Common Class Expressions

Transition to work.
Good morning, everyone!
Good morning, everybody!
Good morning, students!
Good afternoon, everyone!
Hell, everyone!
Good morning, sir!
Good morning, mom!
How are you today!
Fine, thank you.

Who is the class leader?
I am.
Come to the front of the class
Please lead this class to pray!
Well class, let us pray altogether!
The pray begin!
The pray is over!

Well class, let’s greet to the teacher!
Good morning, sir!

Who is the class leader?
I am.
Please lead this class to pray!
Well class, let us pray altogether!
The pray begin!
The pray is over!

Who is absent today?
Who isn’t here today?
Now let me check if everyone is here.

Say yes loudly when I call your name.
Has anybody seen Ani today?
Who wasn’t here on Monday?

To Start Lesson.
Let’s begin our lesson now!
I think we can start now.
Now we can get down to work now.

Open your books at page…..
Turn to page…
Look at activity 5!

Controlling and Clearing the class. Optional.
• I’m waiting for you to be quiet.
Stop talking and be quiet.
We won’t start until everyone is quiet.
Settle down now so we can start.

• Switch off your cell phone!

• Where have you been?
We started ten minutes ago. What have you done?
Don’t let it happen again.
• Everybody outside!
• Not so much noise, please.
• Queue up by the door.
• Get into a queue.
• Go and join back of the queue.
• Open the window. Let’s have some fresh air.
• It’s very stuffy in here. Let in some fresh air.
• Pay attention now.
Could I have your attention, please?
Face the front.
Listen to what I’m saying.
• Could you sort it out after the lesson?
• Sit still,
• Stand still.
• Stay where you are.
• Don’t keep turning round.
• Behave yourself.
• Be a good boy for once.
Be a good girl for once.
• There is no need to shout.
Not so loud.
• Repeat after me.
Repeat please.
Say it after me.
Say it once more.









To Start Lesson.
We’ll learn how to solve the following problem.
We’ll learn how to view the situation.
Listen to the following record.
Open your books at page…..
Turn to page…
Look at activity 5!
Move on to the next activity.
Are you ready?

Working Time.

First of all today..
Right. Now we will go on to the Next exercise.
After that.
Then.
Finally.

Try exercise 6.
I want you to do exercise 7A.
Let’s go through this exercise.
Let’s go over the exercise together.
Let’s run trough the answer quickly.
Did anybody with One mistake?
Did anybody with Two mistake?
Try the next exercise as well.
Answer the first Four questions.
If you get stuck, skip the question.

Certain Expressions. Optional.
• I’m afraid I can’t speak any louder.
• I seem to be losing my voice.
• I have a sore throat.
• I have a headache.
• I’m feeling under the weather.

• Excuse me.
Could I get past please?
You’re blocking the way.
I can’t get past you.
Get out of the way!

• 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 next door for a moment.

Feedback of the Lesson.
Are you with me?
Are you okay?
Okay so far?
Do you get it?
Do you understand?
Do you follow me?
Is this okay?
Any question?
Is there anything you don’t understand?
Is everything clear?
Are there any questions on this lesson?
Are there any questions on this text?
Has anybody got anything to ask?
Can I help you with any words?
Can I help you with any expressions?
Is there anything else you would like to ask about?


Class Instructions. Optional.
• Come in.
• Go out.
• Stand up.
• Sit down.
• Come to the front of the class.
• Stand by your desks.
• Put your hands up.
• Hold your books up
• Hold your pens up.
• Show me your pencil.
• Repeat after me.
• Again, please.
• Do the next activity
• To remind you I’ve got 4 lessons with you each week.
• Let’s check the answers.
• Everyone look at the board, please.
• Clean the board, please, Andi.
• You can wipe this line off.
• Read out the sentences in the board.
• There is no need to rub that exercise off.
• You can leave that exercise up.
• Come inside.
• Go outside.
• Stay outside for a moment.
• Go out and we will call you back in.
• Sit on your seat.
Take your seats.
• Come out to the front of class.
• Could I have a word with you about your test, Ali.
• Come and sit at the front.
• Now go and sit down again.
• Back to your place.
• Pick your book up off the floor.
• Hands up!
Put your hand up.
Put your hands up.
• Put your hand up if you know the answer.
• Hands down.
Put your hands down.
Hands down again.
• Look lively.
• Pack your things away.


Comprehension.
What did you say?
One more time, please?
Say it again, please.
I don’t understand.
I don’t get it.

Tasks and Exams instructions.

Get your books out.
Take your workbooks.
Out with your books, please.
Books out, please.
You’ll need your workbooks.
Do activity 5 at page 4.
Open your books at page 27.
You’ll find the exercise on page 206 .
Look at page 19.
Look at exercise 5A on page 46.
Have a look at the diagram on page 26.
Now turn to page 16.
Turn over.
Turn over the page.
Turn to the next page.
Next page, please.
Let’s move on to the next page.
Turn back to page 16.
Turn back to the previous page.
Now look back at the last chapter.
Use the index at the back of the book.
Close your books.
Put your books away
Collect the books in.
Collect the books in and put them away.
Pass the sheet to the front of each row.
Don’t forget to put your names on them.
Don’t forget to write your names on them.
Don’t forget to put your names on the sheet.
Don’t forget to write your names on the sheet.
Hand in your papers as you leave.
Leaves your papers on the desk as you go out.
Hands in your essays as you leave.
Leave your essays on the desk as you go out.
Hands in your tests as you leave.
Leave your tests on the desk as you go out.
Have you all handed in your papers?
Have you all handed in your essays?
Have you all handed in your tests?
Collect your work please.
Close your books.
All books closed, please.
Put your book face down.
Shut your books.
I don’t want to see any books on your desks.

You have 30 minutes to do this.

It’s time to finish.
Have you finished?

Let’s stop now.
Stop now.



Guidance.

Do it like this.
Watch me first.
Watch me doing it.
Copy me.
Do what I’m doing.
Do this.
Do it this way.
Louder please.
Say it louder.
Say it so that everyone can hear you.
Repeat after me.
Repeat please.
Say it after me.
Say it once more.

You turn Andi.
In turns.
One after the other.
In turn, starting with Andi.
Take it in turns, starting here.
Don’t all answer together.
One at a time, please.
Let’s look at the sentences on the board.
Let’s look at the pattern on the board.
Let’s look at the model on the board.
Let’s look at the pattern on the board and ask questions.
Let’s look at the model on the board and ask questions.


Class Management.
Move your desks into groups of people.
Makes group of four.
Turn your desks around.
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.
Sit back to back.

Work together with your friend.
Find a partner.
Work in pairs.
Work in threes.
Work in fours.
Work in fives.
Work in groups of two.
Work in groups of three.
Work in group of four.
Get into group of Four
Here are some tasks for you to work on in groups of four.
Form group of three.
I want you to form groups.

Organizing by Instruction and Correction.
There are too many in this group.
Can you join the other group?
Only three people in each group.
I asked for Four people to a group.
Ask other people in the group.
Ask others in the class.
Interview someone else.
Ask everyone in the class.
Stand up and find another partner.

Everybody work individually.
Work by yourselves.
Work independently.

Ask your neighbor for help.
Work on the task together.

Spontaneous Class Expressions. Optional.
• Open your book at page 52.
• Come out and write it on the board.
• Listen to the record, please.
• Finish off this song at home.
• Let’s sing a song.
• Everyone, 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 light off?
• Would you mind switching the air condition?
• It might be an idea to leave this till next time.
• Who would like to read?
• Which topic will your group report on?
• Do you want to answer question 3?
• No more of that!
• That all do now!
• Hands off!
Don’t touch it!
Leave it where it is!
• Don’t whisper the answer.
• Don’t help him
Don’t help her.
• Don’t keep prompting!
• Go the board.
• Go up to the board.
• Who hasn’t been out to the board?
• Write that on the board.
• Take a marker and write the sentence out.
Write it up on the board.
• I have run out of marker. Go and fetch some markers from the office.
• Step aside so that the class can see what you have written.
Move out of the way so that everyone can see.
• Sorry, what did you say?
Sorry?
What was that?
What?
Pardon me?
I beg pardon?
I missed that. What did you say?
Sorry I can’t hear you.
I didn’t hear what you said.
I didn’t catch what you said.
The rest of boys, keep quiet.
The rest of girls, keep quiet.
The rest of boys be quiet.
The rest of girls be quiet.
• Copy this down from the board.
• I’ll write up the correct answers on the board.
• Copy this straight down into your notebooks.
• What is the date today?
What date is it today?
What’s today’s date?
What day is it?
• What is the month?
What month is it?
• What year is it?
• What’s the date next Thursday?
• What was the date last Wednesday?
• What day is the 15th?
• Is the 19th a Friday or a Saturday?
• What month follows after June?
• What month comes after June?





Response for Correcting..

That’s just what I was looking for.

Very good.
That’s very good.
Well done.
Very fine.
That’s nice.
I like that.
Marvelous.
You did a great job.
Magnificent.
Terrific.
Wow!
Jolly good.
Great stuff.
Fantastic.
Right.
Yes.
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.

That’s more like it.
That’s much better.
That’s a lot of better.
You’ve improved a lot.
Sort of, yes.
You have made a lot of progress.
You’re getting better at it all the time.
You’ve improved no end.

You have good pronunciation.
Your pronunciation is very good.

You are communicating well.
You speak very fluently.

There’s nothing wrong with your answer
You didn’t make a single mistake.

What you said was perfectly all right.
That’s exactly the point.

You were almost right.
That’s almost it.
You’re halfway there.
You’ve almost got it.
You’re on the right lines.

You still have trouble with pronunciation.
You need more practice with these words.
You will have to spend some time practicing this.
There’s no need to rush.
There’s no hurry.
You have plenty of time.

Go on. Have a try.
Have a go.
Have a guess.
Don’t worry about your pronunciation.
Don’t worry about your spelling.
Don’t worry it’ll improved.
Maybe this will help you.
Do you want a clue
Do you want a hint.

Not really.
Unfortunately not.
I’m afraid that’s not quite right.
You can’t say that, I’m afraid.
You can’t use that word here.
Good try, but not quite right.
Have another try.
Not quite right. Try again.
Not exactly.


Next time.
We'll do the rest of this chapter next time.

We'll finish this exercise next lesson.

We've run out of time, so we'll continue next lesson.

We'll continue this chapter next Monday.


Homework. Optional.
• This is your homework for tonight.
• Do exercise 10 on page 23 for your homework.
• Prepare the next chapter for Monday.
• Remember your homework.

• There is no homework tonight.
Not time to stop.
• The bell hasn't gone yet.
Sit quietly until the bell goes.
We still have a couple of minutes left.
• There are still two minutes to go.
• The lesson doesn't finish till five past.
• Your watch must be fast.
We seem to have finished early.
• We have an extra five minutes.
Wait a minute. Optional.
• 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.
Time to stop.
It's almost time to stop.
I'm afraid it's time to finish now.

We'll have to stop here.
There's the bell. It's time to stop.
That's all for today. You can go now.

Goodbye.
Goodbye, everyone.
See you again next Wednesday.
See you tomorrow afternoon.
See you in room 301 after the break.
Have a good holiday.

Have a nice weekend.