SEVERAL POSSIBLE LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS USED IN CLASS

SESSIONS*

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 Purpose Main Sub Language (Possible) Teacher Talk
Language Functions
Functions
Initiating Beginning the Greeting  Good morning (afternoon) class.
the lesson  Good morning (afternoon)
instruction everyone.
 Good morning (afternoon)
students.
 Good afternoon.
 Good evening.

Asking condition  How are you?

 How are you today?
 How’re you, students?
 How’s everything?
 Is everything okay?
 How have you been?

 I am very well, thank you.

 I am fine, thank you.
 We’re very well, thanks.
 Not bad, thanks.

 And how are you, Sir?Ma’am?

 And how about you, Ma’am?
 And you?

 I am fine too, thank you.

Saying a Prayer  Before we start the lesson, let’s say

a prayer together.
 Let’s say a prayer everyone.
 Let’s say a prayer, students. Shall
we?
 Let’s say a prayer together. Budi,
will you lead the prayer,
please?
 ………….
 Amen

Checking students’  Is everyone here?

attendance  Who is not here yet?
 Who is absent today?
 Let’s call the roll. Anita, Budi,
Johan
 Who hasn’t been here, yet?

 Present, Ma’am.
 I am here, Sir.

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 Purpose Main Sub Language (Possible) Teacher Talk
Language Functions
Functions
Initiating Beginning the Greeting  Good morning (afternoon) class.
the lesson  Good morning (afternoon)
instruction everyone.
 Good morning (afternoon)
students.
 Good afternoon.
 Good evening.

Asking condition  How are you?

 How are you today?
 How’re you, students?
 How’s everything?
 Is everything okay?
 How have you been?

 I am very well, thank you.

 I am fine, thank you.
 We’re very well, thanks.
 Not bad, thanks.

 And how are you, Sir?Ma’am?

 And how about you, Ma’am?
 And you?

 I am fine too, thank you.

Saying a Prayer  Before we start the lesson, let’s say

a prayer together.
 Let’s say a prayer everyone.
 Let’s say a prayer, students. Shall
we?
 Let’s say a prayer together. Budi,
will you lead the prayer,
please?
 ………….
 Amen

Checking students’  Is everyone here?

attendance  Who is not here yet?
 Who is absent today?
 Let’s call the roll. Anita, Budi,
Johan
 Who hasn’t been here, yet?

 Present, Ma’am.
 I am here, Sir.

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 Purpose Main Sub Language (Possible) Teacher Talk
Language Functions
Functions
Initiating Beginning the Greeting  Good morning (afternoon) class.
the lesson  Good morning (afternoon)
instruction everyone.
 Good morning (afternoon)
students.
 Good afternoon.
 Good evening.

Asking condition  How are you?

 How are you today?
 How’re you, students?
 How’s everything?
 Is everything okay?
 How have you been?

 I am very well, thank you.

 I am fine, thank you.
 We’re very well, thanks.
 Not bad, thanks.

 And how are you, Sir?Ma’am?

 And how about you, Ma’am?
 And you?

 I am fine too, thank you.

Saying a Prayer  Before we start the lesson, let’s say

a prayer together.
 Let’s say a prayer everyone.
 Let’s say a prayer, students. Shall
we?
 Let’s say a prayer together. Budi,
will you lead the prayer,
please?
 ………….
 Amen

Checking students’  Is everyone here?

attendance  Who is not here yet?
 Who is absent today?
 Let’s call the roll. Anita, Budi,
Johan
 Who hasn’t been here, yet?

 Present, Ma’am.
 I am here, Sir.

English for Classroom Interaction - 67

 Purpose Main Sub Language (Possible) Teacher Talk
Language Functions
Functions
Initiating Beginning the Greeting  Good morning (afternoon) class.
the lesson  Good morning (afternoon)
instruction everyone.
 Good morning (afternoon)
students.
 Good afternoon.
 Good evening.

Asking condition  How are you?

 How are you today?
 How’re you, students?
 How’s everything?
 Is everything okay?
 How have you been?

 I am very well, thank you.

 I am fine, thank you.
 We’re very well, thanks.
 Not bad, thanks.

 And how are you, Sir?Ma’am?

 And how about you, Ma’am?
 And you?

 I am fine too, thank you.

Saying a Prayer  Before we start the lesson, let’s say

a prayer together.
 Let’s say a prayer everyone.
 Let’s say a prayer, students. Shall
we?
 Let’s say a prayer together. Budi,
will you lead the prayer,
please?
 ………….
 Amen

Checking students’  Is everyone here?

attendance  Who is not here yet?
 Who is absent today?
 Let’s call the roll. Anita, Budi,
Johan
 Who hasn’t been here, yet?

 Present, Ma’am.
 I am here, Sir.

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*With some addition and modifications by Gunadi HS (of materials for Classroom English, Developer Team of Self-
Learning Materials of English for Science)

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