classroom English - react to the situation Flashcards
(24 cards)
The teacher is about to give you back some tests. You want to help.
May I deal them out, please?
You are really unwell and you feel like throwing up
May I go out, please? / May I go to the toilet?
You’re feeling really hot.
All the windows are closed
Could you open the windows?
You have cut out some paper and don’t want to leave it on your table.
May I put it in the bin?
You’re the last pupil to enter the room.
Shall I close the door?
you have a cold and you need to blow your nose
Can I have a tissue,please?
It’s getting dark in the room and you’re sitting near the light switch.
Do you want me to switch on the lights?
The sun is shining and it is getting too bright in the classroom.
Could you pull down the blinds, please?
Last time, you were missing when the teacher gave out photocopies. Explain why you haven’t got yours and ask for one.
Could I have a copy, I was missing last time you dealt them out.
You have been rocking back and forth on your chair…and suddenly you fall down…accidentally.
Sorry,I didn’t mean to!
A classmate is answering a question but you can’t hear him because he is not speaking loud enough
Could you speak up?
You’ve left your pencil case at home; you have nothing to write with: ask for help
Could somebody lend me a pen?
You are disturbed by a neighbour who keeps talking and prevents you from hearing the teacher.
Stop chatting, I can’t hear anything / a thing.
You don’t know how to write a word: ask your teacher
How do you spell this word?
You did a test two days ago and are impatient to get your result.
Are you going to give us back our tests?
You need to leave the classroom. Ask for permission to do so.
May I go out, please?
You had an exercise to do for today. The teacher is collecting everybody’s homework. You can’t give yours because you forgot about it. Explain .
I’ve forgotten to do my homework, sorry.
An English assistant has come to your class and he speaks really fast …too fast for you!
Could you speak more slowly, please?
Not your best day: you woke up with a headache. At school, you can’t concentrate. The teacher is worried. Tell him what’s wrong.
I’m not feeling very well.
The teacher is standing in front of the board and you can’t see what’s written on it.
Could you step aside,please?
You’re in trouble. The teacher has asked everybody to take out their workbooks. Yours is at home.
Sorry, I’ve left mine at home
The teacher is angry: you have written on your desk and you have been caught red-handed.
Sorry, I won’t do it again.
The teacher has asked you a question but you can’t answer because you were chatting with a neighbour.
Sorry, I wasn’t listening
The class is over and everybody is leaving the classroom. The teacher has written a lot on the board.. you don’t like dirty boards.
May I clean the board?
