Classroom Language: The end of the lesson

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.

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 (Eva Vigil suggested it)

• Line up (Eva Vigil suggested it)

 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.

Classroom Language: The language of spontaneous situations

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".	I hope you all have a good Christmas. Happy New Year! All the best for the New Year. Happy Easter.
Best of luck. Good luck. I hope you pass. Congratulations! Well done!	Hard lines! Never mind. Better luck next time.
Who's not here today? Who isn't here? What's wrong with ... today?	Do you feel better today? Are you better now? Have you been ill? What was the matter?
I'm sorry (about that). Sorry, that was my fault. I'm terribly sorry.	Excuse me for a moment. 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.
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'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?