PPP Model Planning PPP Model (English Version) PPP Model The PPP Approach to Communicative Language Teaching "PPP" (or the "3Ps") stands for Presentation, Practice and Production - a common approach to communicative language teaching that works through the progression of three sequential stages. Presentation represents the introduction to a lesson, and necessarily requires the creation of a realistic (or realistic-feeling) "situation" requiring the target language to be learned. This can be achieved through using pictures, dialogs, imagination or actual "classroom situations". The teacher checks to see that the students understand the nature of the situation, then builds the "concept" underlying the language to be learned using small chunks of language that the students already know. Having understood the concept, students are then given the language "model" and angage in choral drills to learn statement, answer and question forms for the target language. This is a very teacher-orientated stage where error correction is important. Practice usually begins with what is termed "mechanical practice" - open and closed pairwork. Students gradually move into more "communicative practice" involving procedures like information gap activities, dialog creation and controlled roleplays. Practice is seen as the frequency device to create familiarity and confidence with the new language, and a measuring stick for accuracy. The teacher still directs and corrects at this stage, but the classroom is beginning to become more learner-centered. Production is seen as the culmination of the language learning process, where by the learners have started to become independent users of the language rather than students of the language. The teacher's role here is to somehow facilitate a realistic situation or activity where the students instinctively feel the need to actively apply the languagethey have been practicing. The teacher does not correct or become involved unless students directly appeal to him/her to do so. The PPP approach is relatively straight forward, and structured enough to be easily understood by both students and new or emerging teachers. It is a good place to start in terms of applying good communicative language teaching in the classroom. It has also been criticized considerably for the very characteristic that makes it the easiest method for 'beginner' teachers, that is, that it is far too teacher-orientated and over controlled. A nice alternative to 'PPP' is Harmer's 'ESA' (Engage/Study/Activate) Source: http://www.englishraven.com/method_PPP.html

1. Unit : Interest/Opinions
Topic: Places to go
Sub topic: Movies
Matthayomsuksa 3

2. play now! play now! play now! play now!

7. vocabular
y

8. action

9. comedy

10. horror

11. romantic

12. excite

13. shock

14. annoy

15. amaze

16. structure

17. Participles as adjectives

18. structure

19. structure
We use –ed adjectives to
describe how we feel

20. shock = shocked
excite = excited
annoy = annoyed
amaze = amazed
example

21. structure
After the action movie, I felt
excited all afternoon.
v.2
subject
adjective
next

22. subject
structure
v.2
I was annoyed by the comedy
movie.
adjective

23. structure
We use –ing adjectives to describe
who or what makes us feel this
way

24. shock = shocking
excite = exciting
annoy = annoying
amaze = amazing
example

25. subject
structure
The action movie was very
exciting.
v.2
adjective next

26. subject
structure
The comedy movie on TV last
night was annoying.
v.2 adjective

28. Hey Angela what kind of movie do you like?

29. I don’t usually enjoy science-fiction films, but I
thought Jodie Foster was brilliant in “Contact”.
I usually prefer watching thrillers because they
are so exciting.

30. And how about you, Charlie?

31. I’m quite a romantic person, but
I can’t stand watching romantic
films.
I like historical films, though. I loved Mel
Gibson in “Braver heart”. He always plays
such adventurous characters.

32. I’m quite a fun – loving person,
though, so I prefer watching
comedies.
I hate adventure films normally, but I quite
like “Zorro” with Antonio Banderas.

33. And you Tony, do you like to watch historical
films like Charlie?

34. I don’t really like historical films because I find
them boring. I enjoy romance films. Anything
with Julia Roberts in it suits me!

35. And you Laura, do you like to watch
romance films like Tony?

36. No I don’t. I love adventure films. Nicholas Cage
usually plays quite aggressive characters, but I think
he’s great. I can’t stand thrillers-I get too scared!

37. Umm… different style of movies.