Classroom Expressions

Classroom Expressions

Greetings

- Good morning.
- Good afternoon.
- Good-bye.
- Hello.
- Until tomorrow.

Formulas of Courtesy

- Please.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- Excuse me.
- I beg your Pardon.

Warm-up Period

- What's your name?
- My name is …..
- Where is (name of student) today?
- Present. / Absent.
- He/She is ill.
- Come in!
- Close the door.
- Open the door/window.
- Turn on/off the lights.
- Erase the backboard.

Inquiry questions

- What's this?
- How do we say ( word ) in ( target language ) ?
- How do you spell ( word ) ?
- Use the five "W"s: Why? What? Where? Who? When?

Classroom Management

- Are you ready?
- Quiet/ Silence!
- Distribute these sheets.
- Collect the test.
- That's enough!


- Pay attention.
- No talking.
- Listen.
- One at a time, please.
- Stop talking to (name of student), (name of student).
- Faster/ More quickly.
- Stand up.
- Sit down.
- Read quietly.
- Read aloud.
- Louder.
- Come up in front of the class.
- Go back to your seat.
- Line up here.

Praise "so important"

- Excellent!
- Very good!
- Bravo!
- Good!
- Well done!
- Correct!
- Perfect!
- Great!
- Terrific!
- Congratulations!

Presentation

- Repeat after me.
- All the boys.
- All the girls.
- All together.
- Everybody.
- For example…
- Close your notebooks.
- Close your books.
- Is this clear.
- Do you understand?
- Look at the blackboard.
- Look at the screen.
- Answer the question.
- Look at the bottom of page…
- Look at the top of page…
- Look at the middle of page…
- Once more…

Application

- copy down the examples in your notebooks.
- Open your notebooks.
- Open your books.
- Open your books at page…
- Turn to page…
- Open your workbooks at page…
- Write.
- Continue…
- Repeat once more.
- It's ( name of student ) turn.
- Go to the blackboard.
- Write the answer on the blackboard.
- Go back to your seat.
- Choose a partner.
- Play the role of….
- Look it up in the dictionary.
- For homework, do exercise