UNIT 23

Consulting different resources to help in lesson preparation

Reference resources are very important for our profesional life becuase we as teachers must know what are the appropiate resources for our students if we want to help them in their learning proccess. There are may reason why a teacher must use reference resources such us: 

1. Cheking the form and use of gramatical structures.- some grammar books for teachers are written in a very detailed explanations.
2. Cheking the spelling, pronunctiation and use of lexical items.- Advanced learners´s dictionaries are very useful fo teachers because they include example sentences, as well as information.
3. Developing your own understanding of language.- there are numbers of books for teachers which aim to increase our language awareness
4. Anticipating learners´difficulties.- Reference materials about learners´s errors can help us anticipate particular language problems
5. Looking for new approaches to teaching lessons and new classroom activities.- there is a wide range of supplementary material focusing on grammar, vocabulary, particular skills. 
6. Getting advice about particular lessons or teaching materials.- colleagues who have taught at the same level or used the same teaching materials may be able to offer usefull advices.