| Après je prends un casse-croûte. | Then I have a bit to eat. |
| Après j'etudie le français. | Then I study French. |
Comments on Example 4
Experienced language teachers will recognize their ancient and trusty friend the action chain, disguised here as a Cummings device. The subject matter is appropriate for almost any group, although the questions themselves are seldom asked outside of a language classroom. The questions would have been a bit long for absolute beginners, but this was No. 68 in a series of Cummings devices.
Example 5 (Bini)
See pages 320-321.
Comments on Example 5
This is an excellent example of a Cummings device set out in standard microwave format. The list of key words in the left—hand column of M-l makes that section of the lesson into a simple substitution drill. C-1 and C-2 could have been combined, by putting the noun into parentheses. As a good C—phase should, C-3 takes the user beyond mere mechanical combination of what was in the M-phase.
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