When speaking English, it is important that students are not afraid to make a mistake. Sometimes, when I ask a student a question they hesitate for what seems like a long time. This could be for one of four reasons: didn't understand the question, didn't hear the question properly, didn't know how to reply or were just afraid to make a mistake. As long as they can give some sort of quick reply in English then they shouldn't be punished. Appropriate answers for the above examples would be: "I don't understand the question", "Say again please" and "I don't know how to answer".
Everyone is scared to some extent when starting something new. Try to break the ice by playing some fun games and singing some easy songs with the students for the first week or so. Don't worry if these activities are noisy or seem to be irrelevant to the course material. The important thing is that the students are "warming up" and are getting used to speaking English in a relaxed atmosphere.
CLASSROOM COMMANDS:
English should be used in the classroom as much as possible. At the start of a new school year, spend a few days going through all the classroom commands that might be useful.
* Please stand up/sit down.
* Stand at the front of the classroom.
* Sit up straight.
* Fold your arms.
* Come here please.
* Go back to your seat.
* Go and stand outside.
* Line-up outside.
* Come in.
* Look this way.
* Take your books out.
* Take out your exercise book.
* Take out your text book.
* Put away your books.
* Pass your books to the front.
* Open your book to page 34.
* Open your book at the back.
* Close your books.
* Use a red pen.
* Draw a margin
* Underline the title.
* Draw a line.
* Write today's date.
* Start a new page.
* Do your corrections.
* Stop working and listen to me.
* Hands up/Raise your hands.
* Listen please.
* Quiet please.
* Stop talking.
* No talking.
* Are you ready?
* Quickly/Hurry up.
* Speak louder.
* Speak slower.
* Say again, please.
* How do you spell ........?
* What does ........ mean?
* Repeat after me.
* What else?
* Anything else?
* Well done/Very good.
* Today we are going to.......
* We are going to sing a song.
* Hand in your homework tomorrow.
* Who wants some help?
* Is it difficult?
* I don't understand
* What does this mean?
* I don't know how to say.
* Sweep the floor.
* Mop the floor
* Turn on the lights.
* Turn off the lights.
* Switch on the fan.
* Close the door.
* Open the windows.
* Tidy/Pick-up the classroom.
* Tidy/Pick-up your desks.
* Clean the blackboard.
* Who is absent today?
* Have you finished yet?
* May I go out side please?
* May I come in please?
* Who is collecting the milk today?
* Do you understand?
* Sorry I am late.
* You have five more minutes.
* We have no more time today.
* See you tomorrow.
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