Part of the challenge in becoming better at a teaching job is getting to know the range of tools available．The following information focuses on what materials and equipment are available to make language teaching more effective．
The dictionary
The dictionary is a very handy tool．（36） ______ But sometimes，it can be in a large enough size to sit down for dinner at!They can be in hard or soft covers，corpus or non-corpus based，in book，pocket computer or CD-ROM form．
The board
The board is another standard piece of equipment that we may use often．There are all sort s of boards，such as flannel boards and black and green boards．（37） ______ Whiteboards of all sizes，from no bigger than a poster to those covering an entire wall，can be available in the market．
The box of rods
Apart from the above two common tools，the rods are slightly more unusual in the tool box．Manufactured by the Cuisenaire Company and originally used for teaching maths，rods are little sticks in ten different colors．（38） ______
The picture pack
（39） ______ You can select them for their beauty，strangeness，humor or other reasons．A picture pack can be used to review vocabulary，play guessing game，create stories and so on．（40） ______
The music tape
Music is universal．Ask students to listen with their eyes closed and see what mental pictures they get．Not only can it create a good learning environment，but also it makes students more imaginative．

A．Collect about 50pictures cut from magazines．
B．Whiteboards are particularly used most．
C．Dictionary is very important in learning language．
D．Usually，dictionaries can be in a small pocket size．
E．In this way，students can study more effectively．
F．A picture pack is lightweight and portable．
G．Later，they became popular in language teaching．

(1) A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

(2) A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

(3) A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

(4) A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

(5) A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E