Classroom language

Greeting the class

Hello. Hi! Good morning/afternoon. Come in. Sit down/Stand up, please. What day is it today? How are you today? Is everyone here? Is anyone away today? Where is (Juan)?

Starting the lesson

Are you ready? Let’s begin/start. Listen (to me). Look (at me/at the board). Take out your books. Give this/these out, please. Do you have a (pencil)? Open your books to page (4). Turn to page (6). Open/Close the door.

Managing the class

Be quiet, please. Look at me/Listen to me. Come to the front of the class. Come to the board. Raise your hands. Put your hands down. Who’s next? Repeat after me. Wait a minute, please. Hurry up.

Words of praise

Excellent! Fantastic! That’s nice. Much better. Good job! Congratulations! That’s correct! Great work! During the lesson – questions

Are you ready? Do you understand? What do you think? Anything else? May/Can I help you? Are you finished? What can you see?

Pairwork/Groupwork

Find a partner. Get into twos/threes. Who’s your partner? Make a circle. Work with your partner/friend/group.

Ending the lesson

Put your books/notebooks/colored pencils away. Clean up. Put that in the trash can, please. Collect the stickers/cards/spinners/scissors, please. The lesson is finished. That’s all for today. Goodbye! See you tomorrow. Have a nice weekend.