Classroom Language For English Teacher

Classroom Language: The Beginning of the Lesson (memulai pelajaran)

1. Good morning (Salam dan Sapa)
 Good morning, everybody.
 Good afternoon, everybody.
 Hello, everyone.
 Hello there, John.

2. How are you? (Menanyakan Kabar)

 How are you today?
 How are you getting on?
 How’s life?
 How are things with you?
 Are you feeling better today, David?

3. Introductions (memperkenalkan diri)

 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 (memulai pelajaran)

 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 (mmenunggu untuk memulai)

 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 (menyimpan barang)

 Close your books.
 Put your books away.
 Pack your things away.

7. Register (Kehadiran)
 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 ( Keterlambatan)
 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.

Classroom Language: Simple Instructions (perintah sederhana)

1. Here are some common instructions which the class can easily understand:
 Come in.
 Go out.
 Stand up.
 Sit down.
 Come to the front of the class.
 Stand by your desks.
 Put your hands up.
 Put your hands down.
 Hold your books/pens up.
 Show me your pencil.

2. A number of instructions can be used at the beginning of a session:

 Pay attention, everybody.
 You need pencils/rulers.
 We’ll learn how to …
 Are you ready?
 Open your books at page…
 Turn to page …
 Look at activity five.
 Listen to this tape.
 Repeat after me.
 Again, please.
 Everybody …
 You have five minutes to do this.
 Who’s next?
 Like this, not like that.

3. A number of instructions can be used at the end of a session:

 It’s time to finish.
 Have you finished?
 Let’s stop now.
 Stop now.
 Let’s check the answers.
 Any questions?
 Collect your work please.
 Pack up your books.
 Are your desks tidy?
 Don’t forget to bring your … tomorrow.

4. Instructions can also be sequenced:

  First
 Next
 After that
 Then
 Finally

5. Comprehension language:
 Are you ready?
 Are you with me?
 Are you OK?
 OK so far?
 Do you get it?
 Do you understand?
 Do you follow me?
 What did you say?
 One more time, please.
 Say it again, please.
 I don’t understand.
 I don’t get it.
 Like this?
 Is this OK?
Classroom Language: The End of the Lesson (Akhir Pembelajaran)

1. Time to stop
 It’s almost time to stop.
 I’m afraid it’s time to finish now.
 We’ll have to stop here.
 There’s the bell. It’s time to stop.
 That’s all for today. You can go now.

2. Not time to stop

 The bell hasn’t gone yet.
 There are still two minutes to go.
 We still have a couple of minutes left.
 The lesson doesn’t finish till five past.
 Your watch must be fast.
 We seem to have finished early.
 We have an extra five minutes.
 Sit quietly until the bell goes.

3. Wait a minute
 Hang on a moment.
 Just hold on a moment.
 Stay where you are for a moment.
 Just a moment, please.
 One more thing before you go.
 Back to your places.

4. Next time
 We’ll do the rest of this chapter next time.
 We’ll finish this exercise next lesson.
 We’ve run out of time, so we’ll continue next lesson.
 We’ll continue this chapter next Monday.

5. Homework
 This is your homework for tonight.
 Do exercise 10 on page 23 for your homework.
 Prepare the next chapter for Monday.
 There is no homework today.
 Remember your homework.
 Take a worksheet as you leave.
6. Goodbye
 Goodbye, everyone.
 See you again next Wednesday.
 See you tomorrow afternoon.
 See you in room 7 after the break.
 Have a good holiday.
 Enjoy your vacation.

7. Leaving the room

 Get into a queue.
 Form a queue and wait for the bell.
 Everybody outside!
 All of you get outside now!
 Hurry up and get out!
 Try not to make any noise as you leave.
 Be quiet as you leave. Other classes are still working.
 It’s tidy up time
 Line up
Classroom Language: Language of Classroom Management (Bahasa
Pengelolaan Kelas)

Here are some phrases that can be used for classroom management:
1. Giving instructions
 Open your books at page 52.
 Come out and write it on the board.
 Listen to the tape, please.
 Get into groups of four.
 Finish off this song at home.
 Let’s sing a song.
 Everybody, please.
 All together now.
 The whole class, please.
 I want you all to join in.
 Could you try the next one?
 I would like you to write this down.
 Would you mind switching the lights on?
 It might be an idea to leave this till next time.
 Who would like to read?
 Which topic will your group report on?
 Do you want to answer question 3?

2. Sequencing
 First of all, today, …
 Right. Now we will go on to the next exercise.
 Have you finished?
 For the last thing today, let’s …
 Whose turn is it to read?
 Which question are you on?
 Next one, please.
 Who hasn’t answered yet?
 Let me explain what I want you to do next.
 The idea of this exercise is for you to …
 You have ten minutes to do this.
 Your time is up.
 Finish this by twenty to eleven.
  Can you all see the board?
 Have you found the place?
 Are you all ready?

3. Supervision
 Look this way.
 Stop talking.
 Listen to what … is saying.
 Leave that alone now.
 Be careful.

4. Asking questions
 Where’s Bill?
 Is Bill in the kitchen?
 Tell me where Bill is.
 What was the house like?
 What do you think?
 How can you tell?

5. Responding to questions
 Yes, that’s right,
 Fine.
 Almost. Try again.
 What about this word?

6. Metalanguage
 What’s the Spanish for “doll”?
 Explain it in your own words.
 It’s spelt with a capital “J”.
 Can anybody correct this sentence?
 Fill in the missing words.
 Mark the right alternative.

7. Reference
 After they left the USA, the Beatles …
 The church was started in the last century.
 This is a picture of a typically English castle.
 In the background you can see …
 While we’re on the subject, …
 As I said earlier, …
 Let me sum up.

8. Affective attitudes
 That’s interesting!
 That really is very kind of you.
 Don’t worry about it.
 I was a bit disappointed with your efforts.
9. Social ritual
 Good morning.
 Cheerio now.
 God bless!
 Have a nice weekend.
 Thanks for your help.
 Happy birthday!
 Merry Christmas!

Classroom Language: The Language of Error Correction (bahasa untuk

mengkoreksi kesalahan)
Here are some phrases that can be used when giving feedback ( memberikan umpan balik) to
students:
 Very good.
 That’s very good.
 Well done.
 Very fine.
 That’s nice.
 I like that.
 Marvellous!
 You did a great job.
 Magnificent!
 Terrific!
 Wow!
 Jolly good!
 Great stuff!
 Fantastic!
 Right!
 Yes!
 Fine.
 Quite right
 That’s right.
 That’s it.
 That’s correct.
 That’s quite right.
 Yes, you’ve got it.
 It depends.
 It might be, I suppose.
 In a way, perhaps.
 Sort of, yes.
 That’s more like it.
 That’s much better.
 That’s a lot better.
 You’ve improved a lot.
 You were almost right.
 That’s almost it.
 You’re halfway there.
 You’ve almost got it.
 You’re on the right lines.
 There’s no need to rush.
 There’s no hurry.
 We have plenty of time
 Go on. Have a try.
 Have a go.
 Have a guess.
 Not really.
 Unfortunately not.
 I’m afraid that’s not quite right.
 You can’t say that, I’m afraid.
 You can’t use that word here.
 Good try, but not quite right.
 Have another try.
 Not quite right. Try again.
 Not exactly.
Classroom Language: The Language of Spontaneous Situations (Bahasa
untuk situasi spontan)

If we use English in spontaneous situations:

 We relate the target language to the learner’s immediate environment.
 We take advantage of spontaneous situations to use the target language.
 We exploit contexts which are not directly linked to the syllabus (language in use).
Here are some common situations in which spontaneous English can be used:
 Happy birthday!
 Many returns (of the day).
 “” has his/her 12th birthday today.
 “” is eleven today. Let’s sing “Happy Birthday”.
 Best of luck.
 Good luck.
 I hope you pass.
 Congratulations!
 Well done!
 Who’s not here today?
 Who isn’t here?
 What’s wrong with … today?
 I’m sorry (about that).
 Sorry, that was my fault.
 I’m terribly sorry.
 Excuse me.
 Could I get past please?
 You’re blocking the way.
 I can’t get past you.
 Get out of the way, please
 I hope you all have a good Christmas.
 Happy New Year!
 All the best for the New Year.
 Happy Easter.
 Hard lines!
 Never mind.
 Better luck next time.
 Do you feel better today?
 Are you better now?
 Have you been ill?
 What was the matter?
 I’ll be back in a moment.
 Carry on with the exercise while I’m away.
 I’ve got to go next door for a moment.
 I’m afraid I can’t speak any louder.
 I seem to be losing my voice.
 I have a sore throat.
 I have a headache.
 I’m feeling under the weather.
 Do you mind if I sit down?
Contoh Prosedur Kegiatan:
Unit 1: Greetings

Capaian Pembelajaran (Fase A):

Menyimak – Berbicara
Peserta didik menggunakan bahasa Inggris sederhana untuk berinteraksi dalam
situasi sosial dan kelas seperti berkenalan, memberikan informasi diri, mengucapkan
salam dan selamat tinggal.
Peserta didik merespon instruksi sederhana (dengan bantuan visual) melalui
gerakan tubuh atau menjawab pertanyaan pendek sederhana dengan kata, frase
atau kalimat sederhana.
Peserta didik memahami ide pokok dari informasi yang disampaikan secara lisan
dengan bantuan visual dan menggunakan kosa kata sederhana.
Peserta didik menggunakan alat bantu visual untuk membantu mereka
berkomunikasi.

Tujuan Pembelajaran Unit 1:

Pada pembelajaran ini peserta didik mampu menyebutkan sapaan kepada teman-
teman, orang tua, dan guru menggunakan bahasa tubuh yang baik dengan ramah
dan tepat.

Prosedur Kegiatan:
1. Look and say
- Guru memberi instruksi kepada peserta didik untuk mengamati gambar-gambar
yang terdapat pada halaman 2 sampai 5, yaitu gambar suasana pagi hari,
siang hari, dan sore hari.
Contoh kalimat guru:
Look at the picture on page 2, (sesuai halaman yang sedang diamati).
Tell me what do you see on that picture?
 We have 2 friends here. They are Cici and Aisyah.
Here is in the morning. They do excercising in school yard.
- Guru mengucapkan kosa kata baru yang tertulis pada halaman 2.
- Guru meminta peserta didik untuk menirukan kata yang diucapkannya.
Contoh:
Guru: Let's say, "good morning, repeat after me, good morning."
Peserta didik: "Good morning."
- Peserta didik menirukan ucapan-ucapan sapaan, sesuai dengan waktu yang
terlihat pada masing-masing gambar dengan bantuan guru, menggunakan
intonasi dan bahasa tubuh dengan tepat.
- Guru juga memberikan instruksi yang sama seperti halaman sebelumnya untuk
kegiatan pada halaman berikutnya, yaitu halaman 3 sampai 5.
- Guru dapat mengulang-ulang kosa kata sapaan tersebut dengan intonasi dan
ekspresi yang benar.
- Guru menunjuk beberapa peserta didik untuk maju ke depan kelas sebagai
model yang akan mempraktekan bagaimana menyapa dengan ramah, sopan
dan percaya diri.
- Guru dapat menggunakan media pembelajaran sebagai alat bantu dalam
pemahaman konsep, seperti ilustrasi gambar matahari dan bulan untuk
menunjukan waktu yang berbeda-beda.
Contoh:
Guru menyapa: "Hello."
Peserta didik: "Hello."
• Gambar setengah matahari yang muncul dipermukaan bukit, "Good
morning." (Peserta didik: "Good morning").
• Gambar matahari yang penuh dengan sinarnya: "Good
afternoon."(Peserta didik: "Good afternoon").
• Gambar matahari yang terbenam atau bulan yang muncul dengan
menuliskan pukul 7 pada waktu malam hari: "Good evening." Peserta
didik: "Good evening."
• Guru menjauh seakan pergi dari peserta didik sambil melambaikan tangan:
"Goodbye." Peserta didik: "Goodbye."
- Guru menginstruksikan siswa untuk mengucapkan sapaan sesuai dengan
gambar-gambar yang ditunjukan guru pada media pembelajaran.
Contoh Instruksi:
Look at on the pictures.
• Setengah matahari yang Nampak dari balik bukit: "Good morning."
• Matahari yang penuh dan bersinar: "Good afternoon."
• Gambar matahari terbenam: "Good evening."
• Tangan melambai sambil beranjak pergi: "Goodbye."
- Guru menginstruksikan peserta didik untuk berpasangan dengan teman
sebangkunya dan mengucapkan sapaan sesuai waktu pada saat itu.
• "Good morning."
• "Good afternoon”.
 Prosedur Kegiatan:
2. Listen and say
- Guru mengulang kembali ucapan sapaan yang telah dipelajari.
Contoh:
Guru: "Hello."
Peserta didik: "Hello."
Guru (menggambar setengah matahari di papan tulis): Good morning.
Peserta didik: "Good morning."
Guru (menggambar matahari penuh di papan tulis): Good afternoon.
Peserta didik: "Good afternoon."
Guru (menggambar bulan sabit di papan tulis): Good evening.
Peserta didik: "Good evening."
Guru (menjauh seakan pergi dari peserta didik sambil melambaikan tangan):
"Goodbye."
Peserta didik: "Goodbye."
- Guru mengajak peserta didik memperhatikan gambar pada halaman 6.
Contoh instruksi:
Look at page 6, what can you see on page 6? There are two girls. They are
Aisyah and Cici.
- Guru memberi contoh mengucapkan percakapan pada halaman 6 dengan
intonasi yang tepat dan peserta didik menirukan.
Contoh:
Cici says: Hi, Aisyah. How are you? (repeat after me). Aisyah: I am fine.
- Guru member instruksi yang serupa dengan nomer 2 dan 3 untuk halaman 7-
10.

3. Greet your classmates

- Guru menunjuk beberapa peserta didik dan menyapanya.
Contoh:
Guru: "Hi, How are you?"
Peserta didik: "I am fine."
- Guru menjelaskan bahwa saat ini peserta didik akan belajar menyapa teman.
Contoh kalimat guru:
"Ok children. Today we are going to say greetings to friends, to say hello
and how are you?"
- Guru memberi instruksi pada peserta didik untuk mengamati halaman 11.
Contoh instruksi: "Open page 11."
- Guru memberi contoh untuk membaca percakapan pada halaman 11 dan
meminta peserta didik untuk menirukan. Contoh instruksi: Say after me.
- Guru dapat mengulang penggunaan kata sapaan menggunakan contoh boneka
lucu untuk sapaan "How are you? I am good", "I am fine" atau "Ok"
dengan intonasi dan bahasa tubuh yang tepat.
- Guru mengajak 2 peserta didik maju ke depan sebagai model untuk
berpasangan.
- Guru mengucapkan kalimat sapaan dan kedua peserta didik menirukan sapaan
tersebut bergantian.Ucapan sapaan tersebut dapat diulang- ulang.
- Guru menginstruksikan peserta didik yang telah ditunjuk untuk mengulang
saling menyapa seperti yang telah dicontohkan oleh guru.
- Guru memberi instruksi agar peserta didik berpasangan dan peserta didik
mempraktikkan kalimat sapaan seperti yang telah dicontohkan oleh
temannya di depan kelas.
Contoh instruksi: Find a friend to say "How are you?" like your friend.
Cici : "How are you Aisyah?"
Aisyah : "I am ok."