Ideally, the teacher will have a variety of listening comprehension materials available for the students to listen to on their own. These materials should be at various levels of difficulty, on different topics of interest to the students, and
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related to the content of the text. Some tapes should be geared for remedial work and others geared for supplementary activities for faster students. The tapes can be placed within access of the students along with accompanying practice sheets and suggested activities. 5