Information-Gap Activities
An important aspect of communication in CLT is the notion of information
gap. This refers to the fact that in real communication, people normally
communicate in order to get information they do not possess. This is known as an
information gap. More authentic communication is likely to occur in the class-
room if students go beyond practice of language forms for their own sake and
use their linguistic and communicative resources in order to obtain information.
In so doing, they will draw available vocabulary, grammar, and communication
strategies to complete a task. The following exercises make use of the informa-
tion-gap principle: