Classroom Language : Students coming in

Here are some sentences/words that can use in the classroom when students come to the class.
They are very useful!

The students coming in

"Okay everyone, file in quietly and take a seat please"

"Upper Intermediate 1? Yes, this is the right class. Come (on) in."

"Hi. Come in. Take a seat/ Sit anywhere you like/ Can you sit somewhere different from last week?/ "Can you sit near the front?"

"Please put your homework into the tray as you come in"/ "Homework in the tray, everyone"

"Please put your bags on your pegs/ in your desks/ on the back of your chairs/ on the stage/ in a pile by the door.

"We're going to do pairwork, so you need to sit closer to each other" [gesture two hands pressing something together]

"Sit in your usual teams/ the same teams as last lesson"

"Boys on the right and girls on the left" [point at some boys, and then where they should be, etc]

"Sit on the floor/ on the mats/ on the rug/ in the story corner"

"Take a flashcard as you come in, they are for the first game"

"Line up in order of age/ height/ the date of your birthday/ in alphabetical order"

"Can the last person in close the door?"
"As you come in, ask the next person their name and say 'Come in please' and 'Thank you'

"Knock on the door and say 'Can I come in?'" [mime knocking with knuckles]

"Entrance drill! Today's question is 'What colour is your bag?'"

"Line up against the wall and then you can come in"


Yurada 056 3EN

Thanks so much!!
I think Most important thing is to let students feel relax to come in the class like asking them to join the games.

Ploypailin 028 3EN

Thanks a lot guy!
I think these information are very useful.
Greetings are important for students' learning desires, if teacher can grab the attention at this process, it will let the students want to study with.

Suwara 044 3EN

These are very interesting sentences.
Greeting students by using some warm sentences can help students feel relax and also ready to study.
Moreover, teacher should welcome and greet students with smile.
Thank you so much Diva for sharing.
It's very useful for teacher.

Nittaya 022 3EN