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With the advent of computer technology, a corpus becomes of a great use even in the language learning and teaching, as well as in computer linguistics. This paper focuses on introducing corpora use to provide EFL learners with a new trend of it, rather than on presenting a concrete and specific teaching materials and methods. To achieve this aim, what a corpus is, how it can be accessed and what it can be used for are reviewed. Some free Internet sites are introduced and three kinds of sample teaching materials with corpora use in EFL vocabulary classroom are presented. And, some benefits and limitations of corpora use are also given.