English Teaching

Classroom Language — What Does Your Teacher Say? (A1 Kids)

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A1  ⏱ 5 min

🏫 Classroom Language — What Does Your Teacher Say?

In every classroom I’ve ever been in — from Chittagong to Sydney to Réunion — these are the words every student needs to know.

🏫 Teacher Phrases (What the teacher says)

Open your book.
Listen carefully.
Repeat after me.
Work in pairs.
Write the answer.
Well done!
Look at the board.
Sit down, please.

🙋 Student Phrases (What you can say)

Can you repeat that?
I don’t understand.
How do you spell…?
What does ___ mean?

Your teacher says ‘Work in pairs.’ You should:

You didn’t hear the teacher. What do you say?

The teacher says ‘Well done!’ This means:

‘What does ____________ mean?’ (asking for a word’s meaning)

‘Can you ____________ that?’ (asking teacher to say again)

🎯 Classroom Quiz

Match the teacher’s instruction to the correct action:
a) ‘Open your book’ → 📖
b) ‘Sit down’ → 🪑
c) ‘Listen carefully’ → 👂

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