Module 1 – Grammar

Graded reader 
A story book with language that has been made easier for students. 
 
Graph 
A drawing that uses a line or lines to show how two or more things are related to each other. 
 
Grid 
A pattern of straight lines that cross each other to make squares. 
 
Handout, worksheet 
A piece of paper with exercises, activities or tasks on it that a teacher gives to students for a range of reasons during 
a class. 
Language laboratory 
A room in a school where students can practise language by listening to tapes and by recording themselves speaking. 
Leaflet, brochure 
A piece of printed paper that gives information or advertises something. This is one example of realia. 
Learning centre: see self-access centre. 

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Overhead projector (OHP) 
A piece of equipment that makes images appear on a wall or screen. It can be used in a classroom instead of a 
whiteboard or blackboard. 
Overhead transparency (OHT) 
The plastic sheet a teacher can write on and use on an overhead projector (OHP). 
 
Puppet 
A model of a person or animal that a teacher can move by putting their hand inside it, which is often used when 
teaching young learners. 
Realia 
Real objects such as menus, timetables and leaflets that can easily be brought into the classroom for a range of 
purposes. 
Resources: see teaching aids, reference materials, resources, learning resources.