Here’s an example of a sequence of exercises ...
... using an inductive approach to grammar, ...
... in this case focusing on modal verbs of probability and obligation.
First, the learner notices and identifies the modal verbs in context, ...
... in a text we have previously read and understood.
Next, the learner identifies the meaning of the examples they saw; ...
... probability or obligation.
In this way, the learner is guided and helped ...
... to reflect on the connection between form and meaning.
Then the learner puts their understanding into practice, with immediate feedback, ...
... and the opportunity to refer back to the original examples, if need be.
The learner is engaged, looking closely now at the form.
And further guidance is given, ...
... to confirm and summarise what the learner has discovered.
So, in this way, we start with examples in context, ...
... discover the rule, and then put it into practice.
On the other hand, with a deductive approach, we start with the rules.
So, first, we have the rule, ...
... which demonstrates the verb pattern “verb plus noun plus noun”, ...
... with some examples.
Then the learners put the rule into practice.
So, first a word order exercise, ...
... and then a more challenging exercise, ...
... where they have to write complete sentences.
Here we started with the rule and then we practised the form.