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Activity 1 Evaluating course books 
Objective:
to help participants develop criteria for evaluating course books
Time:
35 min
Materials:
6 copies of each course book: Inside Out Pre-intermediate, Reward Preintermediate, Natural 
English, True to Life Upper-intermediate, Culturally Speaking Intermediate, 5-6 sheets of A4 paper, 
markers
NB
:The course books were suggestedin accordance with their availability in the Professional Development 
Centre at the University of World Languages, Tashkent. You can choose any other modern course books but 
it is recommended to give no more than 4-5 different titles to the whole class due to time constraints. 
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Procedure:
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(10 min)Distribute one copy of a modern textbook to each participant and ask them to 
review the course book and make notes on the following question: 
- Do you think this course book is suitable for your students? Why?/Why not? 
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(5 min)Ask participants who have reviewed the same textbook to form a group and 
compare their notes and share their opinions about this book. 
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(10 min)Distribute A4 paper and ask groups to make a list of the criteria they have 
used for evaluating their textbook, for example, relevant to students' level of English,students' age and 
interests etc. 
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(10 min)Ask groups to present their list of criteria to the whole class. 
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Summarise the activity by saying that criteria for evaluating and selecting course books are 
developed in relation to a variety of factors: students' age and ability, their needs andinterests, learning 
objectives, context etc. 
Activity 2. Selecting textbooks for a specific group. 
Objective:
 
to give participants an opportunity to apply their own criteria in selecting textbooks 
for the classrooms
 
Time: 
35 min 

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60 
Materials: 
handout 1, the same 6 copies of each 4 different course books (Inside Out Pre- 
intermediate. Reward Pre-intermediate, Natural English, True to Life Upper- 
intermediate, Culturally speaking Intermediate) from Activity 2.