Classroom language is the routine language that is used on a regular basis in classroom. Knowing this language reduces the amount that students are forced to use their mother tongue and increases the amount of the target language they are using; it makes the language classroom environment more authentic.
1. Greeting
- Good morning/afternoon, everybody.
- Hello, everyone.
- Hello there, Anggie.
- How are you today?
- How are you getting on?
- How's life?
- How are things with you?
- Are you feeling better today, Santi?
- How are you this morning, Susan?
- Dany, how are you today?
- Do you have a cold?
2. Introductions
- My name is Mr/Mrs/Ms Yahe. I'm your new English teacher.
- I'll be teaching you English this year.
- I've got five lessons with you each week.
3. Register
- Let’s take attendance, shall we?
- I’m going to take attendance
- Who is absent today?
- Who isn't here today?
- What's the matter with Cindy today?
- What's wrong with Rani today?
- Why were you absent last Wednesday, Anto?
4. Time to begin
- Let's start
- Let's begin our lesson now.
- Is everybody ready to start?
- It’s time to begin, please stop talking.
- I hope you are all ready for your English lesson.
- I think we can start now.
- Now we can get down to work.
- Please look at the whiteboard.
- Write this down in your notebooks.
- Pass back these sheets/handouts.
5. Waiting to start
- I'm waiting for you to be quiet.
- We won't start until everyone is quiet.
- Stop talking and be quiet.
- Settle down now so we can start.
- Please sit down, everyone.
6. Late
- Where have you been?
- We started ten minutes ago. What have you been doing?
- Did you miss your bus?
- Did you oversleep?
- Don't let it happen again.
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