Classroom English for teachers

The English you actually say in a lesson with young children — from “Good morning, everyone!” to “See you on Thursday!” — with audio, the answers children give back and a one-page print for each situation.

Classroom English is the language of the lesson itself: the greetings, instructions, praise and goodbyes you repeat every single day. Children hear these phrases again and again, so they are the easiest English they will learn — and the most useful, because once they understand them the whole lesson can stay in English.

Pick one situation, use the same phrases every lesson and add a new one each week. Every phrase has a play button, the answer children give where there is one, and every situation prints on a single A4 sheet for your desk.

Seven situations, one lesson

20 phrasesGreetings & starting the lessonHello, the register, the day and the weather — the first five minutes that set the tone for the whole lesson.“Good morning, everyone!” · “Hello! How are you today?”22 phrasesInstructionsStand up, open your books, work in pairs — the everyday instructions that keep a lesson moving in English.“Stand up, please.” · “Sit down, please.”22 phrasesPraise & encouragementMore than “good job”: praise for effort, for kindness and for a brave try — and a generator with a fresh one every time.“Well done!” · “Great job!”21 phrasesAttention & behaviourCalm call-and-responses, kind reminders and words for a wobbly moment — positive classroom management, no shouting.“One, two, three, eyes on me!” · “Class, class!”21 phrasesOnline lessonsYou're on mute, can you see my screen, wave goodbye — the phrases every Zoom or Meet lesson with children needs.“Can you hear me?” · “Can you see me?”21 phrasesGames & taking turnsWhose turn is it, roll the dice, it's a draw — so the game itself becomes English practice.“Let's play a game!” · “Whose turn is it?”20 phrasesEnding & homeworkTidy up, what did we learn, here's your homework, see you on Thursday — a calm, happy last five minutes.“It's time to finish.” · “Let's tidy up!”

🖨️ The whole set on paper

All 7 situations as A4 cheat sheets — one page each, ready for the staffroom printer.

Open the cheat sheet →

The other side of the lesson — what children need to say (“Can I go to the toilet, please?”) — is on the classroom posters.

Want the instructions to stick? Play them as games first.

🖼️ Classroom posters 📣 Classroom commands as games