SELECTION AND USE OF RESOURCES
Supplementary material noun, supplement verb The books and other materials which teachers can use in addition to a coursebook, e.g. pronunciation practice materials.
Resources: see aids, reference materials, learning resources.
Aids are the things that a teacher uses in a class, e.g. handouts, pictures, flashcards. When teachers plan lessons they think about what aids they will need.
Visual aid. A picture, a diagram or anything else the learners can look at which can help teachers illustrate form or meaning. See aids, realia.
Reference materials. The materials which teachers and learners can use to find or check information, e.g. grammar books, dictionaries or CD-Roms.
Learning resources The materials or tools which help learners learn, e.g. books, computers, CDs etc.
Variety noun, vary verb To introduce different things such as different types of activities or tasks, language skills, interaction patterns, pacing or timing into a lesson. Teachers try to include variety in their lesson, so that learners stay interested.
Adapt (material). To change a text or other material, so that it is suitable to use with a particular class.
Mixed ability, mixed level The different levels of language or ability of learners studying in the same class.