1. Repetition Drills
This drill is the simplest drill used in learning language patterns. It is used at the very beginning of language class. Language learners merely repeat what the teacher says or the tape recorder produces. This may be used for the presentation of new vocabulary and will be useful for pronunciations class.
Example:
Teacher : I study in the morning
Students : I study in the morning
Teacher : I study in the afternoon
Students : I study in the afternoon.
2. Substitutions Drill
Language learners are required to replace one word with another. They may replace a word of the model sentence with a pronoun, number, or gander and make some the necessary change.
Example:
Teacher : John is cold
Teacher : Hungry
Students : John is hungry
Teacher : in the class
Students : John is in the class
Teacher : John and Marry
Student : John and Marry are in the class
3. Transformation Drill
Language learners are required to change sentences from negative to positive, from positive to interrogative, or from simple present tense to simple past tense, depending on the instructions from the teacher.
Example:
Teacher : The book is new
Students : is the book new?