Expresiones para el Aula : The beginning of the lesson

Classroom Language: The beginning of the lesson


1. Good morning
• Good morning, everybody.
• Good afternoon, everybody.
• Hello, everyone.
• Hello there, James.
2. How are you?
• How are you today?
• How are you getting on?
• How's life?
• How are things with you?
• Are you feeling better today, Bill?
3. Introductions
• My name is Mr/Mrs/Ms Kim. I'm your new English teacher.
• I'll be teaching you English this year.
• I've got five lessons with you each week.
4. Time to begin
• Let's begin our lesson now.
• Is everybody ready to start?
• I hope you are all ready for your English lesson.
• I think we can start now.
• Now we can get down to work.
5. Waiting to start
• I'm waiting for you to be quiet.
• We won't start until everyone is quiet.
• Stop talking and be quiet.
• Settle down now so we can start.
6. Put your things away
• Close your books.
• Put your books away.
• Pack your things away.
7. Register
• Who is absent today?
• Who isn't here today?
• What's the matter with Jim today?
• What's wrong with Jim today?
• Why were you absent last Friday, “”?
8. Late
• Where have you been?
• We started ten minutes ago. What have you been doing?
• Did you miss your bus?
• Did you oversleep?
• Don't let it happen again.


Pornrawin048 3EN

Here is furthermore for teacher
: "Hi everyone. Just let me put my things down here and we'll get started."

"Morning. Not many people here yet? / Where is everyone?" [gesture looking at empty seats and then as if searching for those people in the corners of the room]


Nudsaba 020 4EN

For you story, I understand well but what is "para el Aula" of your topic?

Before I start the lesson I will also ask them the homework.

Here is more some of classroom languages :the beginning of the lesson.
It's Asking students about homework business.
-Who has not done the homework?
-Put up your hand if you haven’t handed in your homework. Tell me your class number.
-Who didn’t hand in the homework to the homework collector this morning?

Tatiya014 3EN

Thank you for sharing this information.
My future classroom will be my interesting about the beginning of my classroom.


Sudarat 059 3EN

These are more examples about the sentences that use for the biginning of the class.
Build up a set of routines at the beginning
of the class. Students will grasp this language
very easily.
• Hello! Hi! Good morning! Good afternoon!
• Take off your jackets, please. Close the door,
please. Write the date on the board, please.
• Take out your books, please. Give out the books,
please. Alicia, share your book with Laura, please.
• Exercise one at the top of page three.
Activity two at the bottom of page three.
Which exercise are we doing?
• Work in groups of three. Work in pairs.
Work on your own.
• Have you done your homework?
• Juan isn’t here today. He is not well.
• Have you got a pencil? Can I borrow your
rubber? Can you lend me a rubber, please?
• Ready? Let’s start. David, you start.
• What did you say Juan?
• Just a moment. Wait a minute. Hold on a second

Yolradee 033 3EN