Classroom language students should use in class.

1. CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
7th Grade

2. These are things my teacher says to us:
• Sit down, please!
• Be quiet!
• Listen!
• Open your books/workbooks/notebooks!
• Turn to page 7!
• Did you do your homework?
– Yes, I did.
– No, I didn’t.

3. These are questions we ask when we
need help:
• How do you say “lápis” in English?
• What does “lend” mean?
• How do you spell “teacher”?
• Can I borrow your pencil?
• Can someone lend me a pen, please?
• I don’t understand this.
• Can you repeat, please?

4. These are other things we can say in our
class:
• I’m sorry I’m late! May I come in?
• I forgot my books!
• I didn’t do my homework, I’m sorry!
• May I go to the toilet, please?
• Can I go to the board, please?
• May I sharpen my pencil, please?

5. Exercises
What do you say when you…
• … want to go to the toilet?
– May I go to the toilet, please?
• … need a pencil or a pen?
– Can you lend me a pencil/pen, please?
• … forget to do your homework?
– I didn’t do my homework, I’m sorry!
• … are late?
– I’m sorry I’m late!

6. Complete the sentences with the
correct word:
• __________ I borrow your pencil?
– Can/May
• __________ do you say “professora” in English?
– How
• Sorry, teacher. I don’t __________ the question!
– understand
• I’m __________ I’m late! I missed the bus.
– sorry
• What __________ “be quiet” mean?
– does

7. Students or teachers? Who says…?
• Please be quiet and sit down!
– Teachers.
• May I go to the toilet, please?
– Students.
• Sorry! I didn’t do my homework.
– Students.
• Turn to page 6 in your workbooks.
– Teachers.
• Could you repeat that, please? I didn’t understand.
– Students.

8. Write these sentences in your own
language:
• I’m sorry I don’t understand.
– Desculpe. Eu não compreendo.
• What does “sorry” mean?
– O que é que “sorry” quer dizer?
• How do you say “régua” in English?
– Como se diz “régua” em Inglês?
• How do you spell “soccer”?
– Como se soletra “soccer”?