Lexical approach

The Lexical Approach in the classroom

In the lexical approach, classroom activities focus on identifying the putting together the ready-made language which fits the appropriate situation (called “chunking”). Research shows that language is far less original than we might think it is, and that most of the time speakers are drawing on a memory bank of stored phrases and natural sounding combinations of words to get their message across.

Activity:  Writing a brochure (approximately 50 minutes)

The next step is for you to  produce your  own short brochure individually, based on one of the earlier selections. If you enjoy this task possible follow-ups could include designing a web page for a local holiday resort or researching and  producing an article for a travel magazine. (the page given)

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