General Class Communication

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GENERAL CLASS COMMUNICATION

GREETINGS

- Hi! Hello!

- Good morning everybody! Good afternoon!

- See you tomorrow/on Wednesday/next day. Goodbye, bye.

- How are you today? I’m fine, thanks. Fine, thanks. So and so. Not bad, thanks.

- Excuse me, can I talk to you for a minute?

ASKING FOR PERMISSION

- I’m sorry I am late. May I come in, please? Yes, come in.

- Can I change seats, please? No, you can’t. I’m sorry.

- Can you get some chalk, please? Yes, of course.

THANKS

- Thank you/ thank you very much/ thanks

- You’re welcome/ Not at all/ Don’t mention it.

- That’s OK. That’s all right.

QUESTIONS IN CLASS

- How do you say … in English?

- What’s the meaning of... in Spanish?

- I don’t understand/ I don’t know. Can you repeat, please?

- Can you say that again, please?

- Say again, please.

- What do you mean?

- Could you explain it once more, please?

- Would you give us an example, please?

- What is the difference between … and …?

- How do you pronounce this word?

- How do you spell that, please?

- Would you mind speaking louder, please? I can’t hear you.

- When is the homework due?

- What page?

TEACHER’S ORDERS

- Come in/ come out.

- Stand up/ sit down.

- Be quiet. Silence!

- Listen. Listen carefully. Listen to the tape/video/me…

- Do you understand?

- Read, please. Would you read the last sentence a little more slowly?

- Write. Write clearly.

- Now, let’s start/ begin today’s lesson.

- Today we’re going to talk about/ deal with…

- Here we go.

- Stand by. Pay attention.

- Just a minute, please.

- Are you ready?

- Who’s next?

- A volunteer, please?

- Team work, pair work.

- Make groups of …

- Work with a partner and …

- Come out to the front of the class.

- Put your hands up/ down

- Now let’s go/ move on to …...