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CL Language 1

This document outlines common phrases used in classroom language and instruction. It includes phrases for taking attendance, getting students' attention, giving instructions for activities and homework, checking for understanding, encouraging students and correcting errors, and students asking questions. Examples are provided for starting and ending lessons, as well as students interacting with both the teacher and each other.

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CL Language 1

This document outlines common phrases used in classroom language and instruction. It includes phrases for taking attendance, getting students' attention, giving instructions for activities and homework, checking for understanding, encouraging students and correcting errors, and students asking questions. Examples are provided for starting and ending lessons, as well as students interacting with both the teacher and each other.

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Classroom Language

Stages in the lesson


The start of the lesson Good morning everyone, Hi everybody Good morning, how are you doing? How are you today? Did you have a good weekend? Let's start with the lesson now. I think we can start now. Is everybody ready to start? Roll-call / Attendance Lets take attendance, shall we? Im going to (gonna) take attendance Ill call the roll Whos not here today? Whos absent? Whos absent today? What's wrong with today?

Getting everyones attention Listen to me, please. Be quiet/Quiet down, please. Silent, please. Can I have your attention, please? Could you all listen to me, please? Would you pay attention, please? Luis, are you with us? Simple commands Come in. Go out. Stand up. Sit down. Come on, we havent got all day! Wake up. Be quiet. /Quiet. Switch on the lights / the computers Switch off. Can you plug the CD player/beamer for me, please? The socket is behind you. Settle down and lets get started. Lets settle down and get started. Noelia, please, come to the front of the class. Open your books to page Turn to page ... Look at activity five. Eliciting / reviewing information and previous knowledge
Isabel Prez at IES Moraleda de Zafayona Based on notes from a course with Deborah Robson and from http://www.finchpark.com/courses/links/classroom.htm

Classroom Language

Who can remember what we were talking about at the end of last lesson? Does anyone remember .? Who can tell me ..? Could you tell me what you remember from our last lesson? Who would like to get extra marks/credit today? Setting up an activity / Giving instructions for an activity Id like you to get into pairs for this activity to work with a partner ..to work alone / in group of four Please, get into pairs / groups of four Can you 4 team up? I want you to share a photocopy and work together What I want you to do is to First, lets go over the homework / the explanation on page 25 together. Those of you that have finished exercise 5 can move on /go on to exercise 6 and 7. When you finish you can.. I want you to finish the exercises on page 16 now / at home. What I want you to do is to . Go on / get on /continue with your work. Could you turn it (the volume) up/ down. We cant hear it from here. / Its too loud.

Giving out / taking in work / books / worksheets, etc. Do you mind collecting the compositions for me, please? Fran, would you take in / get/collect everyones writings/essays for me, please? Juan, can you hand out / give out / distribute these copies, please? Take one and pass them on. Take one between the two of you/for the two of you. Would you pass the dictionaries / exams to the front / the back, please?

Checking understanding Do you understand? Are you with me? OK so far? Do you get it? Do you have any questions? Let's check the answers. Encouraging students and correcting errors Very good. That's very good. Well done. Great job
Isabel Prez at IES Moraleda de Zafayona Based on notes from a course with Deborah Robson and from http://www.finchpark.com/courses/links/classroom.htm

Classroom Language

That's correct Excellent Yes, you've got it. You've got the idea. Thats correct You need more practice with this. You'll have to spend some more time with this. Good, you're getting better. Your answer is very good / almost right. Ok, thats not the right answer, but let me help you with it. Let me explain again. Not exactly, have another try / try again. Have a guess. Guess. Setting homework / assignments, setting deadlines and reacting to homework This is your homework for tomorrow. There is no homework today. Dont forget your homework. Do exercise 10 on page 23 for your homework. Prepare the next two pages for Monday. Before next lesson, I want you to read the story on page 15. Take a worksheet as you leave. Ending the lesson It's time to finish. Have you finished yet? Are you done? Let's stop now. Stop now. This is all for now Thats all for now, see you Monday Goodbye. See you tomorrow Thats all for today, enjoy the weekend OK, you can put away your things. See you next week.

Students talking to the teacher Excuse me. I'm sorry I'm late. May I come in? Can I go to the toilet (bathroom), please?
Isabel Prez at IES Moraleda de Zafayona Based on notes from a course with Deborah Robson and from http://www.finchpark.com/courses/links/classroom.htm

Classroom Language

I'm sorry, I left my book/homework at home/ in the classroom. I forgot my homework. I didn't have time to do my homework. I'm sorry. Sorry, I don't understand that. Could you speak more slowly, please? Can you repeat that please? I didn't understand. Can you explain that again, please? How do you say 'tenedor' in English? How do you spell 'wonderful'? What's the difference between latitude and longitude? What does pressure mean? Whats the meaning of pressure? How do you pronounce pressure? Student talking to another student Have you done your homework? Did you do your homework? Whats the/for homework? What page is it on? What page are we on? Can you help me do this exercise? What do we have to do now? Can I share your book with you? Excuse me, that's my book. Can you lend me a pen? Can you pass me the rubber/eraser, please? We have to work in pairs, Dont we? Do we have to work in pairs? Who's going to start? Whose turn is it? It's my turn now. We have to compare our work.

Isabel Prez at IES Moraleda de Zafayona Based on notes from a course with Deborah Robson and from http://www.finchpark.com/courses/links/classroom.htm

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