CLASSROOM LANGUAGE

7th Grade

These are things my teacher says to us:

• Sit down, please!• Be quiet!• Listen!• Open your books/workbooks/notebooks!• Turn to page 7!• Did you do your homework?– Yes, I did.– No, I didn’t.

These are questions we ask when we need help:

• How do you say “lápis” in English?• What does “lend” mean?• How do you spell “teacher”?• Can I borrow your pencil?• Can someone lend me a pen, please?• I don’t understand this.• Can you repeat, please?

These are other things we can say in our class:

• I’m sorry I’m late! May I come in?• I forgot my books!• I didn’t do my homework, I’m sorry!• May I go to the toilet, please?• Can I go to the board, please?• May I sharpen my pencil, please?

ExercisesWhat do you say when you…

• … want to go to the toilet?

• … need a pencil or a pen?

• … forget to do your homework?

• … are late?

Complete the sentences with the correct word:

• __________ I borrow your pencil?

• __________ do you say “professora” in English?

• Sorry, teacher. I don’t __________ the question!

• I’m __________ I’m late! I missed the bus.

• What __________ “be quiet” mean?

Students or teachers? Who says…?

• Please be quiet and sit down!

• May I go to the toilet, please?

• Sorry! I didn’t do my homework.

• Turn to page 6 in your workbooks.

• Could you repeat, please? I didn’t understand.

Write these sentences in your own language:

• I’m sorry I don’t understand.

• What does “sorry” mean?

• How do you say “régua” in English?

• How do you spell “soccer”?