Encouraging students to ask or answer questions

Put up your hand if you still don’t
understand.
Who knows the answer?
Put your hand up if you know the answer.
Good answer. / That’s right.
Not exactly. / A good try.
Any other suggestions?

Tawanporn 043 3EN

• Put your hand up if you don’t understand.
Put your hand up if you know the answer.
• Fill in the gaps.
• Match the words and the pictures.
Match the words to the pictures.
• Finish the exercise.
• Do the crossword on page seven.
• Look for the words. Unjumble the sentences.
• Let’s play bingo/hangman.
• Can you all see?

Pattharaporn 055 3EN

These expressions offer an excellent opportunity
to teach students how to use fun English
naturally!
• Couldn’t you drag yourself out of bed this
morning?
• Have you been playing truant?
• Hey! Wake up, your head’s in the clouds!
• Stop your moaning!
• Watch what you are saying.
• Wash your mouth out with soap!
• Get your finger out!
• Don’t be rude!
• Wipe that silly smile off your face!
• What’s so funny?
• Stop acting the clown!
• Don’t go bananas!
• Don’t be a rotter!
• Mind your own business!
• This is a madhouse!
• You’re driving me round the bend!
• What’s all the racket about?

Rungphet031 3EN

If teacher want students to ask or answer questions, he should value student contributions.

- Remember Paul’s point about such and such. It’s relevant here.
- Do you see the connection?
- Do you point out why an answer is good?
- Susan has just added something important to our discussion.

Supalak 034 3EN