Going through the Homework

Beginning a Class

Good morning! Sit down please. Get ready for the class.

to be on duty Who is on duty today?

to be absent = to be away

to be present = to be here Who is away today? — No one is. All the students are here.

Why is Mary away today? What/s up? (=What is it? / What’s the matter?) — It’s flu / quinsy / a cold.

— She’s got a high temperature.

— She is ill / unwell.

— I’m afraid, I don’t know.

to be late for I’m sorry, I’m late. — Why are you late? Did you oversleep? – I got stuck in a traffic jam.

— That’s a pure excuse. But go to your place and sit down.

to be in / on time for

Let’s make a start. = Let’s begin our class.

Going through the Homework

What’s your homework for today?

to read

to transcribe [trxn'skraIb] Shall I transcribe the word?

transcription Shall I write it in transcription?

to mark the stresses and tunes

to do exercise ten (on) page one hundred

orally

in writing

to translate

to recite a poem / a nursery rhyme

to learn smth. by heart

to retell

to give the main points of the passage

to reproduce

to ask questions on (=about) the text

to make the sentence interrogative

to put questions to smb.(only to a living being) = to ask smb. questions May / Can I ask you a question?

to go through one’s homework

to go over one’s homework

to test smb. on smb.’s homework

to correct smb.’s homework

to mark smb.’s’ homework books

to check smb.’s homework

Are you prepared? — I’m not prepared. (= I haven’t done it.)

to hand in = to give in

to hand out = to give out

to collect

Come out to the board. = Come (up) to the board.

Go to the board. = Go out to the board.

Let the others see the board. = Don’t stand in front of the board.

Step aside. (rude) = Step to one side.

chalk = a piece of chalk Will you fetch some chalk?

a duster

a sponge

to wet the duster Shall I wet the duster?

to clean the board

to wipe off the word (sentence / letter) = to rub off Rub it off. / Rub off the last sentence.

to rub out (the pencil marks)

Use the duster.

to do homework

to write a test on

to do / to have a dictation on (the vocabulary of lesson seven)

to write a composition (= an essay)

to write a reproduction

to do a quiz

to give / to set homework Now I want to set / to give you your homework.

No helping. = No whispering. = No prompting.

Don’t be so noisy.

Keep silent. = Silence, please. = Stop talking.

Speak up. = Speak louder.

Don’t go so fast.

to pronounce Will you pronounce this word?

pronunciation What’s the pronunciation of this word?

to spell How do you spell your name?

spelling What’s the spelling of the word?

to palatalize

palatalization You’ve got some palatalization of the sound [t] in the word “ticket”.

to repeat = to say again Repeat it., please.

Remember! Read it. Repeat it. Pronounce it. Translate it. Spell it.

distinct [dIs'tINkt] (a) a distinct sound; Make your reading distinct.

distinctly (adv.) Pronounce the word distinctly.

That’ll do. = Enough.

What date is it today? = What’s the date today?

What day is it today? = What’s the day today? — Today is Wednesday, the twenty-fourth of November.

a class

to have classes Do you have classes on Saturday? — No, we don’t.

to have English classes

in class We’ll do the exercise in class.

But: We are going to write a test at our Grammar class.

after classes Will you stay after classes? — Yes, I will.

to stay away from classes = to miss classes = to cut classes = to skip classes.

He stayed away from a History class. He skipped the seminar yesterday.

truant – прогульщик, лентяй

to play truant He never plays truant.

to mind smth. – 1) следить, обращать внимание Mind your manners. — Следите за своими манерами.

Mind your grammar / pronunciation / spelling / phonetics / intonation.

2) заботиться (о); смотреть, присматривать (за); заниматься (чем-л.)

Mind your own business. — Занимайся своим делом.

to go on doing smth. = to continue doing smth. He went on reading the book.

Will you go on / continue reading the text?

But: in imperative sentences — Come on. Do smth. Come on. Read it. Come on. Write it.

to make a (bad) mistake How many mistakes have you made? – Only one.

to correct mistakes

May / Can I put it like this? = May / Can I say it this way?

How long is it before the bell? = When is the bell due?

at break = in break = during the break At break we usually review our rules.

the Dean

the Dean’s office

the department room

group register Don’t forget to bring the register = Remember to bring the register.

Go and fetch the group register, please.

a (student’s) record book

a student’s card

a reader’s card

an examination question

time-table = schedule ['SedjHl / 'SeGHl / 'skedjHl / 'skeGHl]

changes on the timetable

to consult the time-table

to be through with the exercise / the card = to finish doing smth.

Are you through with the task? = Have you finished doing the task?

to make a report on

to give a speech on = to give a talk on

a cassette-recorder

a cassette

a CD

a CD-player

a plug

to plug in = to switch on = to turn on

to unplug – to switch off = to turn off

to insert the cassette

to play back – to wind back

to rewind

to wind on = to wind forward