This document provides examples of common language used in classroom instruction and interaction between teachers and students. It includes greetings and questions to check on students at the beginning of class, instructions for classroom activities and tasks, questions to check comprehension, ways to conclude class and assign homework, and phrases for giving feedback and corrections to students.

1. Classroom Language: The beginning of the lesson
1. Good morning
• Good morning, everybody.
• Good afternoon, everybody.
• Hello, everyone.
• Hello there, James.
2. How are you?
• How are you today?
• Are you OK?
• Did you have a good weekend?
3. Register
• Who isn't here today?
• Is Maria here today?
• What's wrong with Jim today?
4. Time to begin
• Is everybody ready to start?
• I think we can start now.
• Please stop talking and be
quiet.
4. Getting started
• Open your books on page 5
• Did you do your homework?

2. Classroom Language: Simple instructions
SIMPLE ACTIONS
• Come in.
• Go out.
• Stand up.
• Sit down.
• Come to the front of the class.
• Stand by your desks.
• Put your hands up.
• Put your hands down.
• Hold your books/pens up.
• Show me the exercise.
INSTRUCTIONS
• Pay attention, everybody.
• We'll learn how to ...
• Are you ready?
• Turn to page ...
• Look at activity five.
• Can you speak louder,
please?
• Make groups of four.
• Turn your desks around.
• Find a partner.
• Work in
pairs/threes/fours/fives.
• There are too many in this
group.
• Can you join the other
group?
• Listen to this tape.
• Repeat after me.
• Again, please.
• Everybody ...
• You have five minutes to do this.
• Who's next?
• Like this, not like that.
• Interview your partner.
• It's time to finish.
• Have you finished?
• Stop now.
• Let's check the answers.
• Any questions?
• I’m going to collect your work .
• Don't forget to....
Instructions can also be sequenced:

3. • First
• Next
• After that
• Then
• Finally
Comprehension language:
TEACHER STUDENT
• Are you OK?
• OK so far?
• Do you get it?
• Do you understand?
• Do you follow me?
• What did you say?
• One more time, please.
• Say it again, please.
• I don't understand.
• I don't get it.
• Like this?
• Is this OK?
• Shall we do this now?
Classroom Language: The end of the lesson
1. Time to stop
• It's almost time to stop.
• Let’s have the break now.
• Come back in 10 minutes, ok?
• That's all for today. You can go now.
• Just a moment, please.
2. Homework
• This is your homework for the next class.
• Do exercise 10 on page 23 for your homework.
• There is no homework today.
• Take a worksheet as you leave.
• See you again next Wednesday.

4. • Have a good weekend.
3. Next time
• We'll finish this exercise next lesson.
• We'll continue next Monday.
OTHER EXPRESSIONS
• Could I get past please?
• Well done!
• I'll be back in a moment. Carry on with the exercise.
• Excuse me, teacher. Can you come?
Classroom Language: The language of error correction
Here are some phrases that can be used when giving feedback to students:
• Very good.
• That's very good.
• Well done.
• Very fine.
• That's nice.
• I like that.
• Marvellous!
• Try again
• Right!
• Yes!
• Fine.
• Quite right
• That's right.
• That's it.
• That's correct.
• That's quite right.
• Yes, you've got it.
• You've got the idea.