Lesson 4 · Lesson guide
Classroom Language
Hello, my dear student!
Hello, my dear student!
In every English class the teacher says the same short sentences: Open your book. Listen. Work in pairs. And good students ask the same short questions: Can you repeat that, please? What does it mean?
Today you will learn this classroom English. After this lesson you can follow any English teacher, and you never need to sit in silence when you don’t understand. Even in the IELTS Speaking test you can say “Can you repeat the question, please?”
See you in the exercises,Your teacher
Your browser has no English voice, so the listen buttons are hidden. Everything is written on the page.
Classroom English in three groups
The teacher
Instructions
The teacher tells you what to do. The sentence starts with a verb, and there is no “you” before it. Please makes it softer.
- Look at the board.(Doskaga qarang.)
- Close your notebooks, please.(Daftarlaringizni yoping, iltimos.)
You
Questions for help
When you don’t understand, ask. Short questions with Can you…?, What…? and How…? are polite and easy.
- Can you say it again, please?(Yana bir marta ayta olasizmi?)
- How do you pronounce this word?(Bu soʻz qanday talaffuz qilinadi?)
Everyone
Polite words
Please when you ask, thank you when someone helps, sorry for a mistake, and excuse me before you start to speak.
- Excuse me, I have a question.(Kechirasiz, savolim bor.)
- Thank you very much.(Katta rahmat.)
Remember!
Teacher instructions start with a verb: Open, Listen, Write. To ask for help, start with Can you…?, What…? or How…?
What the teacher says
Tap each sentence to hear it.
Open your books at page 10.
find page 10 in your book
Turn to page 20.
go to page 20
Listen and repeat.
listen, then say it too
Work in pairs.
(Juftlikda ishlang.)
work with one other student
Write the answers in your notebook.
use your notebook
Check your answers.
are your answers right?
Put your hand up.
raise your hand ✋
What you can say
Learn these by heart. They help you in every lesson.
Can you repeat that, please?
(Qaytarib aytib bera olasizmi?)
I didn’t hear.
Can you speak more slowly, please?
(Sekinroq gapira olasizmi?)
It’s too fast for me.
What does “page” mean?
a new word
How do you spell it?
(Qanday harflab yoziladi?)
Say the letters, please.
How do you say “kitob” in English?
an Uzbek word in English
I don’t understand.
(Tushunmadim.)
Help me, please.
Sorry, I don’t know.
an honest answer
In the classroom
Listen to Aziz. He doesn’t understand everything, so he asks.
- Ms Green
Good morning, everyone. Open your books at page 8.
- Aziz
Sorry, can you repeat that, please?
- Ms Green
Page 8. Now look at the picture.
- Aziz
Excuse me, what does “picture” mean?
- Ms Green
It’s a photo or a drawing. Look, here!
- Aziz
Oh, I see. Thank you!
Aziz doesn’t sit in silence. Two short questions, and now he understands everything.
Mistakes I hear every day
Not: Repeat again, please.Say: Can you repeat that, please?(Qaytarib aytib bera olasizmi?)
“Repeat” already means “say again”, so “again” is extra. A question with Can you… is more polite.
Not: What is mean “desk”?Say: What does “desk” mean?
Questions about meaning use does … mean.
Not: How to say “daftar” in English?Say: How do you say “daftar” in English?
An English question needs do + you after How.
Not: I am not understand.Say: I don’t understand.(Tushunmadim.)
With a verb like understand, use don’t, not am not.
Not: Teacher, I have a question.Say: Excuse me, Ms Green. I have a question.
In English we don’t usually call a teacher “Teacher”. Say Excuse me and use their name: Ms Green, Mr Karimov.
Check yourself
You didn’t hear the teacher. What do you say?
You don’t know the word “board”. What do you ask?
The teacher says “Work in pairs.” What do you do?
What kind of word starts most teacher instructions?
Now it’s your turn!
6 short parts, each a little harder than the one before. Take your time: mistakes are how we learn.
— Your teacher