VIII. Right /Wrong
Good. Right. Fine. Right you are. Quite right.
That's the way. That's right. That's it. That's correct.
Yes, you've got it You've got the idea.
What you said was perfectly all right.
You didn't make a single mistake.
That's exactly the point.
That's just what I was looking for.
No, that's wrong. Not really. Unfortunately not.
You can't use that word here.
You missed the verb out.
You forgot the preposition. Mind the preposition.
You used the wrong tense.
You misunderstood the instructions.
Once again, but remember the word order.
Try not to mix these two words up.
They're spelt the same, but pronounced differently.
Perhaps you had better say ...
It wasn't pronounced correctly. The word is accented on the second syllable.
Be careful with the 'sh'-sound.
Notice how my tongue touches my teeth. See how my mouth hardly moves.
Again please, but watch your pronunciation.
Listen to the way my voice goes up.
You must let your voice fall at the end of the sentence.
Let's see if you've spelt it right / correctly.
You need an extra letter here.
Rub out the wrong word. Wipe out / off the last letter.
Always check the punctuation.
Don't translate word for word.
Think about the meaning of the whole sentence.
You find it difficult to read aloud.
You'll have to spend more time practising this.
Speak more clearly. Not so quickly, I can't follow.
There was a mistake in that sentence. Go back and see if you can find/spot it.
Don't whisper the answer. Don't help him. Don't keep prompting.
I'm sure she can manage on her own.
IX. Assessment
Very good. Well done. That's nice. You made a very good job of that.
That's much (a lot) better. You've improved a little.
You can't say that, I'm afraid.
You still have some trouble with your spelling (sounds, etc.).
You need some more practice with ...
I wasn't very satisfied with that. You can do better than that.
That was rather disappointing.
Try harder. A bit more effort. I hope you do better next time.
The following comments are often used on written work:
Excellent work. Very well done. Good stuff. Keep it up. Adequate.
Much better. Shows some improvement. Great improvement.
Satisfactory. Could do better. Too many careless slips. Careless.
Needs to show more effort. Not up to your usual standard.
Disappointing. See me about this.
X. Conversation
These phrases help to keep the conversation moving:
Why? (In what way? Why do you think so?)
Don't you think, though, that ...
I'm not sure what you mean.
Have you got anything to add (to what Nick said)?
Does anybody share Nick's opinion (views)?
Could someone sum up what has been said?
Let's just run through the arguments for and against.
B. Conversational phrases
1. Handling a Dialogue
I say... Honestly... If you ask me ... You know what I think ...
The point is ... Don't you agree that...? Tell you what...
Have you heard about...? Do you happen to know that...?
Have you got any idea ...? Someone has told me that...
I hear that... That's what I heard. I'm afraid I don't know much about...
Not that I know of ... I wonder if you remember ... Have I got it right?
Am I right to believe ...? But why should (shouldn't) I? Well I don't (didn't) think ...
But how could I? If I were you ... I wish I could but ... I really couldn't imagine ...
What a silly way to talk! I wish you would ... I'm really sorry but...
I really feel bad about it. What do you think I should have done?