For the final few minutes of the class, the teacher returns to the dialog with which she began the lesson. She repeats it once, then has the half of the class to her left do Bill’s lines and the half of the class to her right do Sally’s. This time there is no hesitation at all. The students move through the dialog briskly. They trade roles and do the same. The teacher smiles, “Very good. Class dismissed.”
The lesson ends for the day. Both the teacher and the students have worked hard. The student have listened to and spoken only English for the period. The teacher is tired from all her action, but the is pleased for she feels the lesson has gone well. The student have learned the lines of the dialog and to respond without hesitation to her cues in the drill pattern.