Classroom commands

a) for execution

1. Carry out my (his, her, etc.) commands. Do as you are told!

Give your friends (him, her, etc.) commands. Tell the class:...

2. Stand at the side of your desk! Stand aside!

Step aside and let me pass! Stand still at your desks!

3. Sit up (properly), Rose!

Everybody must sit on their side of the desk!

Don't go there!

Go out of the room!

Stop! Knock at the door!

Now come in!

Go back to your place.

4. Raise / put up your hand! Raise / put up both hands! Raise / put up left (right) hand! Put your hand down.

Lift your left (right) leg!

5. Move your head from side to side! Move your head up and down!

6. Can you count? Count from one to ten! Count up to 15!

Count the girls in the classroom! How many are they?

7. Point to your pens! Hold up your pens! Pens down!

8. Take this book! Open it!

Put it on my table! Take it again! Shut the book! Hold the book out! Give the book back to me! 9. Look at the window (door, etc.)! Look into your books! Look for your pencil in your bag!

10. Take the chair! Take the chair to the door! Place the chair at the door! Place the chair in the corner! Sit down on the chair! Stand up! Lift the chair! Bring the chair to me! Put the chair in its place!

11. Please take the chalk! Draw a line! Write the letter "K"! Underline the letter "K"! Wipe off the line (the letter)!

12. Open your bags! Take out a book and a pencil! Put the book in front of the bag? Put the book behind the bag! Put the book on top of the bag! Put the book under the bag!

Put the book and the pencil in the middle of the desk one on top of the other!

Put the book between the pencil and the bag! Put the pencil and the book back into your bag!

b) general

1. Repeat please! Say it again, please! Repeat it all together! Repeat in chorus! Repeat / practise after me! Repeat what I say!

2. Say this in English. Say it correctly!

3. Go on, please! Go ahead!

Go on / continue reading, writing, etc. Go on with your reading!

That will do! Enough! That's enough! Once more! Do it again! Wait a minute / moment.

STIMULATION OF ATTENTION

1. Attention, please! Be attentive!

Fix / concentrate your attention on the text.

You are not attentive. Stop looking out of the window.

2. Listen carefully to what I am going to say. Jane, you haven't been listening.

3. Notice the following!

4. What are you busy with? What are you doing that for?

DEFINITION OF THE SUBJECT AND THE AIM OF THE LESSON

1. First we shall check / test your written homework. We shall begin with oral homework.

We shall refresh / review / brush up the grammar material.

Let's begin with the analysis of your written work / test.

Now let's go on / pass on to the 21st lesson.*

We'll work on unfamiliar words (conversation topic, reading) first.

We'll read and translate Lesson 15 and work on the words and pronunciation.

2. We'll have a model lesson today.*

3. Today we shall have a lesson in English instead of history.

You will have history at the second lesson.

REVISION OF THE MATERIAL COVERED

1. This lesson should be followed by a careful revision. Let's refresh / review the old material before we go on to the next lesson.

I'm going to set a revision for a test / written work that you'll have tomorrow.

2. I want you to refresh / review all the words for the first term / quarter.

I'll ask you questions to check your knowledge. Refresh / review the words in Lesson Ten. Go through the words to the last two lessons.*

3. Repeat the same thing over and over again.

Have a running review / revision. Have a hasty re­view.*

Skim over this page! *

ORAL QUIZ

1. What lesson did I set for you today? What have you prepared for today? What did we do at the last English lesson? What topic did we work on last?

2. Are you ready to say your lesson? Mike, say / repeat your lesson, please.*

3. Have you learned the poem by heart? Can you tell it from memory?

Jane is good at reciting English poems.

4. I'll call on you to say your homework.* I'll call on Rose for the new words. I'll ask Pete again tomorrow and give him a mark for his answer.

5. Come out / forward to the front.* Come to the front of the class. Face the pupils, please! *

6. Raise your hand / put your hand up if you know the answer / if you can do it.

If anybody thinks she is wrong, raise your hand / put your hand up!

Raise your hand if you wish to speak.

7. You don't know a single word of the lesson. I saw it from the very beginning.

What is to be done? *

You haven't kept your word.*

That's something new. What do you mean (by it)? How do you know? What made you think so? * It seems to me that you have only run over your lesson.

8. You talk nonsense. This is nonsense. Don't tell me tales.*

You seem not to know what's what.*

It's good for nothing.*

9. Retell the contents of the text.

Try and retell / relate the story in your own words.

Don't retell the text word for word.

Give the contents of the passage in short.

I want you only to give the main idea of the passage.

No need to go into details.

Leave out all the details!

Retell the story / the text close to the original. This has nothing at all to do with the lesson. Don't repeat yourself.*

10. Who has any criticism (to his story)? Who wishes to make some remarks? Is there any criticism to this?

11. I am (not) pleased with your answer.

Your answer gave / brought me (no) satisfaction. You missed the main thing / idea in your answer. There are some weak points in your answer. Are you sure of your answer? * Your answer satisfies me.

You have a ready answer to any question, I see.

12. I'll ask you questions to check your knowledge. Think first, then answer. Think hard! *

You answer without thinking.

13. Now let's put an end to all helping / whispering and cribbing.

You won't get very far on helping.*

Did you hear / understand what I said?

Do I make myself clear? *

14. Does anybody want to add to the answer? * Can you add anything to this answer?

15. Why are you silent?

I thought you to be a clever pupil.

What is the matter?

What else? Don't keep me waiting! *

16. Answer these questions without looking into your books.

Look up the answer in your books. Can't you find the answer?

You haven't worked well enough / hard enough.* Try again! You must try harder! That's all right now. That's very good.

17. Everyone wait your turn! / Wait till it's your turn. All of you will answer in turn.

Why don't you raise your hand / put your hand up?

18. Your answer was excellent (good, satisfactory, bad). You must do / learn your lessons better!

Go back to your place and refresh the words! I'll call you out without fail.*

19. Did you learn your lesson? It doesn't look that way. Such answers are not wanted here.

I give you a two. / Your mark is two. You were a good pupil up to now. But today you knew your lesson badly. I am not pleased with you! Prepare it for the next lesson. (You get) No mark today.