Classroom Instructions

At the request of teachers in need of English language support, I have created this collection of classroom instructions. Listen and repeat. Increase the amount of English you use in your classroom with the confidence that you will speak correctly and sound natural.

Topic: Classroom Instructions: Asking Questions

How do you ask if students have any questions?

TOPIC: EXPLAINING ACTIVITY FORMAT

How do you ask students to work alone or in pairs?

TOPIC: GIVING HOMEWORK

How do you assign and correct homework?

TOPIC: GIVING PRAISE

How do you praise students’ efforts?

TOPIC: LINING UP

How do you ask children to form a line?

TOPIC: MAKING CORRECTIONS

How do you correct students’ mistakes?

TOPIC: MONITORING STUDENT TALK

How do you ask students to speak more quietly?

TOPIC: TAKING ATTENDANCE

How do you take attendance?

TOPIC: TAKING TESTS

How do you start and end a test?

TOPIC: TAKING TURNS

How do you ask students to take turns speaking?

TOPIC: USING BOOKS

How do you lead students as you use a textbook?

TOPIC: WRITING

How do you ask students to write for you?