1. Language for teachers

1.1 Greeting

- How’s it going?

- How have you been?

- How are you getting along?

- What’s up?

- Hi/Hello

- Good morning, everybody.

- How are you class?

- It’s a nice day, isn’t it?

1.2 Checking attendances

- Who’s absent?

- Anybody absent?

- Is Somsak here?

- Where is …… ?

- Answer when I read your name?

1.3 Chatting

- You look different.

- You look so wonderful today.

- Pilawan, do you have something to tell me?

- Did you have a book?

- Did anyone go away last weekend?

- Did you have a nice weekend?

1.4 Beginning the lesson

- Let’s talk about ………….

- Have you finished your homework?

- What about the homework?

- Let me see your homework.

- Where did you stop yesterday?

- Please tell me what we did yesterday.

- Let’s start our lesson. Have you ever seen ….. ?

Have you ever heard of ….. ?

1.5 Interruptions

- Hello, (name.) Why are you late?

- Excuse me. May I interrupt?

- I have something to explain.

say.

etc.

- Please be quiet.

- Please listen to your friend.

1.6 Classroom management/ Getting organised

- Walk around and ask your friend about ………. .

- Please clean the blackboard.

- Get back to the blackboard.

- Please take one for yourself and pass the rest to the others.

- Please work in pairs.

- Please work in group of three/four.

- Please count from one to five.

- Please make a group of six.

- Work with your neighbour/ partner.

- Sit in group of 5.

- Form a group of 4.

- Divide into teams and stand in a line.

1.7 Giving encouragement/praising

- That’s right.

- Good!

- Very good!

- Great!

- Excellent!

- Give him a big hands!

- How clever you are!

- Splendid!

- Wonderful!

- You did a good job!

- Marvelous!

- Correct!

- Come on, you can do it.

- Try again.

- One more time, please.

- Again, please.

- Louder, please.

- Don’t be nervous.

- Take it easy.

- Feel free.

- Relax.

- It’s not difficult.

- It’s easy, isn’t it?

- Good try.

- Good pronunciation.

- Try again.

- Don’t worry, have a go.

- You have time to think about it.

- I will come back to you later!

1.8 Giving instructions

- Please turn to page …… in your course book.

- Stand up, please.

- Stand in a line.

- Take your time.

- Don’t be in such a hurry.

- Look.

- Listen.

- Bring me some chalk, please.

- Give me some paper, please.

- Put up your hand(s) if you need anything.

- Be quiet.

- Be careful.

- First put the ….. then ….

- Don’t make any noise.

- Do it on your own.

Pair work

- Now I’d like you to work in pairs.

- Work with the person next to you.

- No, I’d like you to count from 7-20.

- 1s work together.

- 2s work together.

- The same numbers work together.

Groupwork

- Form a group of 4. You can work with anyone you like .

- Now, I’d like you to count 1-5.

- The students who get the same numbers work together.

- Now the number one people, stand up and work in that corner.

- Students in each row, stand up. Stand face to face, please.

- Line up face to face, like this …..

1.9 Assigning homework

- Don’t forget your homework.

- When do you have to hand in?

- What do you have for homework?

- You should do exercise ……

- Do you have anything to do tonight?

- What did I ask you to do tonight?

- Is it clear?

- What do you have to do tonight?

1.10 Checking understanding

- Tell me what you are going to do?

- What do you want to ask?

- What questions do you ask?

- Are you with me?

- How many people do you have to ask?

- Who starts first?

- What do you have to do after this?

- Then what’s next?

- Can you do it on your own?

- How are you going to read it? Silently or aloud?

- Can you do the exercise now?

1.11 Physical condition

- It’s hot

Cold today, isn’t it?

warm

It’s a bit dark, please turn on the light, Sirirat.

1.12 Giving advice/offering suggestions.

- Why don’t you ……..

- You should/ought to ……..

- If I were you …………..

- How about ………… ?

- What about ……..?

- Have you thought about …… ?

- Can I give you more information?

- As far as I concerned ……. .

1.13 Ending the lesson

- That’s all for today.

- Do you have any questions? If you have any questions, you can see me at my office.

- See you again ……… .

- Please don’t forget your homework.

- Please clean up your desk.

- Please tidy up your room.

1.14 Attracting attention

- Class!

- Look!

- Listen, please!

- When am I now? Where were we?

- Right!

- Okay.

- Listen carefully.

- Miss, please!

- Attention please.

- Now, what did I say?

- Now, what have I just said?

- Now, are you with me?

- Now, are you OK?

1.15 Making compliment

- Well done.

- Excellent.

- Fantastic.

- You did a good job.

- Good presentation.

- Right.

- Correct.

- Wonderful.

- Exactly.

- Absolutely.

1.16 Good news.

- I heard you have just got a scholarship?

- Congratulations.

1.17 Expressing sympathy

- You were absent for 3 days.

What’s wrong with you?

I’m sorry to hear that.

1.18 About personal appearance.

- You have a new haircut, haven’t you? I like it.

- You look unhappy this morning.

- What’s wrong with you?

- Are you feeling okay?