I often suggest that that 'ritual' use of target language in the classroom, for example phrases and sentences for giving instructions, making requests and maintaining good order, is not the most important role target language plays. I have seen teachers use such language, then happily use English a lot during interactions about a text, for example. I actually think it should be the other way round. Try to use target language as much as possible when doing conversational work, sentence builders, Powerpoints and texts, and don't worry so much about giving instructions in English, especially for complex activities. Always keep in the back of your mind the basics of second language acquisition - comprehensible input and interaction. Try to maximise both while keeping all the class on board.
That said, if students get used to hearing and using 'ritual' language in class, it all highlights the importance of TL use and gets students used to the idea that it's the norm.
So below is a list of French words and phrases from frenchteacher.net. It ws adapted from a list I came across produced by Kingston University for their PGCE students. When training a class in their use, it's a good idea to use any scaffolding to make sure things are understood - gestures, occasional translation, demonstration. An old trick is to get a student to translate an instruction you gave - acting as an interpreter.
1. Starting the lesson |
|
(R)entrez |
Come
in |
Doucement |
Quietly
/ calmly |
Calmez-vous |
Settle
down |
Un peu de silence, s’il vous plaît Un peu de calme, s’il vous plaît |
Quiet,
please Quiet,
please |
Mettez vos sacs sous les tables |
Put
your bags under the desks |
Enlevez
les manteaux |
Take
your coats off |
Levez-vous |
Stand
up |
Asseyez-vous |
Sit
down |
Distribue les livres, s’il te plaît Distribue les tableaux blancs Distribue les feutres et les kleenex |
Give
the books out, please Give
out the mini-whiteboards Give
out the marker pens and tissues |
Prenez
vos cahiers / livres |
Take
your exercise / text books |
On
va faire l’appel |
We’ll
do the register |
2. During the lesson |
|
Tous
ensemble Écoutez
bien |
All
together Listen
carefully |
Travaillez avec un(e) partenaire |
Work
with a partner |
Travaillez en groupes de quatre |
Work
in fours |
Écoutez
l’enregistrement Levez
les mains/doigts Ne levez pas les mains/doigts |
Listen
to the recording Hands
up No
hands up ('cold-call') |
Choisissez
le bon numéro |
Choose
the right number |
Remplissez
les blancs |
Fill
in the blanks |
Cochez
les cases |
Tick
the boxes |
Répondez
aux questions |
Reply
to the questions |
Vous
avez compris? |
Did
you understand? |
Effacez
les tableaux |
Wipe
the boards |
Retourne
à ta place |
Go
back to your seat |
Regardez
le tableau Regardez
moi |
Look
at the board Look
at me |
Qui
a fini? |
Who’s
finished? |
Tourne-toi Trouvez
la page… |
Turn
round Go
to page… |
Ne crie pas / Ne criez pas les réponses |
Don’t
call out the answers |
Mets-le à la poubelle |
Put
it in the bin |
Comment dit-on… en français? |
How
do you say… in French? |
Comment
ça s’écrit? |
How
do you write that? |
C’est
à moi |
It’s
my turn |
C’est
à toi |
It’s
your turn |
Bon
accent! |
Lovely
accent! |
Tu
fais des progrès! |
You’re
making progress! |
Bon
effort! Bravo! Plus fort, s’il te plaît |
A
good attempt! Well
done! Louder
please |
Parfait!
/ Excellent! / Super! Cachez
le texte Venez
au tableau Choisissez
un(e) partenaire Allumez
vos appareils Éteignez
vos appareils |
Excellent! Hide
the text Come
to the board Choose
a partner Switch
on your devices Switch
off your devices |
3. Everyday classroom objects |
|
Le
tableau (interactif) |
(Interactive)
board |
Le
chiffon |
Board
duster |
Le
feutre |
Marker
pen, felt tip pen |
La corbeille (à papier)/la poubelle |
Waste
paper basket |
L’écran
(m) |
Screen |
L’affiche
(f) |
Poster
(informative) |
Le
poster |
Poster
(decorative) |
L’affichage
(m) |
Display
(informative) |
L’exposition
(f) |
Display
(decorative) |
Le
placard |
Cupboard |
L’étagère
(f) |
Shelves |
Le
bureau |
(Teacher’s)
desk |
La
chaise |
Chair |
Le
tabouret La
tablette Le
smartphone/portable |
Stool Tablet Smart
phone/mobile phone |
brancher |
To
plug in |
Le
bouton électrique |
Switch |
Interrupteur
(m) |
Lightswitch |
Allumer |
To
switch on |
Éteindre |
To
switch off |
Le
rideau |
Curtain |
Tire les rideaux Ferme la porte |
Pull
the curtains Close
the door |
Le
store Le
mur |
Blind Wall |
La
pendule |
Clock |
Le
rétroprojecteur |
Overhead
projector |
Le
casque (à écouteurs) Le
lecteur CD |
Headset CD
player |
Le
microphone |
Microphone |
Un
ordinateur (portable) Un
visualiseur |
Computer
(laptop) Visualiser |
La
carte |
(Flash)card |
Le
cartable |
Satchel
/ schoolbag |
La
trousse |
Pencil
case |
Le
crayon |
Pencil |
La
gomme |
Rubber |
Le
taille-crayon |
Pencil
sharpener |
La
règle |
Ruler |
L’encre
(f) |
Ink |
Le stylo (à) bille/le bic |
Biro |
Les
ciseaux (m pl.) |
Scissors |
Le
compas |
Compass |
La
feuille |
Sheet
(of paper) |
La
fiche |
Slip
of paper / form / worksheet |
Le
trombone |
Paperclip |
La
colle |
Glue |
Le
Scotch |
Sellotape |
L’élastique
(m) |
Rubber
band |
La
punaise |
Drawing
pin |
Le
dossier |
Folder |
Le
classeur |
File |
La
calculatrice |
Calculator |
Le
(telephone) portable |
Mobile
phone |
Le
livre |
(Text)book |
Le
cahier |
Exercise
book |
Le
cahier de brouillon |
Rough
book |
Le
journal |
Journal
/ diary |
Le dictionnaire |
Dictionary |
Le
dico (informal) |
|
4. Student talk |
|
C’est
quelle page? |
Which
page is it? |
C’est
quel exercice? |
Which
exercise is it? |
Je
ne sais pas |
l
don’t know |
Je
ne comprends pas |
l
don’t understand |
Je
ne vois pas |
l
can’t see |
Je
n’entends pas |
l
can’t hear |
J’ai
perdu mon stylo |
I’ve
lost my biro |
J’ai
oublié mon cahier |
I’ve
forgotten my exercise book |
Je
n’ai pas fini |
l
haven’t finished |
Qu’est-ce qu’il faut faire? |
What
do I / we have to do? |
C’est
à qui? |
Whose
turn is it? |
Je n’ai pas de crayon Vous pouvez répéter, monsieur/madame ? |
l
haven’t got a pencil Can
you repeat sir/miss? |
Je peux emprunter une règle? Je peux aller aux toilettes ? Je peux enlever ma veste ? |
Can
l borrow a ruler? May
I go to the toilet? Can
I take off my jacket? |
Je peux changer de place? |
Can
l change places? |
Je
me sens malade |
I
feel ill |
Je
suis désolé(e) |
I’m
sorry |
Je m’excuse d’être en retard A moi ! A toi ! J’ai oublié… |
I’m
sorry I’m late My
turn! Your
turn! I’ve
forgotten… |
5. Games |
|
Le
plateau |
Board |
Les
pions / les jetons |
Pieces
/ counters |
Lance
les dés |
Throw
the dice |
La
toupie |
Spinner |
La
case |
Space
/ box (on board) |
C’est
ton tour |
It’s
your turn |
Avance
d’une case |
Go
forward one space |
Recule
de deux cases |
Go
back two spaces |
Attends
ton tour |
Wait
your turn |
Passe
ton tour |
Miss
a go |
Tu
triches! |
You’re
cheating |
Retourne à la case de départ |
Go
back to the start |
Mélange
les cartes |
Shuffle
the cards |
Distribue
les cartes |
Deal
the cards |
J’ai
gagné |
I
win |
J’ai
perdu Touché! Raté! |
l
lose Hit! Miss! |
6. Talking about language |
|
|
|
Phrase
structure and punctuation |
|
La
phrase |
Sentence |
Le
paragraphe |
Paragraph |
À
la ligne |
“New
paragraph” |
La
locution |
Phrase |
La proposition / le membre de phrase |
Clause |
La
proposition principale |
Main
clause |
La
proposition subordonée |
Embedded
(subordinate) clause |
Le
mot |
Word |
L’ordre
(m) des mots |
Word
order |
La
majuscule / la capitale |
Capital
letter |
Le
point |
Full
stop |
La
virgule |
Comma |
Le point-virgule (pl. points-virgules) |
Semi-colon |
Les
deux-points |
Colon |
Le
trait d’union |
Hyphen |
Le
tiret |
Dash |
Les
guillements (m) |
Quotation
marks |
Le
point d’exclamation |
Exclamation
mark |
Le
point d’interrogation |
Question
mark |
La
parenthèse |
Bracket |
L’astérisque |
Asterisk |
|
|
7. Talking about accented letters |
|
L’accent
(m) |
Accent |
L’accent
aigu |
Acute
accent [é] |
L’accent
circonflexe |
Circumflex accent [ê] |
L’accent
grave |
Grave
accent [è] |
Le
tréma / la diérèse |
Diaeresis
[ë] |
8. Ending the
lesson |
|
Nous avons fini pour aujourd’hui |
We’ve
finished for today |
Ramasse les livres, s’il te plaît |
Collect
the books in, please |
Rangez
vos affaires |
Tidy
your things away |
Mettez-vous derrière vos chaises |
Stand
behind your chairs |
Mettez vos chaises sur les tables |
Put
your chairs up |
À
demain |
See
you tomorrow |
Ce
rang d’abord |
This
row first |
Cette moitié de la classe d’abord À
demain ! Les filles/garçons d’abord |
This
half of the class first See
you tomorrow! Girls/boys
first |
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