Classroom language
It is a language commonly used inside a classroom. It consists of requests, questions, imperatives or statements of encouragement, praise etc. used by a teacher and students during lessons on a daily basis.
Some of the examples of “classroom language” in English include:
The term “classroom language" is most often used in foreign language teaching. The aim is to use a target language as much as possible, so the classroom language is also an important part of foreign language teaching.
In practice, it means that students learn to use commonly used simple phrases at an early age. One of the best ways to teach the useful verbs and instructions is through different games
Exaples:
What does something mean?
How do you spell it?
How do you pronounce it?
Where's the stress?´
Articles: a / an
The indefinite article – a
The indefinite article a is the same for all genders.
a boy
a girl
a cat
The indefinite article has no plural form.
a boy → boys
We use an if the following word starts with a spoken vowel.
Use of the indefinite article a/an
2.1. before phrases of time and measurements (per week/weekly)
We have English 4 times a week.
I go on holiday twice a year.
Our car can do 220 kilometres an hour.
Tomatoes are $2 a kilo.
2.2. before phrases of jobs
My father is a car mechanic.
2.3. with a noun complement
He is a good boy.
2.4. before phrases of nationality
Bruce Springsteen is an American.
Singular: this / That
We use this (singular) and these (plural) to refer to something that is here / near.
Examples:
This is my car. (singular)
These are our children. (plural)
We use that (singular) and those (plural) to refer to something that is there / far.
Examples:
That is our house. (singular)
Those are my shoes. (plural)
Note that the verb changes (i.e. singular / plural) depending on the pronoun that you use.
You can also use Demonstrative Pronouns by themselves:
Did you do that?
I'd like to buy these?
Which of those would you like?
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