Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
William Penn, Founder of Pennsylvania
Beginning the class
Hello! Hi! Good morning! Good afternoon!
What's up?
Close the door, please.
Write the date on the board, please.
Take out your books, please / Give out the books, please.
Alicia, share your book with Laura, please.
Exercise one at the top of page three / Activity two at the bottom of page three.
Which exercise are we doing?
Work in groups of three / Work in pairs / Work on your own.
Have you done your homework?
Juan isn't here today. He is not well.
Ready? / Let's start / David, you start.
Just a moment / Wait a minute / Hold on a second.
Hello! Hi! Good morning! Good afternoon!
What's up?
Close the door, please.
Write the date on the board, please.
Take out your books, please / Give out the books, please.
Alicia, share your book with Laura, please.
Exercise one at the top of page three / Activity two at the bottom of page three.
Which exercise are we doing?
Work in groups of three / Work in pairs / Work on your own.
Have you done your homework?
Juan isn't here today. He is not well.
Ready? / Let's start / David, you start.
Just a moment / Wait a minute / Hold on a second.
Spontaneous reactions
Bless youCongratulations
Do you have a cold (a headache, stomachache, a cold, the flu,...)?
Do you have the hiccups?
Do you feel well?
Do you feel well?
Asking for permissionCan I borrow a pen/eraser/paper?
Can I go to the toilet?
Can I sharpen, please?
Can I use a dictionary?
Can you lend me your pen/eraser/paper?
Could I throw away the paper?
Classroom materialsA sheet of paper. Has everyone got a sheet of paper?
The textbooks. Put your textbooks in your schoolbags.
The activity books. The activity books are on the shelf.
The workbook. Pepe, collect in the workbooks, please.
A flashcard. The flashcards go in that box.
A poster. Help me stick this poster on the wall.
The calendar. Hang the calendar next to the door.
The chalk. A piece of chalk. The chalk is finished.
The crayons. The crayons are Laura's.
Felt tips. The felt tips are dry.
Coloured pencils. Colour it in with your coloured pencils.
A pair of scissors. Has anyone seen my pair of scissors?
A rubber. There's a rubber on the floor.
Glue. Pass the glue, please.
A piece of sellotape. Cut me a piece of sellotape, please.
A stapler. Be careful with the stapler. Staples. Don't touch the staples.
A tack. Careful, there's a tack on the floor.
A ruler. A ruler is for measuring.
A cloth. Clean the table with the cloth.
Praise and correctionBrilliant! / Excellent! / Wonderful! / Fabulous
Good! / Good job! / Very good! / Great job!
Great! Very well done!
Yes, that's right / That's it! / Right! / You're right
Nice work!
Yes! OK!
That's not right, try again.
Not quite right, try again.
That's nearly right. That's better!
Today I'm happy/not very happy with you.
Let's continue / Go ahead / Go on
Controlling the class
Please be quiet! Speak quietly! Can't you speak more softly? No noise, please.
Stop chatting! Stop speaking! Whisper, don't shout! Silence! Shut up, will you?
Please pay attention!
Don't do that! Don't touch! Put that away!
Calm down! Settle down! Sit still!
Juan, stop bothering David!
Stop playing with your pencil / Stop talking and watch the video / Stop talking and listen, please.
Less talking, more working
I'm waiting for everyone to be quiet
Did you hear what I said?
Put your chewing gum in the bin please
Please make an effort to be here on time
Would you like to spend your break time with me?
See me after the lesson
This looks messy
Giving instructions and asking for informationCould you repeat that, please? First listen, and then repeat.
Say it with me.
Keep going.
Can you speak louder?
What does .... mean?
Can you spell it, please? How do you spell ... , please?
Is this correct?Give me some more examples, please.
Do you understand?
Alicia, read the next sentence. Can you read this word?
Look at exercise two. Can you read the instructions, please?
Can you write it on the board, please?
What's the English word for ... ?
Could you repeat that, please? I'm sorry, I don't understand.
What page are we on?
Can I see your exercises, please? / Show me your work.
Please do the following exercises.
Has anyone got a pencil/rubber?
Let's practice that again.
Who has finished? / Have you finished?
Come here, please.
Go back to your seat.
Look at the board.
Listen to me.
Tell me the answer / Write the answers.
Read the question.
Cut it out.
Point to the ...
Watch the video.
Say the whole sentence, please / Say it again, please.
Say it in English, please!
Say it more slowly.
Copy these words into your notebooks.
Don't start yet! / You can start now.
Come to the front, please.
Correct your partner's work.
Put your hand up if you don't understand.
Fill in the gaps.
Can you all see?
Is that right?
Raise / Lower the blinds, please.
Wipe your nose! Blow your nose! Use a hankie!
Hurry up!
Don´t waste your time / Make the most of your time
Hands up! Hands down!
How many times do I have to say ...?
I'm waiting for everyone to be quiet
Stop what you're doing and listen please
Would you like to spend your break time with me?
Not just yetDo we have to copy this as well? Do we have to copy the instructions?
Have you corrected the exams yet?
Can you give us our marks, please?
Can I change places, please?
Do we have to copy this as well?
Diego, please, swap places with Miguel
Javier, can you turn around, please, and face the front?
Please, write down the questions
Ending the class
Stop working!
It's time to go / It's break-time.
See you later! / See you tomorrow / See you next week! / See you on Monday!
Put away your things!
Clean up! / Tidy up!
Put it in the bin, please!
Put on your jackets!
Clean the board, please.
You worked really well today.
We learned a lot today.
Goodbye!/Bye-bye!/Cheerio!
Enjoy your holidays! Have a nice weekend!
Bye, have a nice day / Enjoy your day
And something else ...
or how to use fun English naturallyCouldn't you drag yourself out of bed this morning?
Have you been playing truant?
Hey! Wake up, your head's in the clouds!
Stop your moaning!
Watch what you are saying.
Wash your mouth out with soap!
Get your finger out!
Don't be rude!
Wipe that silly smile off your face!
What's so funny?
Stop acting the clown!
Don't go bananas!
Don't be a rotter!
Mind your own business!
This is a madhouse!
You're driving me round the bend!
What's all the racket about?
CONNECTORS
Connectors are the words which combine two words, phrases and sentences together.
Here you have usual connectors you can use in
your conversations
to add points on the same topic
and / in addition / furthermore / moreover /what's more / besides/also/
too/as well as
to express a contrast
but / however / nevertheless / yet / still / although/even/ even
though/in spite of / despite / while
to describe a cause or reason
because (of) / since / due to / one/another reason for/ as a result of
to describe a result
so / therefore / consequently / thus / as a result /as a consequence/
for this reason / that's why
to show purpose
in order (not) to / so as (not) to / so that / to
to describe similarity
similarly / likewise / ¡n the same way
to express personal opinions
in my opinion /1 (strongly) believe (that)/l think/1 feel( that)/ in my
view/ it seems to me (that) /personally/ as I see it
to describe reality
in fact / as a matter of fact / actually / the truth is (that)
to make general statements
in general / generally / as a rule / on the whole
to list points
to begin / start with / in the first place/first of all/ firstly,
secondly, thirdly/finally/lastly
to give examples
for example / for instance / such as / like /particularly / in
particular/ especially/( more) specifically
to introduce opposing points
on the one hand / on the other hand / in contrast / contrary to/ it can
also be argued that/ but there are people who say/ think (that)
to show sequence
first / at first / in the beginning/ before / next / then / soon /
meanwhile /later/ after (that) /afterwards/ at last/ eventually/ finally /in
the end
to show time
when / while / before / after / until / as soon as / by the time
to conclude phrases
below
in conclusion / to sum up / in short
