THE CASSETTE RECORDER

The cassette recorder:

 The cassette recorder is one of the language teacher's most useful tools. 

In addition, many teachers have access to authentic audio material that can be brought into the classroom - most notably recordings made from the radio, and songs.

Listen to the whole of the excerpt you want to use to make sure that it is complete and clear throughout.

Recording your own tapes If professionally produced tapes do not suit your needs or are not available when you want them, you may have to make your own. It is fairly straightforward to record something off-air-perhaps a topical news item-if you have the right equipment.

Stand the machine on a soft surface to reduce the amount of noise it makes.