Checking / testing the homework

1. Now let's go on / pass on to the written homework. Let's check / test the home exercise.

What have you done for today? Show me your written exercises. Let's check your home exercise No 1. Nick, begin with the second part.

2. Your homework is carelessly done. You haven't done your homework well. Why didn't you do all the exercises? You've copied it wrong from the book.

I want you to correct all your mistakes.

Why don't you write the title / the heading to the homework?

3. I see that you've cribbed your home exercise from others.

You and Jane have the same mistakes.

I'll keep you in after classes / school for not having done your exercises.*

Stay on after classes.* I'll be waiting for you.

4. Put your exercise-book / copy-book on the corner of your desk.

I want to see what you have done.

There are too many mistakes in your homework.

That won't do; you will have to do it again.

5. Your homework is half done.

You always do things by halves.*

You could do your homework much better, (i. You have not done your homework again.

Do the homework for the next lesson and be sure to hand it straight into my hands!

You must show me your homework tomorrow.

7. Now open your books at page 110. Let's check oral exercise IV.

The exercise should be read by each pupil.

That's exactly what you had (for today).

We shall do that exercise orally during the lesson and in written form at home.

8. Ann, you begin with exercise 3 on page 84. You left out the task to the exercise. Mary, read the task to the exercise!

9. Has anybody done it in a different way? Who has used other words?

10. I'll take your exercise-books / copy-books 7 notebooks for correction.

Hand in your exercise-books / copy-books / notebooks, please!

Nell, collect the exercise-books / copy-books / note­books, please!

Teaching writing and spelling

1. Look at the letters cards! Name this letter!

Point to the letter "B"!

Take the letter "B" and show it to the class!

Take the small (capital) letter "C"!

Make (up) a word of / with letters / sounds cards.

2. How many letters are there in the English alphabet? Read letters in alphabetical order (in mixed order)! What letter comes after (before) "C"?

What letter is between "n" and "p"?

What is the first (last) letter in the word "factory"?

3. The form of this letter is wrong.*

Try and form English letters correctly!

Learn to form letters correctly!

Join the letters when you write in English.

4. Begin with a capital letter!

Write this word with a small letter!

Use a capital / small letter for this word! Please write in big / small letters! Write proper names with a capital letter.

5. Write your name in English letters! Please write the date / number in letters.

We shall write in printed (block, script, sloping, up­right) letters.* У ь> F Mind how this letter is written!

6. There is a letter missing! *

You have left out a letter.*

Cross out the extra letter.*

7. Start a new line! * Start a new page! Make a new paragraph! * Mind the margin!

Don't write in the margin!

8. Complete the line! * / Finish up the line! *

9. Don't write words too close! Leave more space between them! Write a good hand! *

You write illegibly.*

Your handwriting is bad.*

Try to improve your handwriting.

10. Write clean / neatly! Don't make blots!

This blotting-paper won't blot. Take another blotter.

11. You must write correctly.

Your spelling leaves much to be desired! *

Your spelling is bad. It is your weak point.*

We don't spell as we pronounce.*

Spell this word correctly!

12. There is a spelling mistake in that word.*

How is that word spelled / spelt?