Getting everyone’s attention

Listen to me, please.
Be quiet/Quiet down, please.
Silent, please.
Can I have your attention, please?
Could you all listen to me, please?
Would you pay attention, please?
Luis, are you with us?

Parinyaporn 062 (3EN)

These expressions are among the first that
students learn and start using among themselves
spontaneously. Learners like to take on the
teacher’s role and control other classmates.
• Please be quiet! Speak quietly! Can’t you speak
more softly? No noise, please.
• Stop chatting! Stop speaking! Whisper, don’t
shout! Silence! Shut up, will you?
• Please pay attention!
• Don’t do that! Don’t touch! Put that away!
• Calm down! Settle down! Sit still!
• Juan, stop bothering David!
• Stop playing with your pencil.
• Stop talking and watch the video.
• Stop talking and listen, please.

Rungphet031 3EN

- "Listen while I call your names"
- "Who is talking?"
- "What did you say Jane?"
- "What are you doing, Josh?



Patcharaporn 025 3EN

Paying attention is very important because it can affect to the student's learning.
So, the teacher should to make sure that your students pay attention to you.
This is the classroom language for getting students's attention.

- What are you doing, Marry?
- Stop talking and listen, please.
- Be quiet, please?
- Listen carefully.
- Stop playing and listen to me.


Papassorn Waijan 050 3EN

Here are phrases are used to get students' attention to things you have written up when they weren't looking;

- The answers to that exercise are written up on the board mixed up to help you.
- I've written the rules of the game up on the board
- This bit up here is the instructions for the listening task. Please do this, and not the task in your books.
- Here are some useful phrases you can use while you are playing the game.

Supalak 034 3EN

Who is talking right now?
Use body language like clap your hand.
Stop eating, playing and listening to music.
Sit properly and listen carefully.


Sakolsupa 035 3EN

Clap or tap in a pattern, for example, clap slowly twice and then clap fast three times. The students are to stop what they are doing and repeat the pattern. If necessary, do it again until all children have responded and are quiet. You may want to vary the pattern.

Raise you hand and stand still until the students are quiet. Or, raise your right hand and put the index finger of your left hand on your lips. The children are to do the same. Another idea is to hold up three fingers which is a silent signal for "Stop, look, listen." Then wait until all the children have their three fingers up and are quiet.

Peerapong 054 3EN