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This lesson is based on British animation and some tasks require visual aids so it does require a little more preparation on your part than the other Essential UK lessons.

Unit 9 looks at how we can help learners improve their fluency to become effective communicators of English. 

Response tasks are designed to give students the chance to express themselves creatively and openly, not for comprehension checking.

This is the third in a series of four articles which will explore how to integrate a task-based approach into a typical textbook to maximise learning opportunities for your learners and to save teacher preparation time.

Task-based learning is an approach to language learning where learners are given interactive tasks to complete.

A task-based syllabus is based on task-based learning, an approach where learners carry out tasks such as solving a problem or planning an activity.

When faced with a challenging writing task, students often don’t know where to start, what to write and how to write it.

Task-based activities present opportunities for learners to practise reading and writing skills in meaningful contexts that often mimic real-life tasks and situations.