SELECTION AND USE OF SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES

UNIT 25

Supplementary materials are tools that we can use in the classroom to reinforce our lessons. They may also come from authentic resources (e.g. newspaper, articles etc.).  From this unit what I learnt is that using supplementary materials and activities, provide something that is missing from the coursebook. Also, it serves to add variety to our teaching. For example, if the textbook presents the same activities in which students might get bored, teachers can use these supplementary materials and activities according to the learners' needs to vary the class atmosphere.

Once I start to teach, I will apply this supplementary materials included in the lesson plan as procedures,  in order to cover what is missing in the book. Thus, it will reinforce students' skills while using the language in an appropriate way.

As a short, we, as future English teachers, can adapt many of them to use with our students at different levels.

As an extra resource, I provide you a link from BBC council British related to teaching in which you will find many resources such as, materials, methodologies, strategies, etc, related to the language. https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teaching-teens/resources 

Also, in this web page, you will find how to use supplementary materials when teaching English: https://samoseminar.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/supplementary-materials/

BIBLIOGRAPHY

(Mary Spratt, Alan Pulverness, Melanie Williams, 2011)