This document contains common classroom phrases used by teachers and students in a 7th grade classroom. It includes phrases teachers use to get students' attention or ask about homework. Students' questions when needing help are also listed, as well as polite requests students make of teachers. The document provides exercises for students to practice corresponding phrases in their native language.

1. CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
7th Grade

2. These are things my teacher says to us:
• Sit down, please!
• Be quiet!
• Listen!
• Open your books/workbooks/notebooks!
• Turn to page 7!
• Did you do your homework?
– Yes, I did.
– No, I didn’t.

3. These are questions we ask when we
need help:
• How do you say “lápis” in English?
• What does “lend” mean?
• How do you spell “teacher”?
• Can I borrow your pencil?
• Can someone lend me a pen, please?
• I don’t understand this.
• Can you repeat, please?

4. These are other things we can say in our
class:
• I’m sorry I’m late! May I come in?
• I forgot my books!
• I didn’t do my homework, I’m sorry!
• May I go to the toilet, please?
• Can I go to the board, please?
• May I sharpen my pencil, please?

5. Exercises
What do you say when you…
• … want to go to the toilet?
– May I go to the toilet, please?
• … need a pencil or a pen?
– Can you lend me a pencil/pen, please?
• … forget to do your homework?
– I didn’t do my homework, I’m sorry!
• … are late?
– I’m sorry I’m late!

6. Complete the sentences with the
correct word:
• __________ I borrow your pencil?
– Can/May
• __________ do you say “professora” in English?
– How
• Sorry, teacher. I don’t __________ the question!
– understand
• I’m __________ I’m late! I missed the bus.
– sorry
• What __________ “be quiet” mean?
– does

7. Students or teachers? Who says…?
• Please be quiet and sit down!
– Teachers.
• May I go to the toilet, please?
– Students.
• Sorry! I didn’t do my homework.
– Students.
• Turn to page 6 in your workbooks.
– Teachers.
• Could you repeat that, please? I didn’t understand.
– Students.

8. Write these sentences in your own
language:
• I’m sorry I don’t understand.
– Desculpe. Eu não compreendo.
• What does “sorry” mean?
– O que é que “sorry” quer dizer?
• How do you say “régua” in English?
– Como se diz “régua” em Inglês?
• How do you spell “soccer”?
– Como se soletra “soccer”?