Time to stop
- It's (almost) time to stop
- (I'm afraid/ Sorry but) it's time to finish (now)
- We'll have to stop there
- There's the bell/ That's the bell. It's time to stop
- We've run out of time
- The next class is waiting (outside/ to come in)
- You'll be late for your next class (if you don't stop now)
- We'll have to finish this tomorrow/ in the next lesson
- Look at the time/ What time is it now?
- 30 seconds to finish that activity. It's nearly time to go
- That's all (we have time) for today
Not time to stop.
- The bell hasn't gone yet.
- There are still two minutes to go.
- We still have a couple of minutes left.
- The lesson doesn't finish till five past.
- Your watch(es) must be fast.
- We seem to have finished early.
- We have an extra five minutes.
- We still have time to/for.../ We have five minutes left to/for...
- Sit quietly until the bell goes. / I don't remember hearing a bell
- Why are you packing your bags already?/ Did anyone tell you to pack your bags?
- One more thing before you go
- Wait a minute/ Hang on a moment/ Just hold on a moment/ Stay where you are for a moment/ Just a moment, please. / Just a sec/ Just a second/ Wait for it!
- (Go) back to your places/ Where are you going?/ Where do you think you are going?/ Don't you think you are jumping the gun?
- Juan, you have to stay five extra minutes (as I told you earlier/ because you...)
Clearing up
- Put your books and pencils away/ in your bag
- Put your things in your bags
- Close your books (and put them in your bags)
- Pack your things away
- You may pack away now
- Tidy up (the classroom/ your desks) please
- Put any rubbish in the bin
- The first team to tidy up gets an extra point/ can leave first
- That's the tidy up song, so what do you have to do?
Homework
- This is your homework for tonight
- Copy tonight's homework from the board
- Circle these exercises in your workbooks and do them tonight
- (Let's check that you remember). What's the homework?
- Do exercise 10 on page 23 for (your) homework
- Finish this exercise/ Do the next exercise tonight, and we'll check it tomorrow
- Check your answers at the back of the book and ask me tomorrow if you have any questions
- Learn this list of words (for homework/ by tomorrow/ tonight)
- There is no homework tonight (but there will be tomorrow)
- Don't forget your homework (this time)
- Take a worksheet as you leave.
- What do you have to do before the next lesson?
Next time
- We'll do the rest of this chapter next time.
- We'll finish this exercise next lesson.
- We've run out of time, so we'll continue next lesson.
- We'll continue this chapter next Monday.
- The next class starts at 5 o'clock
- Please sit in the same teams in the next class/ We're going to continue with this tomorrow, so please sit together again
- We'll do some more practice of this in the next class (because you found it a bit difficult)
- Tomorrow's/ Next week's/ Thursday's lesson will be (about)...
- Tomorrow/ Next week/ Thursday is a holiday, so I'll see you (all) on...
- Is there a class tomorrow/ next week/ on Thursday?
- We'll take fifteen minutes' break (so that means you have to be back at 11:23)
- We're taking our break a bit late, so be back here by...
Saying goodbye
- Goodbye, everyone.
- See you (again next Wednesday/ tomorrow/ later/ after the holiday/ after the break)
- See you in room 7 after the break.
- Have a good holiday.
- Enjoy your vacation.
- See you next week/ tomorrow/ on Wednesday/ next term/ after the holiday/ later/ this afternoon
- Stand up and say goodbye to the class, please
- Let's sing the goodbye song (and wave goodbye)
Leaving the room
- Whichever team is sitting nicely (and quietly, with your legs under the table) can go home first
- Get into a queue/ line up next to the door. (No running and no pushing/ Any running or pushing means you have to go to the back of the line/ If you run or push, you will have sit back down)
- Form a queue and wait for the bell.
- Try not to make any noise as you leave/ No shouting/ No speaking in the corridor
- Be quiet as you leave. Other classes are still working.
- The winning team/ This table/ Girls can leave first