For New English Teachers: Classroom Language

UytUsing classroom language appropriately is one of the most difficult tasks facing teachers , especially the ones with less or no experience in teaching . In fact, teaching / learning process can not take place without enough knowledge about this language . It is the means to build that bridge of understanding between teachers and their students. For this reason , here is an attempt to present a typical classroom language:e. ng


Simple classroom language
Before the lesson
Greetings
- Good morning everybody -
- Good afternoon everybody-
-Hello, everyone-
-Hello there, kamal-
?How are you
?How are you today -
?How are you getting on -
? How’ s life -
? How are things with you -
?Are you feeling better today -
Introductions
My name’ s Miss, Mrs ,Mr Jamal.L.I’ m your -
.new English teacher.I’ ll be teaching you English this year
I’ ve got two lessons with you each week
Late
?Where have you been -
?What have you been doing -
?Did you miss your bus -
?Did you oversleep -
.We started a while ago-
.Register
?Where is the attendance sheet -
?Who’s absent today -
?Who isn’t here today -
?What’s the matter with Omar today -
?What’ s wrong with Nadia today -
W-Why were you absent last Friday?s the attendance sheet-
Waiting to start
.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-
. Time to begin
.Let’s begin our lesson-
.Now we can get down to work-
.Is everybody ready to start -
.I hope you are all ready for your English lesson-
…I think we can start now-
During the lesson
Simple instructions
...We will learn how to-
.Pay attention, everybody-
.Listen to me-
...Open your books at page-
...Turn to page-
.Look at activity five-
.Repeat after me-
.Again, please-
.Everybody-
.Like this, not like that-
.Somebody to read out to the class-
…Somebody to write-
…I need somebody to write-
.I would like you to write this down-
.Come out and write it on the board-
.Don’t write in your books-
.Somebody to read out to the class-
.I need somebody to read out to the class-
.Who would like to read-
.Assigning a task
.Everybody works individually-
.Work by yourselves-
.Work independently-
.Work on the task together-
Have you finished-
.Do the next activity-
.Move on to the next activiyty-
.Let’s check the answers-
?Any questions-
.F-Finish off this exercise at home
L-Let's check the answers.s
.A few time to go
.The bell hasn’t gone yet-
.Your watch must be fast-
.We seem to have finished early-
.We have an extra five minutes-
.Sit quietly till the bell goes-
.Next time
.We will do the rest of this chapter next time-
.We will finish this exercise next lesson-
.We’ve run out of time, so we will continue nzxt lesson-
.We will continue this chapter next Monday-
The end of the lesson
.Stop now
?Have you finished-
.Let’s stop now-
.It’s time to finish-
.Collect your work, please-
.Pack your books-
?Are your desks tidy -
.It’s almost time to stop-
.I’m afraid it’s time to finish now-
.We will have to stop here-
.There is the bell. It’s time to stop-
.That’s all for today.You can go now-
.Your time is up-
.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 -
.Homework
.This is your homework for tonight-
.Do exercise..page…for your homework-
.Prepare the next chapter for Monday-
.There is no homework tonight-
.Remember your homework-
.Take a worksheet as you leave-
.Finish off the exercise at home-
.Don’t forget to bring your …tomorrow-
.Goodbye
Goodbye, everyone-
…See you again next-
See you tomorrow afternoon-
See you in room 7 after the break-
.Leaving the room
.Get into a queue-
.Form the 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-
Further classroom language
.Classroom management
.Giving instructions
.Organization
.Make groups of four-
.Make a horseshoe shape with your desks-
.Make a circle with your desks-
.Make a line of desks facing each other-
.Make groups of four desks facing each other-
.Move your desks into groups of four students-
.Turn your desks around-
.Sit back to back-
.Work together with your friend-
.Find a partner-
.Work in pairs /threes /fours-
.Work in groups of two/three-
.I want you to form groups-
.Form groups of three-
.Here is a task for you to work on in groups of four-
.There are too many in this group-
.Can you join the other group-
.Only three students in each group-
.I asked for four students to a group-
.The whole class, please-
.I want you all to join in-
?Which topic will your group report on -
.One by one-
.All together now-
.The whole class now-
.Let’s do it clockwise/anticlockwise-
.Sequencing
.First -
.Next-
.After that-
.Finally-
...First of all, today-
.Right. Now we will go on to the next exercise-
...For the last thing today, let’s-
?Who’s next -
?Who’s turn is it to read-
?Which question/sentence/paragraph are we on-
.Next one, please-
?Who hasn’t answered yet-
.Let me explain what I want you to do next-
.Supervision
.Look this way-
.Listen to what ….is saying-
.Leave that alone now-
.Be careful-
.Explanation
.Metalanguage
?(What’s the arabic for (doll)-
.Explain it in your own words-
.(It’s spelt with a capital( J)-
?Can anybody correct this sentence-
.Fill in the missing words-
.Mark the right alternative-
.References
.As I said earlier-
.As I’ve just mentioned-
.Let me sum up-
.Let me recapitulate-
.Comprehension language
?Are you with me -
?Do you get it-
?Do you understand-
?Do you follow me-
?What did you say-
.One more time, please-
.Say it again, please-
.Idon’t understand-
.I don’t get it-
.?Like this-
.Speak up please. I can hardly hear you-
.I can’t explain any further-
?Am I clear-
?Am I understandable-
?Shall I repeat
?Is this what you mean-
. feedback to students
.You did a great job
.Manificient-
.Terrific-
!Wow-
.Great stuff -
.Fantastic-
.Very good
.That’s very good-
.Well done -
.Very fine -
.That’s nice-
.I like that-
.Marvellous-
.Right
.Fine-
.quite right-
.That’s right-
.That’s it -
.That’s correct-
.That’s quite right-
.Yes, you 've got it-
.You’ve got the idea-
.You are working on the right lines-
.There is nothing wrong with your answer
.What you said was perfectly all right-
.You didn’t make a single mistake-
.That’s exactly the point-
.That’s just what I was looking for-
.You were almost right
.You’re halfway there-
.You’ve almost got it-
.There is no need to rush-
.There is no hurry-
.We have plenty of time-
.Go on. Have a try-
.Have a go-
.Have a guess-
.It depends
.It might be-
.In a way, perhaps-
.Sort of, yes-
.That’s more like it-
.That’s much better-
.That’s a lot better-
.You have improved a lot -
.You have a good pronunciation
.Your pronunciation is very good-
.You are communicating well-
.You speak very fluently-
.You have made a lot of progrss
.Don’t wory about yout pronunciation
.Don’t worry about your spelling-
.Don’t worry, it will improve-
.Maybe this will help you -
.You still have some trouble with your pronunciatin
.You need more practice with these words-
.You will have to spend some time pracising-
.You’ve improved no end-
Spontaneous situations
!Happy birthday-
!Happy new year-
.Have a good holiday-
.Have a nice weekend-
.Enjoy your vacation-
.Best of luck-
.Good luck-
.I hope you all pass the exam-
.!Congratulatins-
!Well done-
.Never mind-
.Better luck next time-
.I’m sorry about that-
.Sorry, that was my fault-
.I’m terribly sorry-
?Could I get past, please-
.You’re blocking the way-
.I can’t get past you -
.Get out of the way, please-
?Do you feel better today -
?Are you better now-
?Have you been ill-
?What was the matter-
?Would you mind switching the lights on-
.It’s very hot in here, isn’t it-
.Excuse me for a moment-
.I’ ll be back in a moment-
.Carry on with the exercise while I’m away-
.I’ve got to go out for a moment-
.I’m a fraid I can’t speak any louder-
.I seem to be losing my voice-
.I have got a sore throat-
.I have got a headache-
.I’m feeling under the weather-
?Do you mind if I sit down-









With my best wishes for success in this both mentally and physically tiring career.