aking skills of the Reading Approach.?New material is presented in the form of a dialogue.РBased on the principle that language learning is habit formation, the method fosters dependence on mimicry, memorization of set phrases and over-learning. ?Structures are sequenced and taught one at a time. Structural patterns are taught using repetitive drills. ?Little or no grammatical explanations are provided; grammar is taught inductively.РSkills are sequenced: Listening, speaking, reading and writing are developed in order. ?Vocabulary is strictly limited and learned in context. ?Teaching points are determined by contrastive analysis between L1 and L2. ?There is abundant use of language laboratories, tapes and visual aids. ?There is an extended pre-reading period at the beginning of the course.