Classroom language

Make a good first impression.

• Make a good first impression.
• Come in with enthusiasm and show you are excited to be there.

"Hi everyone. Just let me put my things down here and we'll get started."

• "Hi everyone. Just let me put my things down here and we'll get started."
• "Morning. Not many people here yet? / Where is everyone?"
• "Okay everyone, file in quietly and take a seat please
• "Hi. Come in. Take a seat/ Sit anywhere you like "
• "Please put your bags on your pegs/ in your desks/ on the back of your chairs/ on the stage/ in a pile by the door/ "
• We're going to do pairwork, so you need to sit closer to each other
• "Can the last person in close the door?"

• "Please stop talking and be quiet" / "(Can everyone please) settle down so we can start."
• "Okay, I'm glad you're excited, but let's calm down a little, shall we?"
• "I'm still hearing some noise at the back"/ "What's going on back there?"
• "We have the same thing every week. What am I waiting for?... For you to be quiet, that's right."
• "They'll be plenty of time for speaking once the class has started."