Classroom language is a good beginning step for encouraging students to feel comfortable in a foreign language and for them to begin to “think” in that language. The goal is to get students to react in English, rather than in mother tongue. The more times they use English, the comfortable they will be. Here are some useful phrases you can encourage your students to say English
1. Permission
- Can I come in? Can I go out?
- Can I borrow _______________ ?
- Can I change seats?
- Can I go to the toilet/restroom
- Can you repeat that, please?
- Can you speak louder, please?
- Can you speak more slowly, please?
- Can I sharpen my pencil?
- Can I go to the board?
- Can I switch on/off the lights?
- Can I open/close the window?
- Can I pull down/up the blinds?
- Can we pack our things now?
- Can I do that exercise on the board, please?
- I can’t see the board, can you step aside?
- Can you play the CD again, please?
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2. During the lesson
- How do you say “__________” in English?
- What does “ ___________” mean?
- What is the meaning of “__________”?
- When is the homework for?
- Do we have to write this down?
- How do you spell that word?
- How do you pronounce this word?
- Can you help me with this exercise?
- Do we need to hand in the exercise?
- What do we have to do now?
- What page are we on?
- Are you going to collect this exercise?
- Can I do that exercise on the board, please!
- Would you give us an example?
- When is the homework due?
- Can you explain a little bit more about that?
- Would you repeat that?
3. Apologies
- I am sorry I forgot my book/ notebook at home
- I am sorry I wasn’t paying attention, can you repeat?
- I am sorry to be late
- I didn't have time to do my homework. I'm sorry
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