Heuristic Language Responses
Starting and Finishing the Lesson
"What did we study in the last class?"
“Does anyone want to summarize our last lesson?”
"We've studied…"
“Today we’re going to leave…and move onto…”
"Today, we are going to study..."
“We’re going to learn about…”
“We’re going to practice…”
“I want you to learn…”
“We’re going to learn about...”
“That’s all for today!”
"Could you summarize today's lesson?"
Giving instructions
"Open your textbook to page…."
"Listen and repeat after me."
"Write your name on your worksheet."
"Submit your homework now."
"You can start the sentence with..."
"If you want to ask me about the spelling of a word, please say 'How do you spell…?"
"If you want to go to the restroom during my class, it's OK, just ask me first by saying: “May I go to the restroom?"
“Look at…”
“Open your textbook to page”
“Repeat”
“Let's… in pairs/ groups”
“Don't show your card /worksheet to your partner”
“Make pairs/Make groups of four”
“Face your partner”
“Ask your partner…”
“Stand up, please.”
“Three, two, one. Go!”
“Turn over your cards/Collect your cards.”
“Exchange your card.”
“Let's count.”
“Turn your attention to...”
“Could you all please…”
“Can you do this for me please?”
“Let’s try this.”
“Guys, I am going to pass out… Directions are up on the board.”
Asking questions and eliciting
"Do you have any questions?"
"What's your opinion about …?"
"What's the key word in this dialogue?"
"What's the topic of this passage?"
“Do you understand?”
“Any questions?”
“Are you ready?”
“Any volunteers?”
“Who won?”
“Did you have a fun?”
“Would you care for…?”
“Do you understand what I am trying to do today?”
“Are you with me?”
“Are we on the same page?”
“Are you following me?”
“Do you have any questions?”
“Tell me about what we just…”
“Can you explain what just happened?”
“Why do you think that happened?”
“What made you think that?”
“Who's next?”
“Your turn.”
“Are you finished?”
Using classroom management language
"Come up to the front."
"Calm down."
"Be quiet, please."
"Show respect to your classmates."
"I want to talk with you after class."
“Listen.”
“Go back to your seat, please.”
“In the meantime, don't chat with your partner”
“Feel free to...”
“Guys please be productive.”
“Get your ears up here.”
“Can I have your attention please?”
“Guys, quiet down.”
“Please be respectful.”
“You are distracting the class.”
“Please see me after class about this.”
“Please go outside and collect yourself”
“Please go outside and gather yourself”
“Either calm yourself down and do your work or go to the office”
“You guys, either calm down or go to talk to…”
“Okay, you are out for the day. Leave the classroom please. I’m not going to continue this class until you (guys) goes outside.”
“You can either be quiet and do less work, or I can give you more work for being noisy. Which one is it?”
“Great job focusing on your work!”
“Face forward, eyes on me everyone.”
“Raise your hand.”
“Time is up.”
Correcting students
"What did you say? Oh, do you mean …?"
“Please try again.”
“Not quite.”
“Anyone else want to try?”
“Good. Now repeat after me.”
“You did a great job! Next time try…”
“Your idea is very creative! We can use that to see…”
Presenting new language clearly
"We should pronounce this word as ..."
"This means ..."
"Can you guess what this English word is in Korean?"
“I recommend you do a Google search.”
“Who knows what this word means?”
“Can anyone tell me what this word means?”
“Would anyone like to use this word in a sentence?”