Teacher+Talk

=Here is some language you may find helpful during instruction phases of a lesson= (It's easy to add any language you use, so others can see it)

From Jim Burke at: @http://englishcompanion.com/

Classroom management: It is best to agree on guidelines as a class at the beginning of any course (you know this already) Call on the student when checking answers (or tell them you will call on them) ||
 * Situation || What you might say ||
 * Student using smartphone || Would you like to demonstrate to the class how great your phone is? (if yes, say: "then show us your favorite app" /if no, "then please put it away")
 * Students chatting very quietly || Do you have a question? Can you share the answer to #3 with the class? ||
 * Noticing a student's change in behavior ||  ||
 * Eat, drink, and leave trash ||  ||
 * Hats ||  ||
 * Studying for other classes, cheating, plagiarism, not completing homework, sleeping ||  ||

General language for use in class: -We have lots to cover today so lets get started. ||  || -Before we read can anyone tell me what there is to learn about XYZ. ||  || -We have.. -When.. -We need to remember to… ||  || -Time is up, please out your pens down -Lets come together quickly (raise your arms to get attention if you don't like yelling) 2 minutes, 1 minute, stop ||  ||
 * Situation ||  || What could you say? ||   ||
 * Sts come into the room and you start class ||  || -Hello, welcome to class.
 * Introduce the day’s topic ||  || -Today we are going to continue the last topic we discussed last week. Can anyone remember what it was?
 * Set the first task (1a) ||  || -Work in groups of…
 * Stop the task ||  || -It's okay if you're not finished
 * Check the first task (1a) ||  || -Now check your answers with a partner or in groups of three (often you need to assign groups) ||   ||
 * Transition to the second task (1b) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Instructions for task (1b) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Stop the task ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Check the second task (1b) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Refer back to original introduction ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Transition to next topic ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Set HW ||  || -We have some excellent activities for further practice. You need to complete exercises 1 and 2, 4 and 6, and 17 before next week. ||   ||
 * Close the lesson ||  ||   ||   ||