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CLASSROOM
LANGUAGE |
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| The
important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein |
I'm
sorry, I don't understand Could you say that
again? Would you mind
repeating that? Could you repeat
that? Would you say that
once more? Could you speak
more slowly? Could you speak a
little louder? Did you say . . .
or . . . ? Is it possible to
say . . . ? Could you explain
that? What do you mean? Could you give an
example? I don't know what
“felony” means. What does
“felony” mean? Do you know what
“felony” means? How do you say ”馬尾”
in English? (NOT “How to say ‘馬尾’?”) Is this the right
way to say it? I don't know how
to say it in English. How do you
pronounce/spell this word? How do you spell
“bloodhound”? (NOT “How
to spell ‘bloodhound’?”) Could you spell
the word “skeleton”? Excuse me .
. . . May I interrupt
for a moment? Sorry, but .
. . . Excuse me for interrupting, but . . . . May I add
something? I'd like to say
something here. I'd like to
comment on that. May I ask a
question? Is it OK to ask a
question? I have a question. Does …
mean the same as …? What's the
difference between … and …? I'm sorry. I have to miss the next class. |
What part of
speech is this? Is this an
adjective or an adverb? Are you following
me? Are you with me? Is that clear? Okay so far? Do you understand? Got it? Any questions? Why don't we try
it one more time? What page are we
on now? Why don't we look
up this word? Which part do you
want? First, let's
decide who is who. What's the next
step? That doesn't make
sense. I can't remember
what that means. Let's take turns. Who wants to be
first? I'll be first. Should I start? Whose turn is it? Is it my turn now? Are you ready? Just a minute.
I'm thinking. Are/Have you
finished? We haven't
finished yet. We're almost done. Can you give us a
few more minutes? Let's come back to
you in a minute. Who wants to take
the part of A? What are we
supposed to do now? Let's change
parts. I've got an idea. Let's … What's the word to
describe …? What's another way
to say …? What's the
opposite of “improve”? What's another
word for “wealthy”? What do you mean
by “revise” your paper? Does “fair”
have more than one meaning? Do you spell
“preferring” with one or two ‘r’s? Are there
two “l”s or only one in “college”?
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When
the student is ready... the lesson appears.
Gene Olivier
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| Judge
of a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
Voltaire |
Never
discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
Plato |
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| A
synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought
of.
Burt Bacharach |
Always
be ready to speak and a base man will avoid you.
William Blake |
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| Love
ain't nothing but sex misspelled.
Harlan Ellison |
Curiosity
is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed
the cat, I say only the cat died nobly.
Arnold Edinborough |
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| Never
interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Napoleon Bonaparte |
It
is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
James Thurber. |
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