CLASSROOM ENGLISH PHRASES
- Good morning, everybody/Good
afternoon, everybody/Hello, everyone/Hello
there, James.
- How are you today/How are you getting on?/How's
life?/How are things with you?/Are you
feeling better today, Bill?
- Let's begin our lesson now./Is
everybody ready to start?
- I hope you are all ready for your English lesson./I think
we can start now.
- Now we can get down to work.
- I'm waiting for you to be quiet./We
won't start until everyone is quiet.
- Stop talking and be quiet./Settle
down now so we can start.
- Close your books./Put your books away.
- Pack your things away.
- Who is absent today?./Who
isn't here today?
- What's the matter with you today?/What's
wrong with Jim today?
- Why were you absent last Friday,?
- Where have you been?
- We started ten minutes ago. What have you been doing?.
- Did you miss your bus?
- Did you oversleep?
- Don't let it happen again.
Classroom Language: Simple instructions
Here are some common instructions which the
class can easily understand:
- Come in.
- Go out.
- Stand up.
- Sit down.
- Come to the front of the class.
- Stand by your desks.
- Put your hands up.
- Put your hands down.
- Hold your books/pens up.
- Show me your pencil.
A number of instructions can be used at the
beginning of a session, and as the semester continues:
- Pay attention, everybody.
- You need pencils/rulers.
- We'll learn how to ...
- Are you ready?
- Open your books at page ...
- Turn to page ...
- Listen to this tape.
- Repeat after me.
- Again, please.
- Everybody ...
- you have five minutes to do this.
- Who's next?
- Look at acitivity five.
- Like this, not like that.
A number of instructions can be used at the end of a session, and as the semester continues:
- It's time to finish.
- Have you finished?
- Let's stop now.
- Stop now.
- Let's check the answers.
- Any questions?
- Collect your work please.
- Pack up your books.
- Are your desks tidy?
- Don't forget to bring your ... tomorrow.
Instructions can also be sequenced:
- First
- Next
- After that
- Then
- Finally
Comprehension language:
- Are you ready?
- Are you with me?
- Are you OK?
- OK so far?
- Do you get it?
- Do you understand?
- Do you follow me?
- What did you say?
- One more time, please.
- Say it again, please.
- I don't understand.
- I don't get it.
- Like this?
- Is this OK?
Classroom
Language: The end of the lesson
1. Time to stop
- It's almost time to stop.
- I'm afraid it's time to finish now.
- We'll have to stop here.
- There's the bell. It's time to stop.
- That's all for today. You can go now.
2. Not time to stop.
- The bell hasn't gone yet.
- There are still two minutes to go.
- We still have a couple ofminutes left.
- The lesson doesn't finish till five past.
- Your watch must be fast.
- We seem to have finished early.
- We have an extra five minutes.
- Sit quietly until the bell goes.
3. Wait a minute
- Hang on a moment.
- Just hold on a moment.
- Stay where you are for a moment.
- Just a moment, please.
- One more thing before you go.
- Back to your places.
4. Next time
- We'll do the rest of this chapter next time.
- We'll finish this exercise next lesson.
- We've run out of time, so we'll continue next lesson.
- We'll continue this chapter next Monday.
5. Homework
- This is your homework for tonight.
- Do exercise 10 on page 23 for your homework.
- Prepare the next chapter for Monday.
- There is no homework tonight.
- Remember your homework.
- Take a worksheet as you leave.
6. Goodbye
- Goodbye, everyone.
- See you again next Wednesday.
- See you tomorrow afternoon.
- See you in room 7 after the break.
- Have a good holiday.
- Enjoy your vacation..
7. Leaving the room
- Get into a queue.
- Form a queue and wait for the bell.
- Everybody outside!
- All of you, get outside now!
- Hurry up and get out!
- try not to make any noise as you leave.
- Be quiet as you leave. Other classes are still working.
