Real English

What is it?
It is an example of a video from you   tube which can be used in English language teaching. In this video a presenter interviews English native speakers and ask them some questions. It shows what tenses English native speakers use and when they use them.

Why it is good for language classrooms?
It is an authentic material produced by native speakers.
it fosters students' grammatical knowledge.
It is not just explaining grammatical rules, but it put them into use to show students how to use them in real communication.
It is produced in an interesting and enjoyable way which lowers students' Affective filter'.
It motivates students to learn more about tenses and aspects.
Students can use it at home.

How can it be used in language classrooms?

This video can be implemented in the class in this way.
After explaining tenses and aspects, a teacher can introduce this video to the students as a revision and to referesh their understanding and memorisation of these rules. Then he can divide them into groups and ask them to discuss what tenses were used and why. After a discussion in groups, students can discuss these questions in the whole class with their teacher.

What are its limitations?
It needs an access to internet that may not be offered in classes or at home.
I think it can not be used with lower level students because the interviewees use mostly all tenses that those students have not taken yet.