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Common teaching materials can include:✓ Student’s book: The book the students use in class.
✓ Teacher’s book: This book usually contains the answers to exercises
in the student’s book and fleshes out the lesson plan for each unit with
background information and tips.
✓ CDs: Sometimes included with the student’s book but not always. They
can be fairly costly, so check this out before you commit your students
to the cost.
✓ Work book: To save photocopying, you can often get work books that
students use as homework.
✓ Resource book: This book for teachers contains extra, photocopiable
activities.
Many books tell you how many hours of study they provide. Compare this
with the length of your course before you decide how much material you
actually need. Try not to get carried away!Certain publishers crop up often in the lists of recommended books in the
next sections. Representatives from these companies are happy to visit
schools to keep you informed of the latest resources. Some even do presenta-
tions with students where they explain how best to use their books for effec-
tive study. As an individual teacher you can contact these publishers and ask
to join their mailing lists. From time to time you can receive sample copies of
the latest books and information on any new releases.Going for general English books
Some of the most well-known and successful general English books for adults
from the UK are, in no particular order:✓ New English File by Oxenden, Latham Koening and Seligson, published
by Oxford University Press
✓ New Headway by Liz and John Soars, published by Oxford University
Press
✓ Landmark by Simon Haines, published by Oxford University Press
✓ New Inside Out by Sue Kay and Vaughan Jones, published by MacMillan
✓ Cutting Edge by Cunningham, Moor and Comyns Carr, published by
Longman