Another need is for ideas for activities. Although language drills are 'activities' under any general definition, what I have in mind here is more restricted in scope and biased towards relatively extended activities, for which we could still use plenty of ideas. Under this heading we could ask for more published simulations, for example, more role-play ideas, and more ideas for communication games (but see die British Council work at ELTI for major contributions in these areas7). Another need is for more ideas for what I call 'filler' activities, that is, short, easily interrupted activities that die quicker groups can use during group work to supplement extended activities, while waiting for other groups to catch up. In my experience such 'activities ideas materials' (for example the Canadian 'Gambits' materials by Keller and Taba Warner, 1976) can be passed to learners for them to make their own selections (perhaps leaving die teacher to look after the organizational problems that arise, once die learners have made their decisions). Again die important point is that such materials will flourish on publishers' lists only if teachers are willing to use them in preference to fully worked out course books.