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This unit focuses on teaching equipment and teaching aids. Many different teaching aids can be used to make lessons more interesting, effective and less dependent on the textbook. Some resources often found in the classroom includes; white/black boards, interactive white boards, overhead projectors (OHP), visual aids, worksheets and work cards, video camera, dictionaries. Below are explanations of some. Overhead Projectors (OHP); Advantages; -Focuses students attention. -OHTs can model grammar and present vocabhlary. -They can be used for timed reading, gap fill exercises. Disadvantages; -Some OHPs can be rather complicated or troublesome to set up effectively. -The classroom needs to be of a sufficient size to allow for effective projection. Visual Aids; Many different types of visual aids can be used in the classroom but the most common are real objects pictures and photos. -they can stimulate discussion and elicit language. -they attract attention and help with the memory process. -they can be used in hand for presenting new voca items and used in drills. Worksheets and Work cards; There can be bought from a publisher or made by the teacher and are particularly useful in the following situation. -to avoid published materials -to act as prompt/cue materials -to write your own exercises with authentic materials. CD players; Cds have largely taken over from cassettes over the last five years and are now widely used as a primary audio source in the classroom. Make sure you make a note of the exact track number you intend to use, as pressing ?stop? instead of ?pause? may mean that you will need to find the right point on the CD again very quickly infront of a waiting class of students. Conclusively, what I have personally learnt from this unit are the wide variety of resources that a teacher can use in the classroom. Also I have seen the materials and technologies that are available and how to use them to improve your lesson.
