Classroom Language: Controlling the class

These expressions use to control the class.
• Please be quiet! Speak quietly! Can’t you speak more softly? No noise, please.
• Stop chatting! Stop speaking! Whisper, don’t shout! Silence! Shut up, will you?
• Please pay attention!
• Don’t do that! Don’t touch! Put that away! • Calm down! Settle down! Sit still!
• Juan, stop bothering David!
• Stop playing with your pencil.
• Stop talking and watch the video.
• Stop talking and listen, please.

Suwara 044 3EN

It's very interesting and useful for during teaching, Lookmee.
Sometimes, I don't know how to say some words or sentences to tell/order pupils to stop their doing.
When they play the game or do the activity in the class,
I have to tell/order them to do/stop something.
Thank you for sharing, I will bring your technique to use in class and English Camp.



Pornrawin048 3EN

Thank you Lukmee. I have some sentences that can control classroom after finish an activity.

Tidying up/ Putting the room back in order
“Can I have all the dictionaries/ colouring pencils/ Playdoh back please?”
“Can you make sure you clear your desks/ put all your rubbish in the bin as you leave?”
“Can the last person to leave please turn off the lights and shut the door?”
“Can someone collect all the dice?”
“Can you go back to your original places/ put your chairs and desks back where they were?”
“Can you put all the chairs and tables back into their original places?”
“Can you collect the pictures/ texts off the walls? Be careful not to pull off the paint from the walls”
“Put the/ your… on my desk/ in the box as you leave”
“Make sure you haven’t forgotten anything”
“Whose book/ eraser/ ruler/ dictionary/ pencil case/ coat/ hat/ scarf is this?”/ “Has someone forgotten a…?”
“Don’t worry, I’ll clear up/ put the posters on the wall/ put it somewhere where the glue/ paint can dry”

Dolnapa 051 3EN

Listen to me, please.
Be quiet/Quiet down, please.
Silent, please.
Can I have your attention, please?
Could you all listen to me, please?
Would you pay attention, please?
Luis, are you with us?

Here are some CL of controlling the class.

Thank you LukMee

Tatiya014 3EN

During waiting to start you can use this to control your too!!


"I'm waiting for you to be quiet/ to settle down/ We won't start until everyone is quiet." [cross arms and look impatient, maybe tapping foot]

"Please stop talking and be quiet" / "(Can everyone please) settle down so we can start." [arms out with palms down, moving slowly up and down]

"(Everyone be) quiet please!" [index finger in front of lips, or zip across lips with thumb and index finger]

"Okay, I'm glad you're excited, but let's calm down a little, shall we?"

"Yes, okay, we'll play the Stations game, but you have to sit down quiet and then doing the normal greetings first."

"I'm still hearing some noise at the back"/ "What's going on back there?" [stretch your neck and/ or stand on toes and look in that direction]

"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/ games once the class has started."

"... or would you prefer to start by checking your homework instead?"

Dolnapa 051 3EN