Classroom objects and
commands
ESL Vocabulary
Mrs. Coverdale
Repeat
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The teacher asked the students to
repeat after her.
My friend asked the teacher to repeat
the instructions.
Repeat
after me...
Read page number
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Please, read page number five
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Read your book with a partner
Turn to page …..
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Turn your book to page number twelve
The teacher said “turn to page ….” and we
started reading the story.
Circle the correct answer
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Before we started the test, the teacher said “Please,
circle the correct answer with your pencil.”
I forgot to circle the correct answer and failed the test.
Fill in the blank
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The instructions of the test were “Fill in
the blank” with the appropriate answer.
Answer the questions
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I answered all the questions with complete
sentences.
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After reading the Fluent Reader passage, I
answered the questions.
Take out a piece of paper
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Before the test, the teacher asked the students to take
out a piece of paper.
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I took out a piece of paper for my spelling test.
Go to the board
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“Please, go to the board and complete the
exercise” asked the teacher.
I went to the board and wrote the right answer.
Look at the board
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I looked at the
board and copy the
homework in my
agenda book.
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The little girl is
looking at the
board.
Sit down
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“Please, sit down carefully” said the
teacher.
In Language Arts, we sit in posturepedic
balls instead of chairs.
Write
•Every day we have to
write in our reading log.
•The teacher wrote an
example of the exercise.
Listen
•“Listen to the teacher,” said
my mom.
•I listened to my favorite song
with my IPods.
Close / open your book
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During AR time, we have to open our books and read
for 20 minutes in silence.
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The teacher instructed us to close our books when the
bell rang.
Pencil
•My mom bought me a
pencil in Wal-Mart
•Somebody took my
pencil. I can’t find it.
Whiteboard
•Mrs. Coverdale’s
classroom has a long
whiteboard.
•The whiteboard was
empty.
Chalkboard
Blackboard
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The teacher wrote the exercises on the
chalkboard.
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The assignments and the homework are on the
blackboard.
Chalk
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Eraser
There are white chalks and color chalks.
We use chalks to write on the chalkboard.
Could I borrow your eraser?
I have a big, white eraser.
Pencil sharpener
Pen
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My pencil sharpener is not working. Can I
borrow yours, please?
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My friend has a fancy, shiny, pretty, green pen
that her mom bought her at the store.
Colors
Crayons
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I have a new box of color pencils, but my
crayons are old.
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My grandma gave me a new set of colors and
crayons last Christmas.
Scissors
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Paper
These scissors are dull, they are not sharp.
I wrote a note for my teacher in a piece of paper
to explain why I didn’t do my homework.
We did a project with paper and scissors in Arts
class
Desk
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Seat
The teacher said “Please, don’t leave your
books on your desk.
Go back to your seat and remain quiet while
you read.
Chair
Table
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That chair is too small for me. I need a bigger
chair.
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The teacher came around our table to check
our project.
Book
Globe
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My Literature book is big and heavy, but it has
many interesting stories.
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Our Social Studies teacher used the globe to
show us where Delaware was located.
Map
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Computer
This is the map of the United States of America.
In our ESL class, we use the computer to learn
English.
I found the map in the computer using Google
Earth.
Screen
Keyboard
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The Smart Board has a huge screen.
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The keyboard is part of the computer.
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The computer’s screen is smaller than the Smart
Board's screen.
Mouse
Stapler
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The mouse is not working we need a new one.
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The teacher stapled all the papers together.
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The stapler run out of staplers.
Bulletin board
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We posted our
projects on the
Bulletin Board.
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The Bulletin Board
contains important
messages.