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UNIT 14 COURSE BOOKS AND LESSON MATERIALS 1-BOOKS AND MATERIALS -AUTHENTIC MATERIALS:AUTHENTIC MATERIALS SHOULD BE USED IN SCHOOLS AND BY TEACHERS BECAUSE;THEY ARE REAL,INTERESTING AND MOTIVATING,STUDENTS GAIN CONFIDENCE WHEN THEY UNDERSTAND THEM AND THEY HELP IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS. -CREATED MATERIALS:THEY ARE DESIGNED BY TEACHERS TO SUPPLEMENT MATERIALS FROM THE COURSE BOOK.SOME EXAMPLES OF SUCH MATERIALS ARE:WORD SEARCH PUZZLES,FLASH CARDS,ROLE-PLAY CARDS,PICTURE STORIES ETC 2- COURSE BOOKS - ADVANTAGES OF COURSE BOOKS ARE; A-ITS USUALLY EXPECTED BY STUDENTS B-THE TEACHER'S BOOK OFFERS GREAT IDEAS THAT EASE TEACHING AND HELPS UNEXPERIENCED TEACHERS. C-IT OFFERS CONTINUITY AND PROGRESS ETC. - DISADVANTAGES OF COURSE BOOKS A-THE STUDENTS MAY NOT LIKE THE BOOK AND THEY MIGHT BE RELUCTANT TO USE IT B-IT IS ALWAYS ALMOST A COMPROMISE C-IT DICTATES WHAT IS TO BE TAUGHT ETC - BEST USE OF COURSE BOOK SOME THREE WAYS TO MAKE A BETTER USE OF COURSE BOOKS ARE; -DON'T BASE ALL LESSONS AROUND THE COURSE BOOK -REMEMBER ITS NOT A SOLUTION TO EVERYTHING -DON'T USE IT FOR THE WHOLE LESSON. 3- FOUR DIFFERENT OPTION FOR COURSE BOOK USE A-OMIT B-REPLACE C-SUPPLEMENT D-ADAPT 4- ANALYZING A COURSE BOOK A-SYLLABUS B-TOPIC C-TEACHER'S GUIDE D-SKILLS E-DIFFICULTY