2. General Objective: To elaborate and use different teaching materials in order to enrich English classes and to be able to help students learn the language more effectively.
3. The most basic piece of pair equipment in a classroom. It supports the class with diagrams tables and written information. Basic prequisites: 1. Start with a clean board. 2. Write legibly. 3. Use the right implement. (chalk, color, etc.) Board
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12. This material has the advantage that it can be prepared at home and be more attractive than the board, they also cut down greatly on time. Flashcards can be double sided with picture on one side and the word on the other side or opposites. Word flashcards are used for structure practice (unscramble the word or sentence) use pocket charts for this activity. The disadvantage is that they can’t be used again, most of the time. The solution is to make reusable flashcards by covering them with contact paper and using water markers on them (if necessary). Flashcards
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16. Visuals that are big enough to be observed by all the class they are designed to be used in a more permanent way than flashcards. Can be used for academic ojectives, discipline or integration. (birthday, weather, growth chart colors, months, etc.) Wall Chart
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24. Can be used for presenting a new theme (engage), give a background to a topic, playing various forms of dialogues, instructions. Video loosses it’s impact when overused. Students intelectual skills to focus diminish. Disadvantage of videos: it isn’t as clear as the original when it is a copy. Video
25. Video cameras has two main uses: 1. Teacher records students doing an activity and diagnose problems. 2. Students record their own video interview advertisement weather or news report, etc. In the planning and execution of these activities great deal of language is learned. To use a video camera you must : know how to use it properly. Another problem might be that some students don’t take the situation seriously and start playing in front of a camera, or a student get stuck behind the camera and doesn’t participate.
