Resources

Resource 1: Classroom language

Here are some useful phrases for the classroom. You can add other phrases to this list.

Greeting students

Good morning students. How are you today?

Good afternoon everyone.

Are you ready to start?

Let’s start the lesson.

What did you do yesterday?

How did you find the homework?

Can anyone remember what we did in the last class?

Taking attendance

Let’s take attendance.

Please respond to your roll number.

Who is missing today? Is anyone absent?

Does anyone know why Sneha is not here?

Listen while I call your names.

Raise your hand and say ‘Here’/‘Present’ when I call out your name.

Giving instructions

Open your books at page 38.

Look at the picture at the top of the page.

Please read the first paragraph of the text.

Tanvir, please read the questions.

Read the first stanza aloud.

Repeat after me.

Do it again, please.

Discuss the questions with your partner.

You have ten minutes.

OK – start!

Two more minutes.

OK! Time’s up!

Listen. Now write down what I say.

Checking previous knowledge

The topic of the lesson is Nelson Mandela. Can anyone tell me who he is?

Can you remember what we did in the last class?

Does anyone already know what this is called?

Does anyone have one of these at home?

Can anyone tell me how to say XXX in English?

Managing behaviour

Students, could you all sit down, please.

Now the pair work activity is over. Please return to your desks.

Can you four work together, please?

Let Santosh say something too, please.

Encouraging your students to speak

Could you speak up a bit, please?

Would you like to try to answer, Sandesh?

Yes, that’s almost right.

Can anyone help Aisha with the answer?

Go on …

I’m sure you can answer that.

Can you explain that to the rest of the class?

Praising your students

Very good!

Very nice!

Excellent!

Well done!

Good work!

I’m impressed.

Keep it up.

That’s correct.

You were very quick!

That was very good, say it again.

You are very good at guessing.

I like the way you’re doing that.

Giving homework

For your homework, please do Activity B.

We’re out of time. Please finish this activity at home.

Don’t forget about your homework!

At home, please do the exercises in the ‘Thinking about language’ section on page 40.

Before tomorrow’s lesson, think about a time you have taken a risk.

For homework, imagine you are Anne Frank. Think about what it must have been like to be her.

Saying goodbye

Okay then, that’s all for today. Goodbye. See you all tomorrow.

The bell has rung. It’s time to finish.

Put your books away.

How much time do we have left?

We still have five minutes left.

That’s all for today.

We’ll read the next part of the passage in the next lesson.

Goodbye! See you tomorrow.

Have a nice weekend.

How much homework do you have from your other lessons?

Don’t forget your homework!

Take care when you cross the road.

Talking to your students about their lives

How are you today?

Where is Masuma?

Is she ill?

Have you been ill? Are you okay now?

What did you do yesterday after school?

Did you have a nice day on Sunday? What did you do?

Did you do anything nice during your holiday?

What are you doing this weekend?

Is it your birthday?

Did you watch the cricket match at the weekend?

Does anyone in your family speak English?

What languages do you use at home?

Resource 2: Language that students can use with you and with each other