. Scope of the study The study mainly focused on exploiting authentic materials as supplementary materials for English learning and teaching in the context of Bac Giang High School for Gifted Students. . in understanding or using target language. Finally, authentic materials are available everywhere. A vast amount of materials can be accessed on the Internet. Teachers can take these materials. the less preparation learners make for that real world (McGrath, 2002). Using authentic materials in foreign language teaching has many advantages as follows: First, authentic materials have