[In this way, you build student understanding one pattern at a time. Student retention of informal forms learned in this way is enhanced by a very simple translation exercise which incorporates all of the informal forms [nouns, adjectives, adjectival nouns and verbs]. Students learn to distinguish the different parts of speech and then distinguish the different informal forms simultaneously. This test is repeated four or five more times until everyone becomes proficient in forming the informal forms. This, then, is followed by a 10 min. spontaneous informal style conversation test. It is amazing how, in a rather short time, students internalize the informal forms.]