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PART 3
SELEC TIO N AND USE O F
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS AND
AC TIVITIES

WHAT ARE SUPPLEMENTARY
MATERIALS?
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Bo o ks a nd o the r m a te ria ls w e c a n use in a d d itio n to
the c o urse b o o k. The y inc lud e
- skills d e ve lo p m e nt m a te ria ls
- g ra m m a r, vo c a b ula ry a nd p ho no lo g y p ra c tic e
m a te ria ls
- c o lle c tio ns o f c o m m unic a tive a c tivitie s a nd
te a c he r’ s re so urc e m a te ria ls
- a uthe ntic so urc e s
- m a te ria ls d o w nlo a d e d fro m w e b site s

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WHAT ARE THE REASO NS FO R USING
THEM?
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To re p la c e unsuita b le m a te ria l in the c o urse b o o k

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To fill g a p s in the c o urse b o o k

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To p ro vid e suita b le m a te ria l fo r le a rne rs’ p a rtic ula r
ne e d s a nd inte re sts

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To g ive le a rne rs e xtra la ng ua g e o r skills p ra c tic e

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To a d d va rie ty to o ur te a c hing

SO ME KEY C O NC EPTS (1)
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G e t to kno w w ha t sup p le m e nta ry m a te ria ls a re
a va ila b le in yo ur sc ho o l.

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Whe n se le c ting the m a te ria ls think a b o ut e xa c tly
ho w it w ill re p la c e o r im p ro ve o n m a te ria l in yo ur
c o urse b o o k.

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Use a uthe ntic m a te ria ls to p ro vid e le a rne rs w ith
c ha lle ng ing te xts a nd ta sks

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Be fo re d e c id ing to use c e rta in m a te ria ls c he c k ho w
a p p ro p ria te the le ve l is fo r yo ur le a rne rs

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Whe n se le c ting m a te ria ls a nd a c tivitie s, think
c a re fully a b o ut a ll the skills tha t a re re q uire d .

SO ME KEY C O NC EPTS (2)
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G ive sp e c ia l a tte ntio n to instruc tio ns a s the le a rne rs
g e t use d to the m e tho d o lo g y in the ir c o urse b o o k

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Also g ra d e the a c tivitie s b y m a king the le a rne rs’
ta sks m o re o r le ss c ha lle ng ing (no t o nly the
m a te ria ls)

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Think a b o ut the re a so ns fo r using g a m e s a nd e xtra
c o m m unic a tive a c tivitie s

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