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classroom etiquette
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during the lesson you want to make polite requests use everyday courtesies
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and exchange social greetings with the class what would you say let's watch just listen
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and observe good morning everyone good morning mr. Min right let's
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get started with today's lesson may can you help me hand out these worksheets here you are Thank you.
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Bless you.
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Thank you.
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Thanks for your help, May.
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Now, please look at the first page.
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I'd like you to read the passage and answer the questions.
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I'm sorry.
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I didn't catch what you said.
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Could you repeat that, please?
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No problem.
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I said, please read the passage on the first page and answer the questions.
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All right, it's time to stop.
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Just a moment everyone, one more thing before you go.
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Our new year holiday starts tomorrow, so there's no homework this time.
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Yes!
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Enjoy your holiday!
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Happy New Year!
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Thank you Mr. Min!
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The same to you!
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Let's read along.
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Read aloud with the teacher.
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Good morning, everyone.
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Good morning, Mr. Min.
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Right.
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Let's get started with today's lesson.
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May, can you help me hand out these worksheets?
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Here you are.
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Thank you.
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Bless you!
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Thank you.
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Thanks for your help, May.
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Now, please look at the first page.
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I'd like you to read the passage and answer the questions.
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I'm sorry.
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I didn't catch what you said.
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Could you repeat that, please?
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No problem.
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I said, please read the passage on the first page and answer the questions.
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All right, it's time to stop.
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Just a moment, everyone.
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One more thing before you go.
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Our New Year holiday starts tomorrow, so there's no homework this time.
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Yes!
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Enjoy your holiday.
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Happy New Year.
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Thank you, Mr. Min.
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The same to you.
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Let's role play.
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You are the teacher.
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Speak out loud.
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Good morning, Mr. Min.
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Here you are.
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Thank you.
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Bless you.
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Thank you.
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I'm sorry I didn't catch what you said could you repeat that please you Yes!
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Thank you, Mr. Min.
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The same to you.
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Challenge time.
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No subtitles.
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Speak up with confidence.
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Good morning, Mr. Min.
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Here you are.
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Thank you.
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Bless you!
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Thank you.
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I'm sorry.
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I didn't catch what you said.
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Could you repeat that, please?
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Yes!
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Thank you, Mr. Min.
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The same to you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Classroom language: Classroom etiquette”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Min, bless, passage, repeat, holiday. This video has 76 sentences and 382 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:43. The speaker talks slowly, about 67 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
passage noun/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
bless verb/blɛs/To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
lesson noun/ˈlɛs.ən/A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
homework noun/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
everyday adjective/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
classroom noun/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
courtesy noun/ˈkɝɾəsi/Polite behavior.
observe verb/əbˈzɜːv/To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
polite adjective/pəˈlaɪt/Well-mannered, civilized.
greeting noun/ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.
aloud adverb/əˈlaʊd/With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
worksheet nounA sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and the answers are recorded.
etiquette noun/ˈɛt.ɪˌkɛt/The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.
subtitle noun/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/A heading below or after a title.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
hand out verbTo distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively).
read along verbTo read together with another person, or with another presentation (TV etc)
speak out verbTo assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • I didn't catch what you said.
  • Could you repeat that, please?
  • Let's get started with today's lesson.
  • May, can you help me hand out these worksheets?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'm, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like passage, bless, lesson.

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