For each of the questions 1 to 4 choosing from a to d, which one would be the best example of authentic material for the skill given.

Reading

4 Reading a newspaper article the teacher has edited.

Reading a passage from an EFL workbook.

Reading a Blog on a topic of their interest.

Watching a Hollywood movie.

Speaking

5 Reading a passage from an EFL workbook, written to highlight verbs.

Using an exchange program such as the mixxer language on SKYPE.

Doing a question/answer survey created and used in the classroom.

Two students reading a dialogue they made up about shopping to practice food nouns.

Listening

6 Radio interviews with famous people.

Listening to the teacher read the description he wrote of his house.

Listening to a cassette tape dialogue from the workbook series.

Watching a film with subtitles in their own language.

Writing

7 Writing a script on a topic covered in class to read to the class.

Listening to a tape or CD recording from the course book and writing a summary.

Reading a passage from the course book and writing a summary.

Writing journals and/or diaries for their own use at home.