Thebiglistofdisciplineclassroomlanguage
1.Noise
Shh
Keepthenoisedown(please)
Onepointtotheperson/teamwhocandoit/sayitmostquietly
(Everyone)fingersonyourlips(andbequiet)
Whatdoesthisgesture/signmean(inEnglish)
Thenextpersontospeakhasto...
Moveyourchairsquietlyplease
Theclassnextdoorcanhearyou
Mr/Ms...isgoingtocomplainaboutthenoiseagain
Touchitwithonefinger,notyourwholehand
Tiptoe!
Moveyourdesksapartsothattheydon’tbangintoeachother
WhydoIhavemyfingersinmyears
Stoptalkingplease
(Be)quietplease
Whyareyoutalking
I’mwaitingforeveryonetobequiet
CouldyoupleasenottalkwhenI’mtalking/Whatdoyoudowhiletheteacheristalking/
Speakingwhiletheteacheristalkingisrude,isn’tit
(Putyour)handsup(ifyouwanttospeak)
Don’tshoutout!/Oneatatimeplease
Good.Onemoretime,but(evenmore)quietly
Pleasestandupandtelleveryonewhatyouweresaying/laughingabout
Whatwasthatnoise
WasthatyouIheard...ing
DidIhear...
Whatdoesshhhmean
Stoptappingyourfingers/pen(please)
Pleasereadsilently
It’squiettime
Whatdoesthissignmean(pointingtoasignonthewallshowingafingeronlipsoraredcross
oversomeoneshouting)
Noshouting
Thathurtsmyears
Notalking
Makesuretheotherteamscan’thearyou/Iftheotherteamcanhearyoutheywill...
Whispertheanswer(tome/yourpartner)
What’stheruleabouttalkingduringtests/storytime/handwritingpractice
2.Listening
Listento...
Makethelisteninggesture/Dothelisteningaction/Putyourhandroundyourearlikethis
Stopwhatyou’redoingandlistenplease
CanIhaveyourattentionplease
WhatdidIjustsay/PleaserepeatwhatIjustsaid
Ithinksomebodywasn’t/somepeopleweren’tlisteningtotheinstructions.
Okay,startnow.WhatYoudon’tknowwhattodoMaybeyoushouldlistenmorecarefully!
WhatdoyouhavetolistentoWhatdoyouhavetodowhileyoulisten
Canyoulistenandspeakatthesametime
Arewelisteningtoyou,John/Areyoutheteacher
3.Violence
Saysorryto...
Nopushing/punching/kicking
Whathappensifyoupush/punch/kick
Shakehandsandmakeup
(Itdoesn’tmatterifhediditfirst),nofighting!/Don’tdoitback,comeandspeaktomeinstead
Ididn’tseehimdoit,Isawyoudoit
Nowyouhavemadehim/hercry
What’sthepunishmentforfighting/Whathappensifyoufight
4.Manners
Putyourhandoveryourmouth(likethis),whenyou...
Gotothebathroomtodothat(please)
Pleaseuseahandkerchief/(paper)tissue
What’sthemagicword
(Takeyour)feetoffthechair(please)
Sayplease/thankyou/sorry
Ibegyourpardon!
WhatwouldyourparentsthinkifItoldthemyoudidthatinclass/Doyoudothatathome
(ReallyMaybeIshouldcheckwithyourparents)
EnglishmannersinEnglishclass!
5.Safety
Pleaseturnthescissorsround(beforeyougivethemtosomeone)
Becareful(ofthe/withthe...)
That’sdangerous
Whatdangerousthingsshouldn’tyoudo(witha...)
Canyou...witha...(NoWhynot)
Watchout!Becareful!
6.Tidinessandorder
Whose...isthisonthefloor
Norippingthepaper(beforeyouputitinthebin,butyoucanscrewitupifyoulike)
WheredoesrubbishgoThat’sright,inthebin.
Wheredobooks/bags/craftsuppliesgo
Straightenyourtie
Hangyourcoats/bagsup(onthehook)
Putthem(back)ontheshelves/inthecupboard(please)
Itdoesn’tmatterwhosemessitis,nobodyisgoingtoplayagameuntilitisclearedup/Youcan’t....
untilyouhaveallclearedupthismess
Standinastraightlineplease.(Handsatyoursidesandbagsonyourbacks)
Putthetablestogether(properly)
Legsunderthetable
Chairsunderyourtables
Tuckyourshirtin(toyourtrousers)
Putyourshoesbackon
Pullupyoursocks
Tieyourshoelacesplease
Takeyourhandsoutofyourpockets
Anyvolunteerstotidyup(forextrapoints/asticker)
Colourslowly/carefully/insidethelines
Legscrossed/Sitnicely
Situpstraight
Armscrossed
Kneestogether
7.Movement
Stopfiddling(withyour...)please
Handsonyourheads
Statues/Deadlions!
Thefirstpersontomovehasto...
Stoprockingonthechair/(Four/All)chairlegsdown(onthefloor,please)
Stopfidgetingplease/Sitstill
Stopmessingaboutplease
8.Timekeepingandspeed
Whattimeisit(Lookattheclock)
Pleasetrytobehereontime
Say“SorryI’mlate(teacher/everyone)”
Thenexttimeyouarelate,..
Thisweek’spunishmentforbeinglateis...
9.Punishments
Nogame(foryou)
Okay,homeworkbooksout(becauseyou...)
Goandstand/sitinthecorner
Minusonepoint(for...)
Youlosethegame(becauseyou...)
(I’mgoingtogiveyou/Youhavetodo)extrahomework
Gotothebackofthequeue
(I’mgoingtogiveyoua)blackmark
I’mgoingtotakeawayyour...
Pleasepickupalltherubbish
(Two/Five/Ten)extraminutesafterclass
Doitagain
Standup(withyourhandsonyourhead/and...)
Pleasesitoverthere
Youhavetojointheboys’/girls’team
Iamgoingtoseparateyou(two)
Moveyourdesksapart
Noworkingwith/sittingwith(fortherestoftoday/thisweek/thismonth/thisterm)
Goandsitonthechairinthecorner
Goandstand/sitoutside
Gotheheadteacher’soffice
I’mgoingtophone/talkto/sendalettertoyourparents
I’mwritingthisinyourreport/studentrecordbook/homeworkbook
Thepunishmentfor...is/willbe...
Write.......times
I’mgoingtothrowthisawayandmakeyoudoitagain
Rubthatoutanddoitagain
Sitnexttome/atthefrontoftheclass
Sitbetween...and...
Youhaveto...,andifyoudoitagainyouhaveto...
You’renotgoingtogetthe...thatIpromisedyou(now)
Yougetzerooutoften/aDforthiswork,because...
Iwarnedyouabout...,sonow...
Someoneisgoingtobedoinghomeworkwhileeveryoneelseisplayingagame
Wouldyouliketospendyourbreaktimewithme
Somebodyis/somepeoplearegoingtogetadetention/extrahomework
Seemeafterthelesson
You’vegotadetention!
Minuspoints/Youlosepointsforbadbehaviour
Whataretheclassrules(about...)
Whyareyoulosingpoints/beingpunished
10.Rewards
Becauseyou...wearegoingtoplayagame.(Whichgamewouldyouliketoplay)
Onepoint(for...)
Thefirstpersontofinish/Thepersonwiththebestworkcan...
Youcanbeteacher/teamcaptain
Youcandecidethenextgame/story/song
Here’sasticker(toputonthechart/inyourbook)
Yougetaprize
Youdon’thaveto...
Youcanleavefirst
Pointsforgoodbehaviour/for...
Thebestbehavedperson/teamwillget...
11.Warnings
(Thisisyour)lastchance/lastwarning
Yellowcard!
Striketwo!
I’mwatchingyou
I’mgoingtostandnexttoyouandmakesureyou...
I’mgoingtoletyouoffthistime,but...
Ifthathappensonemoretime/Ifyoudothatonemoretime...
Ifyou’renotfinishedintwominutes,...
12.General/Miscellaneous
Behaveyourself
Iwantyoutobeonyourbestbehaviourtoday
Seriousfacesplease
What’stheruleabout...
Wewillnotstartuntileverybodyisready
Isthathowwe...
Stopbeingsilly
Howoldareyou(Areyouthreeyearsold)
Stopcopying/cheating
Putyourchewingguminthebinplease
Getonwithyourworkplease!
That’senoughmessingabout
Thisisnotyourbestwork/Youcandobetterthanthat
Pleasetryharder/makemoreofaneffortnexttime
Thislooksmessy
(Please)doitagain,butthistimewithfewermistakes/withneaterwriting/followingthe