MANAGEMENT

TALK
Presented in TEFL 2
Developed by Prof. Amin Rasyid
WHAT IS MANAGEMENT TALK?

The management talk deals with

the enforcement of classroom
activities, such as entering the
class, greeting students, arranging
the students seats, calling the rolls
or checking the students presence,
and dealing with lateness.
Management talk consists of
transactional expressions that are
used to manage the interaction in
the class from the very beginning
to the very end of the class session.
 TYPICAL PHASES OF
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. Beginning the lesson

2. Running the Class
3. Ending/Closing the
lesson
1. BEGINNING THE LESSON

Entering the classroom

Everyday greeting
Meeting a new class
Taking the Register
Being Late and Dealing with
lateness
Getting down to start
 Management talk
of Entering the Classroom

Teacher Talk
Assalamu alaykum
Student Talk
(warahmatullahi wabarakatuh)
Waalaykumussalam
Lets go in.
(warahmatullahi
Lets go inside.
Wabarakatuh).
Come on in and sit down.
Yes , Sir/Madam.
Lets go into the classroom.
Ill open /unlock the door and
let you in.
Hurry up!
Please leave the door open
Is this Class A?
Am I in the right room?
Management Talk
of Everyday Greeting

Teacher Talk Student Talk

Assalamu alaykum Waalaykumussalam
(warahmatullahi (warahmatullahi
wabarakatuh) wabarakatuh).
Good morning/afternoon Good morning/afternoon
everyone/everybody/class. Sir/Madam.
Hello, everyone/everybody. Were fine, and you
How are you all today? Sir/Madam?
How are you getting on? Fine.
How are things? Thank you Sir/Madam.
Hows everyone /everybody
feeling today?
Hows life?
I hope you are all feeling
well/fit today.
What a lovely day!
Management Talk
of Meeting a New Class
Teacher talk
Assalamu alaykum (warahmatullahi
wabarakatuh)
Good morning/afternoon, Is this Class
. (A,B, C etc. )?
Welcome , everybody/everyone.
Welcome to all of you.
Id like to welcome you all to this
course.
Hello class, this is my first time to
teach you.
Let me introduce myself.
Allow me to introduce myself.
Let me tell you something about myself.
My name is Mr./Mrs./Ms. ...
Im your new English teacher.
Its nice to meet you all.
Im very pleased to meet you all.
Management Talk
of Meeting a New Class

Student talk
Waalaykumussalam (warahmatullahi
wabarakatuh)
Good morning/afternoon, Sir/Madam.
Thats right Sir/Madam. This is Class
(A,B, or C, etc.).
Thank you. Thats very kind of you
Sir/Madam.
I see.
Nice to meet you, too Sir/Madam
Management Talk
of Taking the Register

Teacher Talk
May I have your
attention,
please call the roll/your names.
Attention, take/check/mark the
please Im going register.
Quiet, now, to take/check attendance.
please Ill check if everyones here.
Right Check who s here.
Now
OK
Raise your hand and say: Yes / Here/ Present, (Sir
/Madam).

Student Talk/Response
Yes Present,
Here, Sir/Madam.
,Sir/Madam. Sir/Madam.
 Management Talk
of Taking the Register

Teacher Talk Student Talk/Response

Lets see if everyones
Yes, Sir/Madam.
here.
No. Joseph isnt here yet.
Are you all here?
Is everybody here?
Does anybody know
where (Sherly, Linda, Sorry, we dont know, Sir/Madam.
Gloria) is? Yes, she is still in hospital,
Has anybody seen Sir/Madam.
(Sherly, Linda, Theyll be here in a minute,
Gloria)today? Sir/Madam.
Where are John and Jane?
Any
Whonews?
isnt here today?
Joseph isnt here yet.
Is
Joseph is.
anyone/absent/away/missing?
Who is absent ?
Management Talk
of Dealing with Lateness

Student Talk
Assalamu Alaykum (Warahmatullahi
Wabarakatuh)
Im very sorry to be late, Sir/Madam.
Im awfully sorry to be very late,
Sir/Madam.
My apologies for arriving late, Sir/Madam.
I overslept.
I got up late.
I missed the bus.
The bus was late.
I got stuck in the traffic.
I got a traffic jam.
My motor cycle/ car got a flat tire.
May I come in?
Management Talk
of Dealing with Lateness

Teacher Talk
Waalaykumussalam (Warahmatullahi Wabarakutuh)
Why are you late?
Did you stay up late?
Did you get up late?
Did you miss the bus?
Was the bus late?
Did you get stuck in the traffic?
Were you in a traffic jam?
Thats all right.
I see.
OK, this time.
Never mind this time.
It doesnt matter this time.
Try to be on time next time.
Dont let it happen again.
Let this be the last time.
Come in and sit down. Weve already started.
Management Talk
of Getting down to Start

Bismillahirrahmanirrahiym.

Well, everybody. Lets start the

lesson now.
All right class. I think we can
start now.
OK, everybody. Lets get on with
the lesson now.
Hello everybody. Give me your
sweetest smile to start the
lesson.
2. RUNNING THE CLASS

Beginning with revision

Starting something new
Telling the objectives
Making things clear/Checking
students understanding
Sequencing activities
Checking progress
Taking Turns
 Management Talk
of Beginning with revision

can anyone in the

Well, who can tell us discussed previou
Right, Can you tell the what talked s
OK, (Tanya/Suzan class we about lesson?
) summarize studied last
time.

Well, Let me review the previous lesson before we

Right, /summarize begin the new material.
OK,

Well, before we move on

Right, lets go over the last lesson to something else.
OK, briefly
 Management Talk
of Starting Something New

our topic today is Happy Life

Well everybody,
Well class, Open page (33), you will fill in a CV format.

listen to a lecture on
in this session, you will
(Creativity)
learn about
(Humanism)
practice (asking
questions)
do some (role
play/writing)
 Management Talk
of Telling the Objectives of the Lesson

be able to

At the end of this

session you will

By the end of this

lesson you are
expected to have in-depth understanding
Management Talk
of Making Things Clear/Checking Students
Understanding(a)
Teacher Talk
Is everything clear? Student Talk
Am I clear? Everything is clear as
Is that clear?
crystal.
Are you clear about what to do/how to
do it/what I mean? Excuse me, Sir/Madam:
Have you all understood? I wonder if you could
Do you understand everything? repeat (Part A/C)
Do you follow me? again.
Got it? Number ( 3/7) is still
Are there any questions before we unclear to me.
start/move on/go on?
Im a little bit confused
Has any body got a questions about
what to do?
of what to do and how
Any questions? to do (Part B/D)
Please raise your hand if you dont
understand.
Who still doesnt understand what
theyve got to do?
Shall I repeat the instruction again/ go
over it again?
Management Talk
of Making Things Clear/Checking Students
Understanding (b)

Student Talk
Teacher Talk Yes, Sir/Madam.
Excuse me,
Are you with me?
Sir/Madam:
Did you get the idea?
I m afraid, I didnt
Has everyone got the idea?
quite catch the whole
Did everyone catch what I
points, especially
mean?
(the last part of the
Did everyone hear what I
instructions).
said?
Management Talk
of Sequencing Activities (a)
First,
Management Talk
of Sequencing Activities (b)
From that well continue/go on with
Management Talk
of Sequencing Activities (c)
 Management Talk
of Checking Progress

Teacher Talk
Student Talk/Response
Which question/part/number are you on? We are still working
Has everybody finished number (7/10)? on (part B/C)
Put your hand up if you need help. Sir/Madam.
Raise your hand if you are stuck. Number (8/9) is a
Is there anyone who needs help? little bit confusing,
Is everything OK? Sir/Madam.
Is there any problem? I need . (5/10) more
Ask me if youre not sure. minutes, Sir/Madam.
Ill come round and check.
What about number (11/13)? Can
everybody manage it?
Who is finding number (4/5))difficult?
Are you still on Part (A/B/C)?
Are you (all) done?
Are you (all) finished?
 Management Talk
of Taking Turns

Ill give everybody a turn to speak/

Whos going to start/begin?
comment, starting from (Dzaky).

Now let Ann have a Next, its your turn (to

turn, first. read), (Rama)

Now , you Rara Lets give someone else a chance.

Have I missed/forgotten
Who hasnt had a turn?
somebody/anybody?

Yes, your turn, Dzany Yes, Naila, you have a go.

ENDING/CLOSING THE LESSON

Checking the time

Setting taking home assignment
Stopping work
Making announcement
Ending the lesson
Saying good bye
Clearing the class
Management Talk
of Checking the Time

What time is it?

Were almost finished.
Were almost done.
Were not through yet.
We still have a couple of minutes
left.
Carry on with what youre doing
until the bell goes.
If you are done/finished, sit quietly
until the bell goes.
Management Talk
of Stopping the Activities
Teacher Talk
OK, everybody. Two more
minutes.
You will have to finish in a
minute.
Ill have to stop you in two
minutes.
A couple more minutes.
A couple of minutes more.
One minute
left/remaining/to go.
Have you finished?
Are you done/through?
(Has) everybody finished?
Right. Thats enough.
Thats enough for now.
Teacher Talk
Weve spent long enough
on this.
All right, stop now.
Stop what youre doing.
Finish up.
Put your pens/pencils
down.
Well have a break before
going on.
You can take /have a two
-minute break.
We can take our coffee
break now.
Management Talk
of Setting Taking Home Assignment

for you homework please do

exercise 99. The deadline for the
submission is next
(Tuesday/ Wednesday).
Well, as your homework please
Right, read Chapter 7 then answer
OK , the questions that follow
Make sure that you hand
it in by Friday.
summarize/paraphrase
paragraph 5 - 9
 Management Talk
of Making Announcement

Attention, please
Wait a moment, Next time we wont
please meet in this room but
Can everybody in the next room.
listen to me for a I have some Dont forget the
second, please. announcements to make English club meeting
Just hold on a before you go. tomorrow morning in
minute, please R. 01.
One more thing There wont bed any
before we go, class from me next
Hang on a second, Friday.
please
Management Talk
of Ending the Lesson

Teacher talk

Well,
Lets conclude our
Right,
We have come to the meeting/lesson/ session today
OK ,
end of our class today by reciting/saying Alhamdulillahi
Now,
rabbil alamiyn.
 Management Talk
of Ending the Lesson

Student Talk

Thank you
very much, It was a very
Alhamdulillahi rabbil alamiyn.
Sir /Madam good/useful/meaningfull
lesson
 Management Talk
of Saying Good Bye

Teacher Talk

Bye now
Thank you Bye-bye everyone
very much for See you Billahittaufiq walhidayah,
your kind Take care
Assalamu Alaykum
attention, Enjoy the rest of the
Warahmatullahi
day
Wabarakutuh.
I wish all the very
best
 Management Talk
of Saying Good Bye

Student Talk/Response

Youre most
welcome, Same to you, Waalaykumussalam
Sir/Madam (Sir/Madam) Warahmatullahi
Wabarakutuh.
Management Talk
of Clearing the Class

Teacher Talk

Hurry up and leave the class

quietly.
Take all your belongings with
you.
Make sure you dont leave
anything behind.
Please clear everything away.