Classroom Language: The language of encouragement and error correction
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Classroom Language: The language of encouragement and error correction

• Very good
• That's very good
• Well done
• Very fine
• That's nice
• I like that
• Marvellous
• You've got the idea.

• You did a great job.
• Magnificent
• Terrific
• Wow!
• Jolly good
• Great stuff
• Fantastic
• Yes, you've got it.

• Right
• Yes
• Fine
• Quite right
• That's right.
• That's it.
• That's correct
• That's quite right.

• It depends
• It might be, I suppose
• In a way, perhaps
• Sort of , yes.

• That's more like it
• That's much better
• That's a lot better
• You've improved a lot

• Not really
• Unfortunately not
• I'm afraid that's not quite right
• You can't say that, I'm afraid
• you can't use that word here
• Good try, but not quite right

• Have another try
• Not quite right. Try again.
• Not exactly

• You were almost right.
• That's almost it
• You're halfway there
• You've almost got it
• You're on the right lines
• There's no need to rush
• There's no hurry
• We have plenty of time
• Go on. Have a try
• Have a go
• Have a guess

• There's nothing wrong with your answer.
• What you said was perfectly all right.
• You didn't make a single mistake.
• That's exactly the point.
• That's just what I was looking for.

• Don't worry about your pronunciation.
• Don't worry about your spelling.
• Don't worry, it'll improve
• Maybe this will help you
• Do you want a clue (hint)?

• You have good pronunciation.
• Your pronunciation is very good.
• You are communicating well.
• You speak very fluently.
• You have made a lot of progress.

• You still have some trouble with pronuncation.
• You need more practice with these words.
• You'll have to spend some time practising this.
• You're getting better at it all the time.
• You've improved no end.