    Sentence i: When my students and’ I  approached the heart of the course'talking  the English language'nothing’ seemed to  work for me. until | closed all the books and  compelled two or three students at a time to  put themselves in: commonplace situations  lin which they had to speak English.    Sentence 2:1 asked: the ‘students to’ put  themselves in‘ everyday events where they  would ‘have to. speak English to, help them  better understand.