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Magazines 
Magazines are also good resources for students to learn English. Some examples of how to use 
magazines are as follows: 
• Pictures can be used for description, comparison, or for writing mysteries or movie plots 
• Use the recipes – great for sequencing. Students can then write their own. Can also just use the 
pictures of well-known food and students write the recipe 
• Have students analyze ads for audience, slogan, product being sold, logo and sales technique. 
Then have them create their own ads and explain them to the class. 

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Sales fliers from supermarkets, department stores, and electronic stores 
These often neglected items can be used in many different ways, such as: 
• Great for scan reading - prices, products, sizes, dimensions and available colors 
• Give students a list with specific qualities of certain items to buy and then have them calculate 
how much money they have spent. Have other students ask – wh questions to find out about what 
they bought and how much it cost. 
• Give students a specific sum of money (imaginary) and ask them to ‘go shopping’. They tell the 
class the things they would like to buy and why.
Songs 
Songs are often found interesting for students. Students can enjoy the songs while learning English. 
Songs can be used in teaching English joyfully. The following steps might be ableto be applied:
• Cut up the lyrics and get them to put them in order as they listen 
• Make a gap-fill exercise from the lyrics 
• Play the song and ask learners to say whether the singer is happy, sad, jealous, angry, etc 
• Play the song and ask learners to work in groups to act out a promotional video for it, lip-
synching if they want 
• Write a review of the song.