Can you say ‘Ihave twelve years’ in English? U SE FU L LAN GU AGE T O U SE I N T HE C LASSR O O M Teacher says : It is important that you use as much English as possible in the classroom What’s the opposite of intelligent ’? Mat ch the que s ti ons and ans we rs a Because you can’t say ‘Do my bed.’ b Ye s F i r s t , w r i t e s o m e s e n t e n c e s about your favourite hobby c d e S o r r y, y o u c a n ’ t Yo u s a y ‘ I ’ m t w e l v e ’ ‘Thirteen’ Ye s W h a t ’ s t h e p r o b l e m ? a Te s t y o u r c l a s s m a t e s P r e p a r e s o m e classroom questions like those in exercise Wh y yo u ca n’ t s ay ‘I’ m livin g inTo le ? Wh a t’s th e o pp os it e of ‘ri ch’ ? S o r r y, d i d y o u s a y ‘ t h i r t e e n ’ o r ‘thirty’? Why is this wrong? Could you repeat the instructions please? Can you help me please? What’s the answer t o question f o u r, p l e a s e ? f g He was born in Málaga ‘Stupid’ 2b Ask some classmates your questions Can they help you? - - G o o d m o r n i n g ! Ta k e y ou r s ea t s ! O p e n y ou r b o o k s ! Op e n y ou r b o ok s o n p a g e … Tu r n t h e p a g e , p l e as e Te l l u s … Te l l u s ab o u t … R ep e a t , p l e a s e R ep e a t a ft e r m e One more time, please! S ay i t a g a i n ! S pe a k l ou d e r, p l e a s e ! I ’ m s o r ry ? E x cu s e m e ? ( = I d i d n ’t h e a r / u n d e rs t a n d y ou , s ay i t a g a i n ) I c a n ’t h e a r y ou M is t a k e C o r r e c t y ou rs e l f L i s t e n a n d r e m e m b e r R ea d ! R et e l l t h e t e x t R et e l l t h e t e x t i n y ou r ow n w or d s W h a t d i d y ou u n d e rs t a n d f r o m t h e t e x t ? D o y ou u nd e r s t a n d m e ? D o y ou u nd e r s t a n d t h e t a s k ? W t d o es i t m e a n ? A s k qu es t i o ns ! A ns w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s ! S tu de n t s ay s : - I ’ m s o r ry, I d i d n ’t u nd e r s t a n d y ou I d i d n ’t u n d e rs t a n d t h e ta s k C a n y ou r e p e a t , p l e as e ? C a n y ou s ay i t l o u d e r, p l e a s e ? C a n y ou s pe l l i t, p l e as e ? C a n y ou e x p l a i n t h is w or d ? W h a t d o es i t m e a n ? W h a t d o es t h i s w o r d m e a n ? When you want to get help from your teacher, ask her/him in class If you don’t know how to ask, ask your teacher how you can say it Then write the question in your notebook and learn it by heart You can keep a ‘Classroom language’ section in your notebook! Ho w yo u sa y ‘p is ci na ’ in En g lis h? Yolanda Giménez Ballesteros / September2010