Language teaching methodology

PRE-TEST
1. Presentation is a context that offers plenty of examples. It can be live-action, visual, printed, verbal, audio, animated, or a combination of several forms. For instance, here’s a strip story with many instances of third person singular verbs in present statements (from WL-E 3G: Chapter 4 / Work, Part One, p. 58). This particular presentation consists of 8 frames (panels) on the subject of “Job Searches.” The captions tell the story of “Helena’s Uncle Stephen,” who's lost his job and tries to cope with the situation: 

Because Stephen often argues with his boss, she fires him. He files a claim for unemployment benefits. He doesn’t collect any. He gets no pension and doesn’t receive Social Security. He asks his union for help. Here reads classified ads. He types letters of application and sends out his resume. He has excellent qualifications. He goes out to look for employment but seldom has an interview. He doesn’t attend school or courses. 
Depending on its form, users can watch a presentation, view its pictures for clues to meaning, read it silently or aloud, hear it read by others, “act it out,” or use any non-threatening, fun modes that work.
2. Comprehension comes next. It can be checked in many different, natural, direct ways. For instance, an instructor, helper, or self-teacher can use familiar grammar and vocabulary to ask comprehension questions about presented material. For beginners, perhaps the first of these should elicit yes/no or one-word answers (Examples: Does Stephen have a job now? [No.]. Yes or No: He tries to get unemployment benefits, but can’t. [Yes.] Who does he ask for help? [His union rep.]). Later, the questions could evoke the targeted grammar, in this case third-person singular verbs. (Examples: Why doesn’t Stephen have a job anymore? [He argues with his boss. She fires him.] What does he do first, second, next, . . . ? [He files for unemployment benefits. He lives on his savings. He asks his union for help. He reads ads. He types letters.]
Finally, the best “comprehension test” may be a summary or retelling of material in learners’ own words.