- Definition : A practice activity where the teacher starts by getting the learners to repeat a basic sentence, and then cues them to adapt it by using different expressions.
- Example :
Ss : I had fish for lunch.
T : Marco, pasta.
M : I had pasta for lunch
T : Paola, dinner
P : I had pasta for dinner.
T : Lina, an omelette
L : I had an omelette for dinner
- Substitution drills were one of a number of types of drill used in the audiolingual method. They reflect the method's view of learning as a matter of habit formation, where habits are acquired by repetition and positive reinforcement of correct responses. See here for other types.
