I just recently started teaching English on the side. One of the hardest parts of teaching low-level students is that they obviously want to ask questions and such but don’t know how. Even mid-level students will repeatedly use unnatural expressions (“What do you say ‘X’?”) every week in class. So now in my first class I give all my students a sheet with some useful expressions they can use every week. I figured other people may find it useful so here it is:
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CLASSROOM ENGLISH
授業で役立つ言葉
Can I ask a question?
質問してもいいですか?
(Do you have) any questions?
何か質問はありますか?
– Yes, I have a question.
はい、あります。
– No, I’m okay.
大丈夫です。
What does “x” mean?
「××」はどういう意味ですか?
How do you pronounce this?
これはどうやって発音するんですか?
How do you spell “x”?
「××」のスペルは何ですか。
Can you say that again?
もう一回、お願いします。
What is “x” in English?
英語で「××」は何ですか。
Can you say that slowly?
ゆっくり言ってもらえますか?
Finished.
できました。・ 終わりました。
Sorry I’m late.
遅れてすみません。
Teacher: “Ask me, (please).”
先生:私に聞いてみてください。
Teacher: Go ahead and do ”×”. Take your time and tell me when you’re finished.
先生: 「××」をやってください。ゆっくりで良いので、終わったら教えてください。
Teacher: Can you see the chat?
先生:チャットが見えますか?
How’s it going?(挨拶)
答え方:
Pretty good. / Not bad. + (I’m just ~ / I’ve just been ~) OR “you?”
Symbols(記号):
○ Good English (文法的に正しい)
N Natural English(自然)
✗ Bad English(間違っている)
△ Strange English(おかしい ・ 不自然)
? Unclear English(意味が不明)
◎ Best(ベスト)
≈ 似ている
3 comments
This is really awesome! I never thought about making a chart for English phrases in the classroom.
Thanks for sharing this! I just finished my list of “Useful English” as well. 🙂
This is a legendary idea, it would definitely expedite the learning process and increase the confidence of the kids in the class. I’m surprised I’ve never seen or heard of anyone using this method before. Thx a million