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There are many different materials that teachers can use while teaching English. E.g., whiteboards, visual aids, DVDs, coursebooks, workbooks, etc. Just as is necessary with teaching activities, variety is key with materials. Materials must be varied to prevent predictability and to ensure a balanced covering of all skills: productive and receptive. Whether selecting coursebooks to be used for a class or which materials to be used for a lesson, the language level of the students and their predicted interest level must be taken into account. The relevance to the students' needs must always be considered when choosing materials as well. Materials are generally sorted into two large categories:authentic and non-authentic. Authentic materials are made for native speakers and are not designed with language learning in mind. Non-authentic materials are modified authentic materials for the purpose of language learning or materials created with this same end. As students advance more authentic materials should be used as they are more motivating and allow the students to use the language in native contexts.
