using authentic material in the classroom

This is considered a 'good thing':
Using authentic materials in the classroom
Kelly et.al. - Effective Ways to Use Authentic Materials with ESL/EFL Students (TESL/TEFL)
Kilickaya - Authentic Materials and Cultural Content in EFL Classrooms (TESL/TEFL)
Using authentic materials | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

But even the 'inauthentic' course book can be used 'authentically' - by simply asking the students how they relate to the material and what their experience is on the theme: we call it 'personalisation'!
Personalised speaking | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC
Personalising ESL EFL Activities
Personalisation | ETp

Some great video and audio sites from the BBC:
bbc creature comforts - YouTube
BBC - Voices
BBC Voices - Accents and dialects | British Library - Sounds

Or make your own videos:
GoAnimate for Schools
Make Business Video | Animated Video Production | GoAnimate.com
GoAnimate - YouTube

How to make use of BBC Learning English: 6-minute English:
Learning English - 6 Minute English
> split up the listening: put it back into the right order
> focus on the functional language
> debate through a role-play
> word stress

We all love lists:
Home - Fifty Things To Do
Carolyn's 50 before 50
50 Things To Do At Least Once When You're Over 50
Bucket List - Get some great bucket list ideas, they may change your life forever
> memory
> interview
> survey
> letter
> collocations
> re-write

The world's oddest jobs – in pictures: 

Nancy Rica Schiff is a professional photographer hunting down people working in the world's most unusual occupations, be it dog food tasters, armpit sniffers or dinosaur dusters
The world's oddest jobs – in pictures | Art and design | theguardian.com

or

Jobs confidential: 15 people reveal the truth about their work
Ever wondered what it's really like to be a vicar or a dominatrix? Or what a brain surgeon or a bikini waxer think about their job? Here, 15 people with very different careers reveal – anonymously – the trade secrets of their working day

Jobs confidential: 15 people reveal the truth about their work | Money | The Observer

> prediction
> dis/advantages

> different styles

> interpretation & other sub-skills

My life in travel

First holiday memory?
Best holiday?
Best meal abroad?

My life in travel: Austin Healey - News & Advice - Travel - The Independent

My life in travel: Tim Henman - News & Advice - Travel - The Independent

> questions to celebrities

> alternative answers

> blank out questions - provide only answers

> role play

> question forms

> gerund vs infinitive

> sentence stress

> record each other

See also [from a seminar given by Frances Eales]:
Jay Doubleyou: activities to support comprehension of authentic videos - part one
Jay Doubleyou: activities to support comprehension of authentic videos - part two
Jay Doubleyou: integrated skills lessons
Jay Doubleyou: using video podcasts for listening and to generate speaking
Jay Doubleyou: some video links
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