I'm waiting for you to be quiet/ to settle down/
We won't start until everyone is quiet."
[cross arms and look impatient, maybe tapping foot]
"Please stop talking and be quiet" /
"(Can everyone please) settle down so we can start."
[arms out with palms down, moving slowly up and down]
"(Everyone be) quiet please!" [index finger in front of lips,
or zip across lips with thumb and index finger]
"Okay, I'm glad you're excited, but let's calm down a little, shall we?"
"Yes, okay, we'll play the Stations game, but you have to sit down quiet
and then doing the normal greetings first."
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