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Classroom Language
Useful questions to use in your English class.

1. Useful Questions
A. If you didn’t hear what someone said or they spoke too quickly.

1. Could you say that again?

Repeat, please

2. Could you speak more slowly?

speak slowly, please

3. Could you speak up?

speak up, please

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Make these expressions more polite by adding ‘excuse me’ and ‘please’.

e.g. Excuse me, could you say that again, please?

B. To ask about new words.

1. What does enormous mean? It means very, very big.

enormous

2. How do you pronounce this word? It is pronounced e · naw · muhs.

3. How do you say enormous in my language? You say in your language.

In English

4. How do you spell enormous? e n o r m o u s

C. If you don’t understand something or what someone said.

1. I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Don’t understand, please

2. Could you explain that again? Explain again

D. To agree, disagree, or ask your partner’s opinion.

1. What did you write for number one?

2. I agree. I don’t agree / I disagree.

3. What do you think?

4. I think that’s correct / incorrect.

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 2. Asking and Answering Questions (Student A)
Tell your partner a problem and your partner will respond.

Problems Questions / Responses

1. Your pen isn’t 2. It is too hot in the Excuse me, could you
When is the next class?
working. classroom. speak up, please?

3. Your teacher said 4. You need to go to

What do you think? Is this correct?
“thank you”. the toilet.

5. You don’t 6. You don’t

I’m sorry to be late. Can
understand what understand what a I disagree with you.
I come in?
the teacher said. word means.

7. You don’t know

8. You want to ask a Can/may I close the
how to spell that Can/may I get a drink?
question. window?
word.

2. Asking and Answering Questions (Student B)

Respond to your partner’s problem with the best question/response.

Questions / Responses Problems

Can/may I go to the 9. You don’t agree 10. You are late for
You’re welcome.
toilet? with your partner. class.

I have a question. Can/ Can/may I borrow a 11. It is too cold in the 12. You want to check
may I ask a question? pen? classroom. your answer.

14. You don’t know

Excuse me, could you 13. You can’t hear the
How do you spell that? when the next
explain that again? teacher.
class is.

16. You want to ask

What does this word Can/may I open a
15. You are thirsty. your partner’s
mean? window?
opinion.

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