CLASSROOM LANGUAGE


            7th Grade
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.
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?
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?
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!
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
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.
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”?

Classroom language

  • 1.
  • 2.
    These are thingsmy 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 questionswe 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 otherthings 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 sentenceswith 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 sentencesin 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”?