Unit 25

Selection and use of Supplementary Materials and Activities

Supplementary materials are books and other materials we can usein adittion to the coursebook. They include skills developmnet materials. grammar,vocabulary and more. We select supplementary materials by recognising that we need something different from the material in the coursebook and toprovide something that is different or missing from the coursebook.


Teachers have many reason for using supplementary materials the most important are:

• To replace unsuitable material in the coursebook
• To provide missing material missing in the coursebook
• To give learners extra language or skill practice
• To add variety to our teaching

Coursebooks are organised according to a syllabus and they are often carefully graded, so that learners´knowledge of the langugae builds up step by step through the book. Suplementary materials and activities can provide variety in lessons and useful extra practice

Key Concepts and the Language Teaching

• Selection of supplementary materials
• Use of supplementary materials