Error Detection
readinggrammaraccuracypracticepairsmedium prep10-15 min
Students receive a text with deliberate errors and must identify and correct them.
Procedure
- Modify a familiar text: introduce one grammar/vocabulary error per sentence.
- Students read and identify all errors.
- Correct each error.
- Pairs compare corrections.
- Check against the original text.
Tips
- Use a text students have already read — familiarity with the content lets them focus on form.
- Tell students how many errors to find.