Classroom language

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Classroom routines
Starting off Setting homework Finishing the lesson
Lets start the lesson. Finish off the exercise at home. OK, thats all for now.
Right, its time to speak English. Finish it off at home, please. We have to stop now.
Are you ready to start? Your homework for today is . Its time to stop / go home / have a
Stop talking so we can start. Do the rest of this at home. break.
Settle down, everybody. Do you remember what youve got Thats all for today. You can go now.
Hurry up! for homework? Put your things away.
Come on!

Classroom management
Organising the classroom Take one and pass them on. One point for this team.
Turn on the lights. One copy each. Thats the end of the game.
Turn off the lights. One between two. Add up your points.
Clean the board. Put them away. Whats your score?
Open/Close the window/blinds. Collect them in. Who are the winners?
Write it on the board. Three cheers for the winners!
Moving around the classroom Rub it out.
Sit in your seats. Throw that away. Playing with cards
Stand by the door. Here are some cards.
Come to the front. Coping with problems These are a set of word/picture
Stand facing the rest of the class. Stop that. cards.
Go to the back of the class. Calm down. Can you shuffle them?
Go back to your places, please. Stop fidgeting. Can you give/deal them out?
Sit down again. Dont disturb the others, please. Share them out.
Change places. Dont cheat! Has anyone got one missing?
Slow down! No copying. Has anyone got one extra?
Put them in a pile face down.
Asking for participation Working in pairs and groups Put them face up on the table.
Can you give these out? Work in pairs. Spread them out so you can see
Can you help me with this? Find yourself a partner. them all.
Look at the board. Has everyone got a partner? Pick one up and look at it.
Look over here. Get into pairs / groups / teams. Dont look at them yet.
Turn round and face me, please. Work in groups of three. Dont show them to anyone else.
All together. Work in two big groups. Dont look at anyone elses.
Repeat after me. Get into new groups. Just look at your own.
Change partners. Which ones make a pair?
Basic instructions Go back to your places. Have you all got the same number?
Work on your own.
Work by yourself. Playing games Acting out
Write this down. Lets play a game. Act it out.
Dont say anything yet. Listen carefully to the rules. Act out the story.
Dont interrupt! Get into two teams. Go outside and practise.
Hands up, please. Shall we begin? Do the same scene.
Hands down, thank you. Ready, steady, go! Mime it.
Give out these (photocopies), please.

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 Student participation
Eliciting Youve already had a turn. Checking work
Whats this? Take it in turns to read. Lets check your answers.
How do you say this? Check your answers in pairs.
Does anyone know what this is? Giving praise and encouragement Listen and check your answers.
Do you know what this is? Excellent! Put up your hand if you know the
Is this a (cupboard)? Thats great. answer.
Can anyone remember what this is? You did that really well. What have you got for 1?
Thats much better. Whats the answer to number 1?
Taking part Thats right. Correct your own work.
Can you all hear me? Well done. Correct your partners work.
Ill speak up a bit. Youre nearly/almost there. Did you make any mistakes?
Can you all see clearly? Nearly. How many did you get right?
Has everybody got a pencil / their Try again. Can anyone help?
books / etc.? Have another try. Does anyone else know the answer?
Have you all got a sheet of paper? Think about it again. Let her try it on her own.
Is the volume OK? Have a guess, if you dont know. Is she right?
Dont give up. Lets have a look at it together.
Taking turns Im afraid thats not right. The correct answer is A.
Take it in turns. Not exactly. A is the right answer.
Who wants to start? That isnt the right answer. The answer is A.
One after the other, please. You can do this!
Its your turn now. Try a bit harder.
Whose turn is it next? I know you can do better.
Who hasnt had a turn?

Working with the coursebook

Handling the books Look at the pictures/words and put Read it aloud.
Get out your Students Books / them in order. Try to get the main idea.
Workbooks / Language Books. Ask and answer questions like the It doesnt matter if you dont
Open your books at page 4. ones in the book. understand every word.
Turn to page 14. Whats it about?
Look at the picture Listening Can you guess what its about?
at the top of the page. Listen carefully. Can you guess what happens next?
in the middle of the page. Listen and repeat the words. Answer the questions.
at the bottom of the page. Lets listen to the conversation. Choose the correct answer.
Look at Exercise 1 on page 10. Listen and put up your hand when Match the questions and answers.
Turn to the next page. you hear a name / your word, etc.
Turn over the page. Writing
Close your books. Speaking Have you all got something to
Put them away. All together, repeat after the CD. write with?
Repeat after me, . Do Exercise 1 in your Workbooks.
Basic instructions Listen again, then you try. Do the exercise in writing.
Do Exercise 1. Once again, please. Do the exercise in your notebooks.
Look at the picture. What can Speak up. Copy this in your notebooks.
yousee? The boys/girls on their own. Fill in the gaps.
Match the words/names and the Everybody join in. Follow the example.
pictures. Join the sentences together.
Read the dialogue / questions / Reading
words aloud. Read the story / text / sentences to
Read the examples. yourselves.

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Basic phrases I forgot to do the homework. Pass me the dice.
I dont understand. Im sorry Im late. Its a (1 2 3 4 5 6).
I know! Is it my turn? Its my/your turn.
I dont know. Is this right / wrong / a mistake? Whose turn is it?
I dont remember. Is this the right spelling? Im the winner!
Can you say that again? What do we have to do? Can we play again?
Can you help me, please? What does (selfish) mean?
Can you speak slowly? What shall I do next? Presentations
Can I go to the loo/toilet? Whats the answer to (number 2)? In this picture you can see
Can I have a pen/pencil? Whens the break? Heres a picture of
I havent got a pen / my book, etc. This is a map of
I cant hear you / the CD. Interacting Do you understand?
I cant see. Excuse me, can I ask you a question? Have you got any questions?
How do you spell (subject)? Sure. Where/What exactly is ?
How do you say (veste) in English? Can you say that again, please? Can you tell us more about ?
Of course. (repeat phrase)
Additional phrases I dont understand. Talking about narratives
Can I open/close the window/blinds? Im sorry. (repeat phrase) Its a story.
Can I work with (Tom)? Thank you. It takes place in
Can we listen again? Youre welcome! Its about
Can we play a game? At the end
Can you check this for me? Playing games
Can you write that on the board? You can go first.
How do you say this word? Throw the dice.

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