active role in task-based lessons.РEncourage students to take risks.РEnsure that students are primarily focused on meaning when they perform a task.РProvide opportunities for focusing on form.РRequire students to evaluate their performance and progress.Р2.6.9 Three principal phases in a task-based lesson.РPre-task phaseРMain task phase (task cycle)РPost-task phase РThe pre-task phase concerns the various activities that teachers and students can undertake before they start the task, such as whether students are given time to plan the performance of the task.The main task phase centers around the itself and affords various instructional options, including whether students are required to operate under time-pressure or not.The post-task phase involves procedures for following-up on the task