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Unit 14 expresses the usage of teaching materials.
Wipe board, visual aids, work sheets, cassettes, video, Dictionaries, course books, resource books, photocopies can be used as lesson materials.
Using materials can reduce teacher talk time, adds variety and interest, aids memory, stimulate discussion, elicit language.
when considering about resource books there are three types as students book, workbook, teachers book.
Advantages are; Quicker than creating, graded for level, offers continuity, students expect to use them, good for new teachers.
Disadvantages are should not be used for the whole class,book dictates the teaching, students may not like the book,tend to be a compromise.
To make the best of your lesson teacher can create a balance lesson, do not use it all the time,
do not rely on the information presented, match the material give to your students needs.
There are approaches to course book uses are omitting, replacing, supplementing and adapting.
