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There's very good advice about evaluating and using course books and tips on when to substitute or add material that's more suitable for the students. But I had difficulty finding a suitable authentic reading text for an upper-intermediate class -- what is an appropriate measure of intermediate and upper intermediate? How complex can the language be at that level? I don't feel I'm equipped to assess a text that might be suitable for that level.