translate and test
Act or draw
Team games
Revisiting tasks / texts
Re-grouping / making connections.

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REAL ENGLISH FOR THE REAL WORLD