Classroom expression

1. CLASSROOM EXPRESSIONS
1. Opening the class:
T : Good morning, Students.
Sts : Good morning, Sir (Ma’am).
T : How are you today? / How is life today?
Sts : Fine, thank you. And how are you?
T : I am also fine thank you.

2. AT THE FIRST PERIODE
Tec : Good morning, everybody.
Sts : Good morning, Sir.
Tec : Are you all OK today?
Sts : Yes, Sir. Thank you. How about you?
Tec : I’m very well, thanks.
Let’s begin by praying, shall we?
Are you ready?
Sts : Yes, Sir.
Tec : Good. Let’s pray.
Tec : It’s enough.

3. 2. CHECKING THE ATTENDANCE
T : OK, class. Let’s call the roll.
Please say, “Here I am or I am here” when I call your
name.
St : Yes, Sir.
T : Well. Let’s start.
T : Is everybody here today? (Is anybody away?)
St : Yes, Sir. Udin is away. He is sick.
T : Thank you, everybody. So everybody is here, except
Fahmi ( So two students are away).
T : Oh, does anyone know why?/ Who knows why?/Is he
sick?
S : Maybe. He’s gone to the dentist. What do you think?

4. 3. ORGANIZING THE CLASSROOM
 Well, today you will have a formative test.
 You have your pen and correcting pen only on
your table please. Put all your things away.
 Please stop talking now./Please calm down now./
Quiet please.
 Settle down and listen. That’s good.
 Thank you for being quiet.
 Everyone is sitting nicely, except Fais! Fais, could
you sit down like the others, please?

5.  Well, students. Please get your text book out and
open page ......
 Today we are going to talk about ... as we can see
on page .......
 But, let’s see this first. Do you remember what is
meant by ...?
 Let me check if you have done the homework.
 Sari, come here and show me your book please.
Good.
 Let’s discuss the answers to the questions on page
34 one by one.

6.  O.K. Today we are going to learn about ...
 I need two helpers please. OK. Now can you give out
these pictures please? One each./One for two.
 Yoga, can you help me please? This board marker needs
refilling.
 Please go and get it refilled.
 Hasan, can you clean the blackboard?

7. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CLASS
1. Setting up pairs or groups
T : Well, everybody. Are you ready?
Sts : Yes, Sir/Ma’am.
T : You are going to do this in pairs (in twos, in
threes, in groups of fours)
T : Vina, please go and sit with Ficky and make a pair.

8. 2. ASKING STUDENTS TO GUESS OR ANSWER
 Look at this please, children.
 Who can guess what it is? (they are doing?)
 Can you say what it is? Joko, please.
 Hands up if you can answer question 2.

9. 3. ASKING WHO WANTS A TURN / GO
Teacher : Who wants to start? Hands up please.
Karina : Me, Sir/Ma’am.
Teacher : Karina again? But you had just had a go.
Teacher : Whose go/turn is it? Who has still not had a
turn/go?
Who still wants a go?
One more go. Who wants the last one?
Which group has not been?
Nina, you are next.
Who’s next?

10. 4. WHEN AND HOW TO EVALUATE
STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE
a. Confirmation
1) Good: Right; yes; fine; you are right; that is
correct; you have got it.
2) Excellent : Very good; terrific; good work;
marvelous; you did a very good job.
3) That is perfectly correct.
There is nothing wrong with your answer; that’s
exactly the point; I couldn’t have given a better
answer myself.

11. 4) No, that is wrong:
Not really; unfortunately not;
I am afraid that is not quite right;
You can not say that;
Not quite right.

12. ENCOURAGEMENT
1) That is better.
 That is much better; that is more like it; you have
improved a little; you have made a lot of
progress; you are getting better.
2) Try it again.
 Have another try; you were almost right that
time; almost right; not exactly; you have almost
got it; take it easy; there is no need to hurry; go
on; have a guess if you don’t know; maybe this
will help you well err…

13. DON’T WORRY.
 Don’t worry about …; I will help you; maybe this will help
you.
 The following grumbles should be avoided as
much as possible in the classroom:
That was not very good;
That was rather disappointing;
That wasn’t up to much;
I am not satisfied with that;
That’s awful/terrible; what a load of rubbish.
You fool, idiot; you stupid idiot;

14. AT THE END OF THE CLASS
1. Drawing conclusion
Time is up, we have to stop now. Next meeting there
will be a more interesting discussion on .....
OK, class. To conclude, we can say that …
Well, the time is almost up.
Let us emphasize what we have discussed together,
…

15. CLOSING THE CLASS
Tec :Well, boys and girls. As the time is up I am
afraid I must leave now. We will learn more
things next time.
Good bye, class.
Sts : Good bye, Sir.

16. ASKING FOR PERMISION TO LEAVE THE CLASS
St : Excuse me, Sir.
T : Yes?
St : Can I leave the class for a momment,
please?
I need to go to the toilet/restroom (library,
laboratory, etc.)
Please allow me to leave the class for a
minute I have a call from my Dad/Mom.
Tec : Sure.
St : Thank you.