In spite of the fact that textbook is regarded as ‘the visible heart of any ELT programme’ (Sheldon 1988:2157) and that ‘The textbook is an almost universal element of ELT teaching.’ (Hutchinson 19941315), controversy over the roles EFL textbook play in teaching and learning a foreign language still apparently exists. Sheldon (1988:239) reveals both theoretical and practical problems with textbooks, the main idea being textbooks merely grow from and imitate other textbooks and do not admit the winds of change from research, methodological experimentation, or classroom feedback.’ Allwright (1981) concludes from the management analysis that teaching materials can contribute to but are limited in determining learning goals, content and management of language learning. He maintains that ‘The whole business of the management of learning is far too complex to be satisfactorily catered for by a pre-packaged set of decisions embodied in teaching materials.‘ (ibid:9) Hutchinson and Torres (1994), on the other hand, argue that the textbook has a vital and positive role to play in the teaching and learning process, especially during periods of change. ‘Textbooks, we shall argue, survive and prosper primarily because they are the most convenient means of providing the structure that the teaching-learning system-particularly the system of change-requires.’ (ibid:317) The situation has shown us that problems do exist with our teaching materials, yet the necessity of the textbook can not be neglected. The situation also implies that as teachers it is important for us to evaluate, select and adapt teaching materials to meet our teaching and students’ learning needs in order to maximize learning potentials.