What are supplementary materials and activities?
- Books and other materials or activities we can use in addition to the course book to complement and enrich our class.
- They include skills development materials, grammar, vocabulary and phonology practice materials, collections of communicative activities and teacher´s resource materials.
- They may also come from authentic sources (newspapers, magazines, videos, etc.)
- To replace unsuitable material in the course book.
- To fill in the course book.
- To provide suitable materials for learners´particular needs and interests.
- To give learners extra language or skills practice.
- To add variety to our teaching.
- Before deciding to use these materials, you should check how appropriate the level is for your learners.
- Think about the language they will need to understand or to produce.
- If you are using supplementary materials with different procedures, you need to give special attention to the instructions.
- You can adapt many supplementary materials for use with classes at different levels.
- Choose a language point for which you want to make your own learner tasks, preferably having in mind a course or class you know.
- Make a sample worksheet or work card.
- Exchange your resulting materials and discuss.
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