By analyzing the IELTS listening test content and test design, this paper discusses respectively the significance of the use of authentic aural texts and the significance of the teaching of culture in the classroom in- .

Teachers should help compare listening materials to improve students?listening abilities.

Using a dialectical materialist point of view,this thesis first illustrates the relationship between the choice of listening materials and the improvement of listening,then gives us some suggestions on the choice of materials for listening.

The present article discusses the advantages, the sources and the use of authentic materials in English reading teaching.

With authentic material, it gives prominence to the training of all kinds.

In that sense, authentic materials are unrivaled by non-authentic materials in helping learners develop language proficiency.

Status and Function of Authentic Materials of English Language Teaching in Middle Schools;

While authentic materials play a key role in language teaching,they bring advantages to the teaching of interpretation.

A hopeful solution is to bring authentic materials with a culture focus into class to bridge the gap and integrate cultural issues into language practices to develop the students’cultural awareness.