In a class, students first take part in a preliminary activity that introduces the topic (i.e., ordering food), the situation, and the script that will subsequently appear in a role play. Then the students work in pairs with food ordering. Assessment is primarily based on whether the intended meal is successfully ordered rather than on the accuracy of language forms. This is an example of __________. (A) the audiolingual method (B) the direct method (C) task-based instruction (D) form-based instruction