Classroom Language

Please write more clearly.

Please speak more slowly.

Please speak more clearly.

Please repeat that.

Excuse me.

Could you please repeat that?

Pardon me.

Sorry?

How do you say ____?

How do you pronounce ____?

How many syllables are there in ____?

Where is the stress in ___?

How do you spell _____?

How do you spell that?

What does ____ mean?

How do you say ___ in Korean?

How do you say ___ in English?

Can I borrow a ____?

Can you lend me a _____?

I don’t understand.

Is this correct?

Is this right?

 Can you give me an example?

What's the meaning of ___ in this sentence (context)?

What other meaning does this word have?

Does this word have any other meanings? 

What's the difference between A and B?

Can you tell me why __ is ungrammatical?

What is the problem with ____? 

I think this sentence is not appropriate. /I don't think this sentence is appropriate.

I think this sentence is irrelevant.

Can you summarize this paragraph?

What is the topic of this article? 

I can't fill in the blank.

That's too much.

I get stuck./ I am stuck. /I got stuck.

While these sentences are useful, the important thing is to get students to use them freely.