Here is a table where you will find expressions and classroom language divided into different categories.

Situation Classroom language

Preparing to start a lesson Good morning. Please settle down. Sit down please.
Take out your book/homework/hand-held device.
Who remembers what we worked on yesterday/before?
Can anybody remember what we did yesterday?
Open your books at page…
How are you today?
Hello everyone. How are you feeling today? Are you ready to start the
lesson?
Hi everyone. Nice to see you again. What did you do yesterday?
Let’s start, what do you remember from our last session?
Hello everybody! How are you? I am very happy to see you again.
Is there anything you want to tell us or share with your classmates?
What did you do yesterday after school?
What do you think we will learn today?

Do you have any questions from last class?

Let’s begin today’s lesson

Good morning! Let’s take attendance/call the roll/see who is here.

Good morning. Today’s lesson is about...

Getting students’ attention All eyes on me.

If you are listening to me touch your mouth, nose….

If you can hear me, clap twice.

Can I have everybody’s attention, please?

Class, please listen carefully.

Vocabulary questions What’s the English for…?

What’s another word for…?
What is the difference between … and …?
Does anyone know the word for something that….?
How do you say…….. In English?
What do you think it means?
 Do you remember what we say to ask for…..?
What do you think ……… means?
What does …. mean?
What does .... stand for?
What is a synonym for …?
How can we say that English?

Giving instructions Take it in turns to …

Sit facing your partner
Swap/exchange papers with your partner
Don’t let your partner see…
Read silently/read out loud
Who wants to read aloud?
Stand still when the music stops.
Put up/raise your hand
Listen carefully….
Very important! To do this activity we need….
Everybody pay attention! This is important!
Be careful with….
Let’s follow the following steps! First we need…… second… and
third….
All eyes on me.
1, 2, 3, eyes on me
Let’s take a piece of paper and…
Let’s work on this task

Numbering Write the numbers 1-5 down the side of a page/on the left/in the
margin
Open your eyes at the count of 1, 2, 3
10, 9, 8, ….1..blast off! To infinity and beyond!
Write all even numbers from 1 to 10
Number off from 1 to 5

Working on the board Look at the board

Come to the board/the front
 Draw/write/put your picture on the board
Label the flashcards on the board
Go back to your seat
Write the date on the board, please
Complete the sequence on the board, please
I need a volunteer who wants to come to the board.

Games Jumble the letters

A point for this team
You’ve won!
Thanks for participating
What have you learnt from this game?
Let’s play bingo / hangman…
It’s you turn
Make two groups

Checking understanding Can anybody explain…?

Tell me what you have to do
Can anybody repeat my instructions?
Put up your hands if you know the answer
Raise your hand if you don’t understand
Thumbs up if you understand it
If you know ……. touch your nose!
Fill in the gaps
Answer the following questions
Tell your classmates what you will have to do

Card games Shuffle the cards

Deal # cards face down
Place the remaining cards in a stack face down
Discard one card
Place the rest of the cards on the pile
Place the discard card on the discard pile.

Remove a card
Skip a turn
 A pack of cards
Turn over a card
It's your turn.

Traditional games Think of a word and write dashes on the board representing each
letter
(Hangman, battleships, chutes and
ladders) Draw one line of the stick person hanging from the gallows
Secretly place your ships in the grid
Call out the location by giving the coordinates (ex A3)
Miss/hit/sunk
Choose a pawn
Place it in square one
Spin the spinner/roll the die-dice
Move your pawn as many squares as the number spun/die rolled
Taking turns, move the pawn to the next square
Weeee! You go down!
Wow! You go up!
Oh no! Bad luck!
Wow! Lucky you!
Go back two squares

Giving encouragement Well done!

Excellent!
That’s nearly right—try again!
That’s better!
Good job!
Not quite right—try again!
I know you can do it better!
Brilliant!
Don’t give up!
Great!
Good effort!
Amazing job!
 You can do it!
You are nearly there! Fantastic!
You are doing very well!
I can see you worked very hard on this.
How does it feel to do such great work?
You are getting there.
.Way to go!

Pronunciation Listen carefully.

Repeat after me
Say it again/slowly/louder
Repeat the whole sentence, please
Everybody look at me! Listen and repeat!
Let’s repeat it all together!
Look at my mouth

Classroom activities Work alone/in groups/in pairs

Underline/circle the words…
Choose the correct word.
Give an example of
Write the words in random order
Reorder the sentences
Match the words to the pictures
Write a caption for the pictures
Listen and fill in the gaps
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
Answer the questions.
Talk to your partner
Find a partner
Share your ideas with your partner
Match the words to the picture
Ending the lesson Put your books away
Time’s up!
Tidy up!
Good job today! Tomorrow we will…
Please collect the books/notebooks and put them on my desk/the
shelves
What did we learn today?
What was your favourite activity?
Have a nice weekend!!
It’s time to go
See you tomorrow/next time