A teacher brought real life objects like a hammer, a screw driver and so on to her class. She asked her learners to describe the objects in five to seven sentences. What are the materials in language teaching known as?

Real-life objects brought into the language classroom for teaching purposes are called 'realia.' Realia (literally 'real things') are authentic items from the real world used to make language learning concrete, contextual, and engaging. They help learners associate vocabulary with tangible objects and develop descriptive language. The term is well-established in language teaching methodology.