CLASSROOM EXPRESSIONS
NO
|
EXPRESSIONS
|
YES
|
NO
|
Hello! Hi! Good morning! Good
afternoon!
Take off your jackets, please!
Close the door,please!
Write the date on the board, please!
Take out your books, please!
Give out the books,please!
Share your book, please!
Work in groups of three!
Work in pairs!
Work on your own!
Exercise one at the top of page
three.
Activity two at the bottom of page
three.
Juan isn’t here today. He is not
well.
Just a moment. Wait a minute. Hold
on a second.
Which exercise are we doing?
Have you done your homework?
Have you got a pencil?
Can I borrow your rubber?
Can you lend me a rubber, please?
Ready? Let’s start. You start.
What did you say?
|
|||
MORE CLASSROOM EXPRESSIONS
NO
|
EXPRESSIONS
|
YES
|
NO
|
Please repeat after me.
Could you repeat that, please? First listen, and then repeat.
Say it with me.
Give me some more
examples, please.
Do you understand?
Read the next sentence.
Can you read this word?
Look at exercise two.
Can you read the instructions, please? Keep going.
Can you speak louder?
What does …. mean? Can
you spell it, please?
How do you spell … ,
please?
Has anyone seen my pair of scissors?
The pots of paint are
empty.
Clean your
paintbrushes.
There’s a rubber on the
floor.
Pass the glue, please.
Cut me a piece of
sellotape, please.
Careful, there’s a tack on the floor.
Be careful with the
stapler. Staples.
Don’t touch the
staples.
A ruler is for
measuring.
Clean the table with
the cloth.
The puppet only speaks
English.
I can’t find the
coloured rods.
Let’s make a mask.
Is this correct?
Can you write it on the
board, please?
What’s the English word
for … ?
Could you repeat that,
please? I’m sorry, I don’t understand.
What page are we on?
Shall I go on?
Can we play a game?
Can I see your
exercises, please? Please do the following exercises.
Has anyone got a spare
pen/pencil/rubber?
Let’s practise that
again.
Who has finished?
Come here, please. Go
back to your seat.
Look at the board.
Listen to the cassette.
Listen to me.
Tell me the answer.
Write the answers.
Read the question.
Colour the picture. Cut it out. Draw a ...
Point to the ...
Show me your work.
Put your pencils down.
Watch the video.
Say the whole sentence,
please.
Say it again, please.
Say it in English, please!
Say it more slowly.
Copy these words into
your notebooks.
Don’t start yet! You
can start now.
Come to the front,
please.
Correct your partner’s
work.
Put your hand up if you
don’t understand.
Put your hand up if you
know the answer.
Fill in the gaps.
Match the words and the
pictures.
Match the words to the
pictures.
Finish the exercise.
Do the crossword on
page seven.
Look for the words.
Unjumble the sentences.
Let’s play
bingo/hangman.
Can you all see?
Is that right?
Pull down the blinds,
please. Turn off the tap.
Flush the toilet and
wash your hands.
Copy me. Follow me.
Fold the paper. Stick
it on the poster.
Put it on the wall.
Tie your shoe laces.
Wipe your nose! Blow
your nose! Use a hankie! Bless you!
Hurry up!
Hands up! Hands down!
|
MORE CLASSROOM EXPRESSIONS
NO
|
EXPRESSIONS
|
YES
|
NO
|
Has everyone got a sheet of paper?
Put your textbooks in your schoolbags.
The activity books are on the shelf.
Collect in the workbooks, please.
The flashcards go in that box.
Help me stick this poster on the
wall.
Do you need a dictionary?
Your picture dictionary. Draw it in
your picture dictionary.
Hang the calendar next to the door.
Let’s all look at the weather chart.
The chalk is finished.
Get some plasticine and make an animal.
The crayons are Laura’s.
The felt tips are dry.
Colour it in with your coloured pencils.
Has anyone seen my pair of scissors?
The pots of paint are empty.
Clean your paintbrushes.
There’s a rubber on the floor.
Pass the glue, please.
Cut me a piece of sellotape,please.
Careful, there’s a tack on the floor.
Be careful with the stapler. Don’t
touch the staples.
A ruler is for measuring.
Clean the table with the cloth.
The puppet only speaks English.
I can’t find the coloured rods.
Let’s
make a mask.
|
MORE CLASSROOM EXPRESSIONS
NO
|
EXPRESSIONS
|
YES
|
NO
|
Please be quiet! Speak
quietly! Can’t you speak more
softly? No noise, please.
Stop chatting! Stop speaking!
Whisper, don’t shout!
Silence! Shut up, will you?
Please pay attention!
Don’t do that! Don’t touch!
Put that away!
Calm down! Settle down! Sit
still!
Juan, stop bothering David!
Stop playing with your pencil.
Stop talking and watch the
video.
Stop
talking and listen, please.
Let’s go to the playground. Let’s
go to the gym.
Let’s go outside.
The basketball court. The football
pitch.
The water fountain.
A bench.
Make two groups.
Stand
in the middle.
Don’t cross the line.
Stay behind the line.
Get into line.
You’re in! You’re out!
Don’t cheat!
It’s not fair!
It’s your turn. It’s my
turn.
Sit on the ground.
Stand side by side.
Stand face to face.
Stand back to back.
Skip!
Hop! Jump!
Turn around!
Take two small steps.
Take two giant steps.
Walk like an Egyptian!
Shake your arms!
Wiggle your
fingers/toes/bottom!
Tickle your tummy!
Pull your ears!
Nod your head!
Sit down! Stand up!
Cross your arms.
Lie on the mat. Sit
cross-legged on the floor.
Kneel on the floor.
Make a circle.
Hold hands.
Wink your eye!
Snap your fingers!
Stamp your feet!
Freeze!
Working co-operatively
is a great way of making children talk and use the language while playing.
Try to include board
games in your weekly schedule and you will see how language grows in a natural way.
The board. A square.
A counter. A man.
Roll the dice!
Go forward/back two
squares!
Miss a turn!
Take a card!
It’s your turn again.
Here you are!
Good luck!
Hard cheese, better
luck next time!
Cheat!
We won!
Brilliant! Excellent! Wonderful!
Good! Good job! Very good!
Great! Very well done!
Yes, that’s right. That’s it!
Nice work!
Yes! OK!
That’s not right, try again.
Not quite right, try again.
That’s nearly right. That’s better!
Today
I’m happy/not very happy with you.
|
