Classroom Language
Classroom Language
In our daily lives, there are speech languages that are formed according to the place and the people. For example, you cannot talk to a teacher as you do to a friend, and you cannot talk to a friend as you do to a teacher. There is also a stereotyped class language.
Here are some phrases about classroom language;
Good morning
- Good morning, everybody.
- Good afternoon, everybody.
- Hello, everyone.
How are you?
- How are you today?
- How are you getting on?
- How’s life?
- Are you feeling better today, Sam?
Time to begin
- Let’s begin our lesson now.
- Is everybody ready to start?
- I think we can start now.
- Now we can get down to work.
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.
Put your things away
- Close your books.
- Put your books away.
- Pack your things away.
Register
- Who is absent today?
- Who isn’t here today?
- Why were you absent last Friday?
Late
- 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.
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.
- Prepare the next chapter for Monday.
- There is no homework today.
- Remember your homework.
- Take a worksheet as you leave.
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.
Giving instructions
- Open your books at page 52.
- Come out and write it on the board.
- Listen to the tape, please.
- Get into groups of four.
- Finish off this song at home.
- Let’s sing a song.
- Everybody, please.
- All together now.
- The whole class, please.
- I want you all to join in.
- Could you try the next one?
- I would like you to write this down.
- Would you mind switching the lights on?
- Who would like to read?
- Which topic will your group report on?
- Do you want to answer question 3?
Other General English Phrases For Using Classroom
- What page are we on?
- I am ready. May I start it?
- Can I go out?
- Can I answer the question?
- Can I switch off the lights?
- Teacher, please can you repeat again?
- Can I open the window?
- Can we pack our things now?
- May I join the class/group?
- What is the homework?
- Do we have to write this down?
- Sorry, for being late.
- May I open / close the window?
- Can I go to the board?
- Can I come in?
- Can you explain it once more, please?
- May I go out please?
- Is this right?
- Is this correct?
- I am sorry. I did not hear.
- Can you speak louder, please?
- Which book?
- Can you explain that again?
- Whe is the exam?
- When is the homework for?
- I have done this.
- Can I go to the toilet?
- Can I pull up the blinds?
- Can I pulldown the blinds?
- Can you help me, please?
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