Our English lesson. Everyday classroom routines

T eacher: Good morning, all! Sit down please! I expect no one is away?

Monitor: Nobody is. All are present. Oh, sorry, Ann is not here.

Teacher: What’s up? Is she ill?

Monitor: It’s flu with a high temperature.

Teacher: That’s too bad. Well now. Let’s begin. We’ll check our homework. Mike, will you take your exercise-book and come to the board?

Mike: Shall I write the words in transcription?

Teacher: Do, and you, Helen, read Text 7, will you? The others should write down the mistakes if she has any. Do you follow me? Will you read a little louder? That’ll do. Any mistakes noticed?

Julia: I believe there are some mistakes in the words ‘family’ and ‘Benny’.

Teacher: That’s it. Please, Helen, pronounce the words. Now it’s correct. You must work more. Pronunciation is your weak point, I’m afraid.

Helen: Shall I read the text again for the next time?

Teacher: Yes. Have another try and make your reading more distinct. Now everybody look at the blackboard!

Mike: Shall I read the exercise?

Teacher: Of course. Is everything correct, Pete?

Pete: I think it is.

Teacher: Thank you, Mike. Clean the board, please, and go to your seat. Have we got the headphones?

Monitor: Here they are.

Teacher: Fine. Let’s listen to the new text. Open your books at page 81. Will you please switch on the tape-recorder? Thank you.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. Who is absent at the lesson? 2. Why is she absent? 3. What does Mike do at the lesson? 4. What does Helen do? 5. Are there any mistakes in Helen’s reading? 6. Who reads the exercise? 7. Have they got the headphones? 8. What do they do with the headphones?

BEGINNING THE LESSON

Ex.1 Read the following teacher’s instructions and put them into the right column

1. Come in and sit down.

2. Good morning, everybody.

3. How are you all today?

4. Hurry up now.

5. I hope you all had a nice weekend.

6. I’m your new English teacher.

7. I’m waiting to start.

8. It’s nice to meet you all.

9. It’s time to start.

10. Let me introduce myself.

11. Let’s go in.

12. Let’s see if everyone’s here.

13. Our lessons are on Mondays and Wednesdays.

14. Put your things away, please.

15. Take off your coat.

16. That’s all right.

17. That’s good.

18. Try not to be late next time.

19. You are late.

20. What was the matter?

21. Where’s Mari this morning?

22. Who’s absent?

23. Who wasn’t here last time?

Entering the classroom	Everyday greetings	Meeting a new class	Taking the register	Dealing with lateness	Getting down to work

LANGUAGE TO THINK ABOUT

1. H

   Call the roll – проводить перекличку

   Take the register – проверять по журналу

   ow many ways can you think of saying HELLO?

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2. How else can you ask HOW ARE YOU?

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3. Can you introduce yourself in English and say something about yourself?

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4. Can you spell your name in English? ______________________________

5. Can you explain the timetable for your English classes?

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6. How do you call the roll or take the register?

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7. What would you say to a student who arrives late?

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8. What kind of reasons do students usually have for arriving late? What would you say if you, the teacher, arrived late? _____________________________________________________________

9. How would you greet a student who has been away for two weeks?

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10. What sort of things could you say while you’re waiting for the class to settle down?

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ENTERING THE CLASSROOM Let’s go in. Let’s go inside. Let’s go into the classroom. (You can) go in. Go on in. Go in and sit down. I’ll open the door and let you in. Take off your coat. You can leave your outdoor clothes in the corridor. Out your sports shoes in your locker. Take/ Leave your bag outside, please. Hang it up. Hang up your things. Use the coat rack. Come in and sit down. Come in and take your seat. Come on/along in, Mr Ito. In you come, Marco. Come this way, please. Close the door behind you. Please don’t slam the door. You can leave the door open. Hurry up now. Hurry up so that we can start the lesson. Try to hurry, please. Students’ replies I’m cold so can I keep my anorak on? It’s so hot. Can I take my jacket off? Can I leave my bag here?

VOCABULARY TO COLLECT In the corridor – In the hallway – In the classroom – On a peg – On a hook – In a locker – On a coat rack – On a coat hanger – Over the back of your seat –

EVERYDAY GREETINGS

teacher

student

Good morning, everybody. Good afternoon, everyone. Hello, everybody. How are you all today? How are you getting on? How are things? How are you doing this morning? How’s everyone feeling today? How’s it going? How’s life? That’s good. That’s good/nice to hear. I’m glad/pleased/happy/sorry to hear that. I hope you all had a nice weekend. I hope you all had an enjoyable/ good/ relaxing/ holiday/ break. I hope you’re feeling well.

Good morning/afternoon/evening, teacher. Very well, thank you. Fine, thanks. Not so bad. I’m feeling great. All right. I’m not feeling very well. I’ve caught a cold. I’ve got a temperature.

MEETING A NEW CLASS

Let me introduce myself

Allow me to introduce myself.

Let me tell you something about myself.

My name is Mrs Hanson.