“Put up your hand if you don’t
understand.”
A MODEL
OF CONVERSATION
Practice the conversation!
Mr. Budi : Class, please pay attention to my
explanation.
Students
: Yes, Sir.
Mr. Budi : Put up your hand if you don’t understand.
Do you understand?
Students
: Yes, we got it, Sir.
Mr. Budi : Tom, will you do number 4 on the board?
Tom
: Sure, I will try.
Mr. Budi : Everybody, look at the board and pay
attention.
Bob, is that right?
Bob
: That’s right, Sir.
Mr. Budi : Great, you have got it.
Class, is everything clear. Are there
any more questions?
Students : No. that’s enough, Sir.
B
OPTIONAL EXPRESSIONS
Here are some optional expressions
based on the conversation above.
1 Class,
please pay attention to my explanation.
Pay attention,
please.
Tom, listen and
pay attention to my explanation.
Sally, pay
attention to Tina
2 Put
up your hand if you don’t understand
Raise your hand if you have questions.
Propose your questions if you’re still confused.
Ask me to explain again if you still don’t understand.
You may question if you’re still confused.
3 Do you understand?
Do you know what I mean?
Do you know what
I'm saying?
Are you following
me?
Are you with me
(so far)?
Have you got it?
Any questions?
Got it?
4 Yes, we got it teacher.
I see.
I understand.
I get it./I got
it.
Gotcha. (Informal)
5 Budi, is that right?
Teacher ‘Jack, is that right?
‘Budi,
is that right or wrong?
Learner ‘Yes, it is.’ or ‘No,
it isn’t’.
What is the right answer?
What do you think?
Has anybody else got an idea?
Put up your hands if you know the answer!
D MORE
LANGUAGE EXPRESSIONS
Here are some more language
expressions we can use in the classroom!
Checking
understanding
Teacher ‘Dina,
is that right?’
(‘Dina, is that right or
wrong?’)
Learner ‘Yes,
it is.’ or ‘No, it isn’t.’
( ‘It’s right.’ or ‘It’s
wrong.’)
What is the right answer?
What do you think?
Has anybody else got an idea?
Put up your hand if you don’t understand!
Learner ‘Please, repeat. I still don’t understand’.
Teacher ‘What don’t you understand? Tell me!’
Tell me what you have to do.
Dina, tell Tom what you have to do.
Put up your hands if you know the answer.
Classroom control
Use the simple
English classroom control if everything in the classroom is running well.
Sit
down, please.
Everyone sit down please.
Dina
Quiet, please.
Dina,
quiet, please.
Stop
talking.
Listen!
Listen
carefully.
Listen to me.
Dina.
The tape.
Tom,
turn round, please.
Sit
still, please.
Sit
still and listen.
Sit still and listen to me.
Dina.
The
tape/radio.
Look
at me, please.
The board,
Are
you ready?
Don’t
start yet.
Start
now!
Comprehending language
Are you ready?
Are you with me?
Are you OK?
Do you get it?
Do you understand?
Do you follow me?
What did you say?
One more time,
please.
Say it again,
please.
I don't
understand.
I don't get it.
Like this?
Is this OK?
Are you OK?
Stop
writing, please..
working,
what you are doing,
Asking students’ comprehension
Is everything
clear?
Do you understand
everything?
Is there anything
you don’t understand yet?
Is there anything
else you would like to ask about?
Is there any one
of you still confused with the lesson today?
D
LANGUAGE FOCUS: There is
and There are
“There is” is
followed by singular nouns but “There are” is followed by plural nouns or more
than one
.
There is
|
a whiteboard
a cupboard
a teacher’s desk
a map
a clock
|
There are
|
sixteen boys
eighteen girls
five windows
seventeen tables
thirty-four chairs
|
A: Is there a
question?
B: Yes, there
is./No, there isn’t.
A: Is there a
chalk on the desk?
B: Yes, there
is/No, there isn’t.
A: Are there
students in the classroom?
B: Yes, there
are/No, there aren’t.
A: Are there any
books in the book self?
B: Yes, there
are/No, there aren’t.
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