Classroom English:

What does mean?

I dont understand. Can you repeat that, please?
Work in pairs.
Work with your partner.
Be quiet please.
You have to write this down.
Pay attention.
Have you all finished?
Silence please.
What is the matter?
Have a nice day.
We are on page xxx.
Have you all finished?
It is a test. You have . Minutes to complete it.
Does everyone understand? Any questions?
Lets do it together.
Listen please.
Im afraid I dont understand.

The big list of praising, encouraging and consoling classroom language
Praising
Nice work! /Great stuff (everybody/ team A/ this group/ Maria)
(You did a) good/great job
You (all) did very well
(Very) well done (all the girls/ teams that have already finished)
Perfect/ (A) perfect score/ No mistakes!/ You didnt make any mistakes (at all)/You didn't make a
single mistake.
Ten out of ten/ 100%
Its a (class) record!/ Thats the best this year/this term/this week/ today
Thats better than (all) my other classes
That was (at least/ more than/ about) twice as good as your last attempt
Give yourself/ yourselves a pat on the back
Let me shake your hand!/ Give me five!
This team was the fastest, this team was the neatest, and this team wrote the most. Well done
(everybody)!
(That is/ was) (really/ absolutely) excellent/ fantastic/ fabulous/ great/ superb
(That's)(so/ very/ really) good!
Not (too) bad (at all)
That's right! / Exactly!/ Thats (exactly) the correct answer!

Give him a big hand! / Give her a round of applause/ I think that is worth a round of applause/ Put
your hands together for...
Congratulations
Bravo!
Hooray!
(You) got it first time!/ You did it on your first attempt!
You (finally) did it!
(You finished) just in time!
Im impressed/ Thats (very/ really) impressive
Youve been a great help/ I couldnt have done it without you
O.K, Ill accept that (as an answer)
That's a (very) good/ great/ original/ imaginative suggestion/ idea!
I like that (very much)!
I like this one best/ This ones my favourite (because...)
That's (a) nice drawing/ story/ ending/ handwriting
Thats very neat/ imaginative/carefully done/ long/ accurate/ intelligent/ creative
(That is/ was) marvellous/ magnificent/ terrific/ fabulous/ superb/ fantastic
Wow (that was quick)!
Ill give that a gold star
100/ 1000/ 10000/ a million points for that
Ill put this up on the wall
(You are) the winner/ the champion(s)!/ You have won the game!
(Thats a) good/ great question
You have made a lot of/ good/ excellent progress.
That's more like it/That's much better/That's a lot better
You've improved (your grammar/ accuracy/ fluency/ pronunciation) a lot
Dont change your mind, that was correct/ I think thats the right answer, I just couldnt hear you
That's exactly the point/ That's just what I was looking for
Encouragement
Keep going/ Don't give up/ You can do it!
(Youre) nearly there/ almost there/ getting there/ getting warmer/ getting closer
(Youre) getting better
(This/ that is/ was) much better than last time/ last week/ yesterday
Next time well do it perfectly!
(That was a) nice try/ attempt
Don't be shy/ No need to be shy/ Dont hold back
No one in the other class managed that/ to finish either
Try again (after looking in your books for 30 seconds/ at the beginning of the next lesson/ after I
give you this hint)
Don't worry about your pronunciation/ how long it takes/ your spelling/ neatness

There's no need to rush/There's no hurry/We have plenty of time
Good try, but not quite right/Not quite right. Try again/ Do you want to try again? /Have another
go
You were almost right/That's almost it/You've almost got it. Try again
You're halfway there/You're on the right lines. Try changing the...
Go on. Have a try/Have a go/Have a guess
If you dont know, just guess
You wont lose marks for wrong answers
Numbers 1 to 7 and 9 are correct. See if you can correct the others.
(That is) nearly/ almost (right/ perfect/ finished)
90% right/ finished. Ill give you two minutes to finish/ correct the rest
The drawing is great, now try working on the text (a bit more)
Only one mistake
Third time lucky!/ Last try!
Consoling/ commiserating/ being positive about negative feedback
Thats a shame/ Thats a pity. Better luck next time
Im sure youll do it/ manage next time
Never mind. (You won the game last week, remember?)
You did very well (but there were more people in their team/ Juan just knew all the answers)
(Thats a good idea but) not quite what I was looking for
Thats good English but it has another meaning
Not exactly
I understand what you mean, but we dont say that in English
You can't say that, I'm afraid/ (Thats a good word/ Well remembered, but) you can't use that word
here
Thats the right word in Korean/French, etc, but do you know what it is in English?

Starting the class
Okay, lets get started.
We have a lot to cover today.
Lets continue where we left off.
Last time we were looking at X, so today lets continue / go on to / move on to...
If you remember last time, we were talking about X and how that relates to Y, so today
lets...

Introducing a lecture or new topics
In our last class we talked about , and today we continue with .
Last time, we talked about..., and today well discuss / go on to
Id like to start with / by
What we are going to cover today is...

Today I am going to talk about...
Today, I will discuss / talk about
First of all, Id like to talk about...
Lets begin with / First of all,

Sequence
Firstly...secondly... (British)
Next,
After that,

Transitions between ideas, topic shift to new item
Now,
Lets turn to
Let me move on to
Next, lets talk about /
Now Id like to discuss
So how about / what about ?
My next point is
Now, lets see what happens.
Now that thats clear / weve resolved that
We will go on to the next point.
Now lets approach this problem in a different way.
The second point Id like to make is...
Topic reshifts returning to previous topic
Now, as for
Anyway,
Anyhow,
Returning to...
As mentioned / As we saw earlier / As I mentioned previously
As we saw / noted earlier
Lets go back to / get back to

Emphasis
a lot, a lot of
certain(ly)
clear(ly)
complete(ly)
definite(ly)
exact(ly)
extreme(ly)

for sure
great(ly)
indeed
no way
outright
pure(ly)
real(ly)
such a (+ noun)
strong(ly)
sure(ly)
total(ly)

Repetition (for emphasis or clarification)2
Again, Once again,
let me repeat /
that is / that is to say
The point to understand is...
This brings us to our major question
What this means is that....
The next main idea is..
Finishing a topic / item
Well, Ive told you about
Thats all I have to say about
Weve looked at / Weve seen (how)
So much for...
Summarizing and concluding
In summary
What we have been talking about...
Okay, we have discussed...
In conclusion
So far (up to now), I have been trying to show...
Preparing to summarize and move on
Therefore
To sum up
All in all

Categorizing and classifying
X can be divided / classified / categorized by / into / according to
the first type / kind
the second

the last category
Comparison and contrast
although
however
in comparisons
in contrast
nevertheless
on the other hand
similarly
whereas

Adding more information / details
Furthermore
In addition
In fact
Moreover
Second...Third..., etc.
What this means is that...

Examples
For example, / e.g.,
Take..., for example
For instance
In particular / Particularly
To demonstrate
To illustrate
This can be seen / understood in the following example
To illustrate, / To illustrate this point
What this means is that

Explaining processes
at first / initially
begin / began by / with
the second step / stage
afterward [colloquial: afterwards]
then / next / later
as / as soon as
upon (+noun or gerund phrase)
finally, at last


Posing questions
Do you have any questions?
Who would like to say/ask something?
Could you say a little more about that?
Do you agree?
What do you think?
How do you feel (about)...?
What comparisons can you make between?
Do you agree that...?
How does this compare with Xs theory about...?
Can someone else help to correct this answer?
Part of what you said is correct, but not all of it.

Eliciting and handling questions
Dont hesitate to ask a question. / Feel free to ask any question.
OK. What questions do you have?
Is there anything you want me to repeat?
Whats the theme [main message/ main idea/ point] of Section 4?
Going back to the issue of business ethics, what can we learn from this?

Responding to correct answers or good questions
Right
Good thinking
Thats correct
Yes, indeed

Responding to poor answers or questions
Good guess, but...
Thats an interesting idea, but...
Nice try, but not quite right
Youre close, but...
Interesting question, but...

Closing a discussion
Finally
Ill summarize by saying
Are there any final questions?




Clarifying student comments
In other words
What you said is
If I understand correctly, youre asking...
Could you please repeat your question?

Restatement for clarification
If I understand you correctly...
Do you mean that...?

Telling a student that something is unrelated, irrelevant, or incorrect
Yes, that applies to..., but in this case that wont work.

Following up
Did everyone hear that? X wanted to know...
Did you all get this point?
Does everyone get / understand this point / idea?
Is this explanation clear now?

Interrupting / redirecting a conversation
Well, we need to...
Your comments related to our nexttopic
Actually, Im getting to that topic soon
Okay, lets get back to...
Lets get back to our main point...
Lets get back to the original question

Expressing opinions
I think that...
I believe that...
In my opinion...

Expressing agreement
I agree that
I agree with your idea that...
I think that youre right about...

Expressing disagreement
Im afraid I cant agree with that because...
Im afraid I disagree

Comprehension
Are you following me?
Is that clear?
Do you understand what I mean?
If you dont understand, please tell me..
Is there anything you dont understand so far?
Do you understand everything weve been talking about so far?
Do you have any questions or comments

Encouraging feedback
Is that clear to everyone?
Are there any questions?

Asking about students progress
Hows it going here?
Do you need help with X?

Class administration
Whos absent today? Have you seen X?
Is everybody here today? Is anybody absent?
Please give me your attention.
Please focus. / Please focus on what were doing.
Excuse methis is important. Please pay attention.
Now Im going to hand out the syllabus.
Today Id like to discuss / talk about the syllabus.
Lets discuss / look at the syllabus.
Id like to talk about the goals of the class.
Please check the syllabus for the schedule.
Please look at Weekly Class Schedule on the second page.
Please notice that you must attend class at least 75 percent of the time.
Please notice that you are allowed only 5 absences.

Wrapping up
Thank you. You are dismissed.
Okay, were finished/ done for today. See you next week.
Before I let you go, I want to discuss one more question.
Before we finish, I have one more thing that Id like to discuss.
Before we finish, please look at page 10.
Thanks for your effort today!
Thats all I have for today. See you next week.

Thats enough for today. See you on Friday.
Before we finish, I want to summarize the X
OK. Thats it for today. See you Friday.
Dont forget to do your homework!
Have a nice weekend.

Managing behavior
Watch out here. / Consider this closely.
Try to get to class on time.
What are you always late?
Please put your cell phone away.
I really hate to see students using cell phones in class.
It bothers me when I see students using cell phones in class.
Please shut your cell phones off. Thank you.
Please keep your cell phones in your bag.

Assignments and tests
OK everyone, please give me your attention. I want to give you your next assignment.
For our next class, please read pages 5-10.
For Monday, please do exercises 1-10 on page 16.
For next class, read Chapter 7 and do questions 1-10.
Did you do your homework?
Did you have any problems with the assignment?
Our midterm will be next Friday. / The midterm is scheduled for next Friday.
Today Id like to review for the midterm test.
For the 10th quiz, please study pages 10-24.
The mid-term will cover Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Pay particular attention to the chart on page 10 for the next quiz.
The test will include some true/false, multiple-choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank, and
short answer questions.
The final test will be held during week 16.
Please dont wait until the last minute to study / work on X.









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