THE PUPIL LANGUAGE

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Hang Easter Thank Vnhe same

|Good Bes ot luck

Juss a moment plcase Wehavent tinshed ye

Have vou finished (vet)?
Can vou iend me vour pen Here There vou
Tm afraid lnoed i Tm using it
Excuse me' Can vou repa that. plea?
Can vou hele mè. piease
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 THE LANGUAGE OF THE CLASSROOM
taugkt, ali the teuchers require the linguistic competence and
* Whave te sabject
iasgetie rainiag aiouet at the as should be trained in it. Foreign language tenchers in
a saton, since, if they believe in the muximum
thrt areabliged to use it beth as the go or heu use of the L2, that is, the language
leaching and as the prime medium af i
(ughes, i981: 8) instruction and classroom management."
Bas ttis in mnd, the primary in er cho andout is to provide
ossi,give iasiuettuR, ask quesens, maintain English teschers with the source te deepeu their verbal
classroom discinline, confirm answers, end a lesson, language
etc.
GREETINGS
evervbody
morning Ciass 5
afternoon gris Mr Ndala.
evenimg grts and boys (Good afternoon, Miss Smith.
Mrs Black
children
How are you ail
loday?
Are vou all well (Fine, thanks, and you?)
How ac vou
this cvening? (Very well, thank you)
Are vou fveing better Pedro?
Ihope you (Yes, Ian, thanks.)
are all fecling fit/well today/this afternoon.
have all had anice/good weekend/holiday.
have recovered from your cold, T'ony.

INTRODUCING YOURSELF
Iljust introduce inyself. My name's spelt I'lbe tcaching you English this year.
tellyou a bit about myself.
I'm a teacher traince and Ill be teaching you today and on Friday
come from
live avin
have been working in

Andwhat about you?

Can vou introduce yoursclf?
your neighbour to me?

BEGINNING A CHAT
6 did you have a good
Well, did you enjoy the weckend?
did anyone do anvthing interesting during the
holiday?
What did you do last night?
Tell me what you did Yesterday after school?
At the weekend?
In the holidays?

Can you tell us more about that?

Could what the football was like?
programme
party

CHECKING ATTENDANCE
9 Right! l'm going to call the roll.
Now! take the register.
OK! Listen while | call your names
Quiet, now, please see if you are all here
Let's see who's absent.
who is not here.
ifeveryone's here.
if anyone's away

10 Is anybody absent? (Yes, Augusto is.)

everybody here (Yes, I think so.)
(No, Ithink Paulo is away.)
What is Wrong with Ana today?
What's the matter with Luis today'?
FINDING OUT WHERE PEOPLE ARE
 Whele Is Ír Jesus? (No, I'm sory, I don't know )
3Re Lura and Teresa?
(I'crhaps he/she is)
12Does anvone know wherc Tony is?
Who Anows José and Rosa are? (No, I'm sorry, I don't know.)
Can anyOne tell me when
Has anybody got an tdea
António will be back? (Perhaps he/she is ..)

LATENESS
i3 Dhd vou miss he bus or
forget the time?
get up late were youdelayed?
Oversleep was the bus late?

come on time, really.

Well. you Vou ought to have told me before if you had to g0 to the
should asked someone to tell me. doctor.
set out earlier.

15 Try to be here On time nexi time.

Don't iet it happen again
Let this be the last time.
That's the second time this week.
|'lhave to report you if you're late again.

WELCOMING PUPILS
16 Oh. Alberto you're back That's
Mrs dos Santos nicc/good.

ASKING FOR REASONS/DETAILS AND SHOWING SYMPATHY

17 What was the matter? Have you becn ill? (Well, I was ill.)
Why were you away? l(Yes, Ihave. Ihad a cough.)
(Ihad a temperature.)

ENCOURAGING PUPILS TO TALK ABOUT THE ABSENCE

18 Oh? Tell me about it. (Well, Ihad a bad cold
Oh dear Sorry to hear that (Yes, I had an accident.)
lam sorry!

19 Are you better now? (Yes, thanks.)

Do vou feel

SUGGESTING WHAT PUPILS HAVE TO DO

20 You'll have to catch up won't you? (Yes, alright.)
Weli. Luisa
Weli, Mr Cassanga ask your classmates to help you.
to tell you what we've done.

21 Come ard see me after the lesson, OK? (Yes, I will.)

Stay behind afñer the lesson and I'll see you.
Right NOW we'll get on with the lesson. Ready?

22 You'll have to catch up won't you?

Well, Luísa. (Yes, alright )
ask your classmates to help you.
Well, Mr Cassanga to tell you what we've done.

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
23 hot
rather sunny
a bit bright (Ycs.)
toc stuffy in this room, 0sn't it? (Yes, it is.)
very cold in here,
dark
(No, it's alright.)
(No, it's OK.)
draughty

24 |lerribly untidy In this room.

 Pease

Wouldvo te iwintow nearest \on

Coutd yo
ptease
diay the vwtans
let ihe bits dowe

IFTHE cONDITiONS ARE FINE

t up
That's e openthe windonws
Well kone What a ne loday
elasstoNn,

GETTING ORGANISED
can you clean the blackboand?
Please will sOmeOMe the whiie oad? (Me)
would

28
Could you clean the top let-hand CoIer, please (ertanfy, Mr Short
bottom right-hand (This bit, here?)
(Here do you ncan)

9 Just clean this half

Leave set
Don' clcan part Thank you
bit
Side

30 Straighten the cha1s (Yes,alr1ght.)

moving up (along) a bt (No,OK )
Would o mnd oving back a bit plcase? (No, aliight.
AUng io groups of4 (Yes, OK.)
making a bigger space here (Airight.)

31Ruh English books

Yu just yOur blue books
only necd notcbooks and penciis
workbooks

BEGINNING WITH REVISION

didleart 33
pracliscd dong
Rigt FCNNCNter Laikcd ahout last tesson" go over il agan,
tcad ahout last ume? Let's revise t shall we
wTole atoat
do it once mOre

TALKING ABOUT THE LESSON

34 Ltst practise this
kaana dialuguc abuul
lcarn smeth ing sew

Ncs ic CHd
When wc ve ls
Now, puy aKSIK
Right now

DEFINING AIMS (Intermediate and Advanced onty; kor beginer and elementary use L1)
 say what you and your
talk aboul our likes andfricnd likedoing
be abie to dislikes
have lcarnt how to describe people
Bythe cnd of the lesson youll
give people advice.
’ Table 37
write a letuler
discuss plans applying
for
for a job.
wcckend/holidays.
saying
By the endof the lesson you'll have had some practice in talking
giving
Ising ’ Table 37
warning
ANDGIVING EXAMPLES (Examples refer back to the tables above.
"l live play1ng football but I don't like
Practise them together.)
37:Like swimming much.
As in "Well., he's verv tall and slim, with fair hair and so on.
For example "IfIwere you, I'd buy the better quality one.
Such as "Watch out! Mind that lorry!"
Look, like this Next weckend I'm going to play tennis."

INTRODUCING A NEW STAGE IN THE LESSON

38Ok. Let's have a break/rest. You must be tired.
Well. everybody. would you begin again, please.
Now. We're going to listen carefully (and repeat when I do this).
Now then. Iwant you to do this exercise orally in pairs.
Right. do a drill. Look, like this.
Airight then. It's time we had a break/rest.
OK? you did something different.
Alright? WTote something down.
Ready? did some writing/rcading/pair work, etc.

DIVIDINGCLASSES IN HALVES
39 For this, I'm going to divide you down the middle.
divide yOu in half.
Now,
ask the questions, etc.
40 Right. Now'A, you
And you 'B, you answer thc questions, ctc.

DIVIDING CLASSES IN GROUPS In tows, with your neighbour.

pairs please.
41 want you in In fours
We're gOing to work in groups In groups of four.
Can vou get intO

42 Turn round and face your neighbour.

look at |the person next to you.
Move forward
Can vou face the people behind you?
infront of you?

I1'd ike you to practise that dialogue

43 In your pars ask and answer sone questions about yourselves
groups would you write a short paragraph about
vou're going to

WORK
FEEDBACK ON PAIRIGROUP what sonme of vou have done
That was good. Silence!
44 OK. Not bad! Quict please! Let's hear this pair /group.
Finc. Welldone! That's enough! how you have been getting on
Stop now!

DISCIPLINE playing around

45 No(more) talkingl/chating!
Stop making a 0Oise!
Would you mind not pBaying truart! Caln down
Please will you stop disturbing the othcrs! Listen, please
Without
 You shouldn'tbe behaving like that!
There' be troubie if you gu on speak1ng Portuguese! Be quiet,
report you to Mr Xif you g0 on lurning round! Face me! Settle down,
45 do that again
forget it again I'lhave to
If you don't do your homework once Ildefinitely
mOre
don't work tarder
Ihsimply
Iwill
keep on wasung ume
pay attention,
if you don't Jisten propcrly it'lgo in one car and out the
COncenirate. other!

APOLOGIES
really
awfully
(That's ait right.)
Sorry (about that). (tdoesn't matter.)
terribly (No. it was my fault.)

49 Excuse mel U be back in a

moment
Carry on with the exercIse while I'm away.
Could I get past, please?
You're in the/my way
50 'm atraid I'm not feeling very well today.
I have a sorc throat.
Ibave a (bit of a) hcadache.
I'm foeling a bit under the weather.
|If youdon't mind Il sit down.

SEASONAL, OCCASIONAL
51 Happy Birthday! Good luck! J hope you win/pass.
Many happy returns (of the day), Bill. Never mind!
Pedro is twelve today. Let's sing 'Happy Birthday.' Better luck next time!
Merry Christmas! Rememnber me to your dad.
Happy Easter! Give my regards/best wishes to your sister.
(God) Biess you! Say hello to your sister for me.
THANKING
S2 Mary thanks (That's all right.)
Thank y0u very much. (Not at all.)
Thanks a lot (You are welcome.)
Thanks for vour help. (Don't mention it.
It was very kindof youto help. Thank you. (Think nothing of it)
Irealy do apprecate your hcip. (Any time.)

cONFIRMATION (oralwork)
53 That's nghtit/correc1 Well done.
That's qute right like that
Yes, youte goi iR Marvellous.
Exccllent. Magnificent.
(That's) Very guod Terrific.
Great stuft Wow!
Fantastic. Jolly good.
That's exactly the point. You made a very good joh of that

CONFIRMATION (written work)

54 Excellent work Satisfactory
Very well done. Could do better.
Good stuff. Too many careless slips
Keep it up Careless
Adequate. Needs to showsome more elfort
Much belter Not up lo your usua! st4ndard
Shows some improvement Disappointing
Grcat improvement. Sce me about this.
ENCOURAGEMENT
55 That's better You sound veryFuplsh
You've improved aittlela lot You sull have sOllIe
Have a go! You are pctlmg bctterlfouble with your
at il the timc spellng
Don't worry ahout your pOnuncitVespellng Youave made n lot of
progress
ENDING A LESSON
S6 Last feW qucstios
One or two mOre minuieS
Ine
Just finish the
dialogue Placsny nd then we'll slop
Can you coplete ACniene you're
lask
Writg
fcadng
t's almost time to stop We'll have to stop now dowp
I'm alraid t's tIme to {insh nhu That wll do for today. You ca go now
All nght ! Thet's all lor today,
thank you. One more thing beforc you o

SETTING HOMEWORK
do
learn
At home, not now, writc the work we've donc n class,
Tonght, practise this dialoguc
read the exercisc on page 9
revise

58 next lesson.
It must be done by next time Isce you
Can you give it in lomorrOw morning.
I'll test you on it some time this week.
(on) Tuesday, latest

REVIEW
59 practiscd
So todav we have readabout and you'vc learnt how to
witten
Next lesson wc !
reVise and do

VALEDICTION
60 Goodbve, boys and girls Enjoy your weckend/holday
Bye, bye children. Don't work too hard
Gbve, ever one Iwon't be herc next wcck. Miss
Jones will tuke yowhe laking you tstcad
See you toNorrow alternoon agan This was my last lesson with you.
IH be sceing some of vOu again afler thc
brcak By now, Afonso

SOURCES
The above tabies/phrases were selected/ adapted from:
Hughes. G.S.. 1981. AHandbook of Classroom English. Oxtord: Oxford
Wilis, J. 1981. Teaching English Through English. London: University Press
Longman.