What are some of the advantages of using a cassette recorder?

<p> Some of the advantages of using a cassette recorder are:<br> First| it gives the students the chance to listen to a variety of voices apart from the teacher&rsquo;s| and it brings native speakers&rsquo; voices into the classroom.<br> Second| recorded material is useful for listening to dialogues| interviews| discussions| etc. where there is more than one person speaking at the same time. Otherwise the teacher has to act the part of more than one person.<br> Third| it is very useful for intensive listening| because the cassette can be stopped and a phrase played over and over again. This kind of listening is called intensive listening.</p>