Classroom Language: Simple
instructions
1. Here are some common
instructions which the class can easily understand:
- Come in.
- Go out.
- Stand up.
- Sit down.
- Come to the front of the class.
- Stand by your desks.
- Put your hands up.
- Put your hands down.
- Hold your books/pens up.
- Show me your pencil.
2. A number of
instructions can be used at the beginning of a session:
- Pay attention, everybody.
- You need pencils/rulers.
- We’ll learn how to …
- Are you ready?
- Open your books at page…
- Turn to page …
- Look at activity five.
- Listen to this tape.
- Repeat after me.
- Again, please.
- Everybody …
- You have five minutes to do this.
- Who’s next?
- Like this, not like that.
3. A number of
instructions can be used at the end of a session:
- It’s time to finish.
- Have you finished?
- Let’s stop now.
- Stop now.
- Let’s check the answers.
- Any questions?
- Collect your work please.
- Pack up your books.
- Are your desks tidy?
- Don’t forget to bring your …
tomorrow.
4. Instructions can also
be sequenced:
- First
- Next
- After that
- Then
- Finally
5. Comprehension language:
- Are you ready?
- Are you with me?
- Are you OK?
- OK so far?
- Do you get it?
- Do you understand?
- Do you follow me?
- What did you say?
- One more time, please.
- Say it again, please.
- I don’t understand.
- I don’t get it.
- Like this?
- Is this OK?
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