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Rh (2)that they are a suitable basis for further exploration of the lexicon.

(3)that their linguistic content can be used in ways that appeal to the student's interests other than his interest in language mastery per see

(4) that keeping materials of this kind up to date does not require a prohibitive amount of time.

The team attempted to demonstrate these four propositions in relation to one rather routine item which reported the results of a local union election:

The Eldoret Branch of the Transport and Allied Workers Union has elected its officers. The following were elected: Mr. ______: assistant chairman, Mr. ______: secretary, Mr.______ assistant secretary, Mr.______; treasurer, Mr.______: assistant treasurer, Mr._______

It seems clear that if favorable results could be obtained with this item, then longer and more interesting stories, or groups of stories, would pass the tests.

As a test of adaptability to unforeseen structural drills, the team first made two inventories of the news item: