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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