English is known, spoken and read by all educated people everywhere in the world. Children in different parts of world speak this language in their school either as the mother tongue or as a foreign language.
Direct method occupies an important place amongst the various methods of teaching English, which came as a reaction against the traditional translation method. The direct method was also called the natural method or reformed method.
The first objective of teaching English is to understand written English. Teacher should try to help children to understand written English. Students should be made familiar with words and construction of sentences.