Useful Classroom Language for Teachers

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Useful classroom language for teachers for finishing classes

Useful classroom language for teachers for finishing classes

Hurrying up the final activity

Just five minutes till the end of the class, so just two minutes more for that activity

One minute!Thirty seconds!Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, a half,a quarter, an eighth, a sixteenth, stop!!

Just finish that sentence/ exercise/ paragraph/ question and then put your pens down

Packing up/ Finishing the last activity

Put your books and pencils away/ in your bag

Okay, time up. Close down all the programmes but dont turn the computers off

Put your books away.

Pack your things away.

You may pack away now

Tidying up/ Putting the room back in order
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Can I have all the dictionaries/ colouring pencils/ Playdoh back please?

Can you make sure you clear your desks/ put all your rubbish in the bin as you leave?

Can the last person to leave please turn off the lights and shut the door?

Can someone collect all the dice?

Can you go back to your original places/ put your chairs and desks back where they were?

Can you put all the chairs and tables back into their original places?

Can you collect the pictures/ texts off the walls? Be careful not to pull off the paint from thewalls

Put the/ your on my desk/ in the box as you leave

Make sure you havent forgotten anything

Whose book/ eraser/ ruler/ dictionary/ pencil case/ coat/ hat/ scarf is this?/ Has someone

forgotten a?

Dont worry, Ill clear up/ put the posters on the wall/ put it somewhere where the glue/ paint

can dry

Not time to stop.

The bell hasnt gone yet./ I dont remember hearing a bell

There are still two minutes to go.

We still have a couple of minutes left.

The lesson doesnt finish till five past.

Your watch must be fast.

One more thing before you go.

Wait a minute/ Hang on a moment/ Just hold on a moment/ Stay where you are for a moment/Just a moment, please. / Just a sec/ Just a second/ Wait for it!

(Go) back to yourplaces/ Where are you going?/ Where do you think you are going?/ Dontyou think you are jumping the gun?

As we still have a couple of minutes left, well


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You cant go until you all

Why are you packing your bags already?

Did anyone tell you to pack your bags?/ Did I say you can go? I thought not

Patience!

Nearly time to stop

Five minutes to the end of the test. (If anyone has finished early you can leave/ please sit quietly

until everyone has finished)

Okay, just one more time and thatsit.

Okay, (this is the) last time

This is the last round of the game, (so if you get a point it will be a draw and if you dont the

other team will win)

Did any groups finish the game?

Before we go, we just have to

Oh, whoops. Thats the bell already/ Is it that time already? Before you go, we have to Itll

only take a minute

We dont have time to do the whole thing, so well just do this exercise/ line/ section/ tapescriptand then stop

Time to stop

Well, onlyone team can win so there doesnt seem to be much point in going on

Thats all for today

Weve run out of time

Is that the bell I hear?

Well, you can all stay here and carry on speaking if you like

Its almost time to stop.

Im afraid its time to finish now.


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Well have to stop there.

Theres the bell. Its time to stop.

Thats all for today. You can go now.

The other class are waiting to get in, so wed better make a move

Its break time/ Lets take a break. (Please be back at 10:45)

That is the end of the test. Pens and pencils down please. Make sure you have written your

name on the front/ on every page. Ill come round and collect the papers/ Please hand your

papers in as you leave. No speaking until all the papers are in, please

If no ones won the game, the person with most cards/ the person nearest the last square is the

winner

Sorry if everyone didnt get a chance to play

Summarizing and reviewing the class

Youve done really well today

We didnt have time for the roleplays/ a free speaking activity/ to go through the homework, sowell do that next week

Lets go through what weve studied today one more time

Lets tick the things on the lesson plan on the board that we did/ that you can now do

Do you feel more confident about the test/ using the Present Perfect Continuous now?

I think youll find what we studied today really useful when you study abroad/ use English at

work/ write essays, especially

The aims of todays lesson were, so I think we achieved

Well, I didnt expect to (be talking about) but it was very useful/ interesting, I reckon

Feedback on the lesson

Did you have fun today?

What was your favourite part?

Do you want to play the same game next week/ in the next lesson?


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Do you feel more confident (about that language/ skill/ paper) now?

Do you feel like youve improved?

Do you think that will be useful (when you go abroad/ in your work/ in your studies)?

Do you need any more practice of that (or not)?

Talking about the next lesson

Well do the rest of this chapter next time.

Well finish this exercise next lesson.

Weve run out of time, so well continue next lesson.

Well continue this chapter next Monday.

The next class starts at 5 oclock

Well practice that one more time next week

Right, I think we have no more problems with the passive now. Next week we will move

onto

Todays lesson was hard work, so well do something a little easier/ a bit more fun in the next

class

Its been mainly grammar today, so next week well do more skills work/ vocabulary/speaking

I was pleasantly surprised by how easy you all found that. Ill have to think of something moredifficult for next week!

When is the next lesson?

Did I tell you (all) that the next lesson is in the main hall/ in the Self Access Centre?

So, remember next week is a holiday. So Ill see you in two weeks/ the week after next

Oh yes, youre right, theres a holiday. In that case, Ill see you the week after next

Im on holiday next week, so theyll be a cover teacher/ replacement teacher

Well start the next lesson by../ with the next persons presentation


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Were finishing this lesson a little early/ late, so the next lesson will start at 9:35

Please dont be late for the second lesson

Please apologise to your next teacher for me making you late

Youd better hurry to your next lesson (but no running in the corridors)

Weve finished the book! So, next lesson well do some revision before the final test at the end

of term

And that is the end of Unit 3. Next week well do a little revision and start unit 4

Homework, extra work, preparing for the next lesson, and self-study

For homework please/ Id like you to/ can you

The same point comes up in your homework/ Youll feel a lot more confident about that when

youve done your homework, which is

Im going to give you one more chance to do the homework from last week, so anyone whosalready done it can enjoy their free time

If you feel like you need more practice, you can do practice at home by

I think we all need some more practice of that, so for homework

This is your homework for tonight.

Prepare the next chapter for Monday.

Dont forget your homework.

Take a worksheet as you leave.

And the homeworkis nothing!

Do exercise 10 on page 23 for homework/ Your homework is exercise 10 on page 23/ The

homework for tonight is exercise 10 on page 23

If anyone needs any extra practice, I suggest doing exercise 11 and 12 as well

There is no homework tonight.

I forgot the check the homework/ We didnt have time to check the homework, so well have todo that next time


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As you have a long holiday/ a big test coming up, Im going to give you a bit more homework

than usual

So, the homework is exercise A.And B. And C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J Okay, Im joking. Just

exercises A and B

The people who missed the beginning of the lesson/ the last lesson might also want to do

I told you about your homework earlier, and it is?

Tonight/ before the next lesson/ before next week/ at the weekend, Id like you to

Remember the last piece of homework/ writing/ the last project? Well, I want you to do

something like that/ something similar, but

Please revise that for homework and well use that language in the next lesson/ next week/ in

the test

This homework is a bit long/ difficult, so Ill give you till this time next week to finish it

Final chit chat

What are your plans for the weekend?

The weekend starts here!

Youll all be wanting to get hometo watch the big match

Does anyone know the weather forecast for tomorrow?

So, apart from your homework what are your plans?

End of the first lesson

Well, it was a pleasure meeting you (all)/ it was nice to meet you (all)

That lesson was mainly just to get to know each other, so next week well start using the book/

start talking about TOEIC

I want to finish each lesson by standing up and saying goodbye to the class and the teacher,

so

End of the last lesson

Your English has really improved this week/ term/ year, so make sure you dont forget it!


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It was a pleasure teaching you

I hope that youve learnt a lot, and I hope to see you again some day

Good luck in your future studies/ work/ lives

So, its the end of term/ the week/ the year/ this level

Final greetings

Goodbye/ Bye/ Bye bye/ See you/ See you, then/ See you then

See you later

See you tomorrow

See you next weekend

Goodbye, everyone.

See you next Wednesday.

See you tomorrow afternoon.

See you in room 7 after the break.

Stand up so we can all say goodbye

When I say Goodbye everyone, you have to say Goodbye teacher, goodbye everyone. I willthen say You can now go and you have to say Thank you, teacher. You can then leave, but

quietly of course. Okay. Right, lets practice a couple of times. Goodbye everyone

Instructions for leaving

Please dont make any noise in the corridor (as the other classes have tests)

Dont forget your bags/ coats/ projects/ posters

Pick up a worksheet/ questionnaire/ note for your parents/ timetable for next term on the wayout

Try not to make any noise as you leave/ No shouting/ No speaking in the corridor

Line up for the leaving drill. Todays question is Can you guess how many fingers?

Get into a queue/ line up next to the door


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Form a queue and wait for the bell.

Be quiet as you leave. Other classes are still working.

Remember how much trouble you got into last week for making noise in the corridor

The front door is locked at this time of night, so please use the back door

Does everyone know where the bus stop is?

Can everyone remember the way out of the building?

Rushing out

Can I leave you to clear up? Its just that my train is leaving in 10 minutes

I have to go now, but feel free to stay and chat if you like

Im afraid theres another class in here in five minutes, but we can continue talking outside in

the corridor

The janitor will be around in ten minutes to lock up, so wed better make a move/ wed better

go/ weve got to shoot

Im afraid I dont have time to answer extra questions today (but Ill arrive early for the next

lesson/ Ill be in the teachers room this afternoon and you can ask me then)

Well all miss our bus/ train if we dont leave soon

As they are leaving

See you next week/ tomorrow/ on Wednesday/ next term/ after the holiday/ later/ thisafternoon

Enjoy your break

Merry Christmas

Have a good time in [if they have told you where they are going]

Have a good weekend- You too

Have a good holiday.

Enjoy your vacation.


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Have a nice trip

I didnt notice your new shoes because you were sitting down

Wrap up warm, its cold out there!

Bye Jane. See you Mr Fernandez. Have a good weekend

Catch you later!

Take care

Have a good one

If anyone sees Jun before the next lesson, can you tell him what the homework is?

Bon voyage

Discussion questions/ thinking points

Would you use all of the stages above? Would you use them in the same order or not?Why?

Are there any stages that you usually do in L1 rather than English? Could you switch toEnglish? Why/ why not?

For the stages you would use, which of the phrases in that section would you choose touse now with your classes? Which phrase would be the next level up once they have got

the hang of that phrase?

How can you get the students using that classroom language too?

Once students get used to the routine of using such stages in the lesson, it is possible touse a much more difficult phrase with the students guessing from context what you mean.

Would your classes benefit from you doing that?

Once students are used to hearing certain language at a certain stage of the lesson they nolonger listen to the words, but mixing up the order of the stages can make them listen

more carefully. Do you think your classes could benefit from doing that?

What do you think about doing choral greetings? One problem with choral greetings is that students sound uninterested or even rude, even

when saying things like Have a good weekend? How can you remedy this?

What do you think about teaching slangy expressions like Catch you later in yourclasses?

Students often make a mistake saying Good night when they mean Good evening orGoodbye? How could you explain the mistake to your classes?

Anothertypical mistake is See you on Monday Yes, see you later. How could youexplain why this is a mistake in simple language?

How could you explain the difference between See you then and See you, then? Which phrases are unsuitable for the age ranges you are teaching?


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Get down to work

1. Time to stop It's almost time to stop.

I'm afraid it's time to finish now.

We'll have to stop here.

It's almost time to stop. I'm afraid it's time to finish now. We'll have to stop here. There's the bell. It's time to stop. That's all for today. You can go now.

2. Not time to stop.

There are still two minutes to go.

We still have a couple of minutes left.

We seem to have finished early.

We have an extra five minutes.

3. Wait a minute Hang on a moment.

Just hold on a moment.

4. Next time We'll do the rest of this chapter next time. We'll finish this exercise next lesson. We've run out of time, so we'll continue next lesson. We'll continue this chapter next Monday.

I want you to form groups.

Form groups of three


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Here are some tasks for you to work on in groups of four.

Make groups of four desks facing each other.

Everybody work individually

Work on the task together.

Have you finished? Do the next activity. Move on to the next activity.Which question are you on?

Are you all ready?

ou need more practice with these words.

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