Let's learn some words and phrases to help us talk about school and the classroom.
Video
In this film Filip learns words for things we use in class.
Teacher: Nazia, Jess, meet Filip.
Jess: Hello.
Nazia: Hello.
Teacher: It's his first day at school in Scotland. Filip is learning English.
Nazia: Me too!
Jess: Welcome to our classroom Filip.
Nazia: We're writing. Nazia: Are you OK, Filip?
Filip: Yes.
Jess: What is it it Filip? Do you need a pen?
Filip: No… thank you.
Jess: A pencil?
Filip: No…
Nazia: A ruler!?
Filip: No!
Jess: Do you need the teacher? Can you draw it?
Nazia: Ah! Miss, can we go to the toilet, please?
Teacher: Of course.
Nazia: This is the corridor. These are some books. This is the girl's toilet. And this is…
Filip: The boy's toilet!
Filip: Can I have the pencil, please.
Nazia: Here you go.
Nazia: Thank you.
Filip: Ruler please.
Jess: No problem.
Filip: Jess?
Jess: My pen’s not working… oh!
Filip: Miss? Can Jess go to the toilet please?
Teacher: Of course Filip. She can wash her hands.
Jess: Thanks Filip!
Key words
Image caption, School words
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Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Image caption, Desk words
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Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Image caption, Classroom words
Image caption, How many can you remember?
Try to name as many items in the picture as possible!
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Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Activities
Sorting activity
Listening activity
Here is what they said:
Filip: Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Nazia: Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Filip: Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Make a sentence
Ask for something

- To ask for something, you can say:
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Try to ask for the things below:


Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
or
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.

Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
or
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.

Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
or
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.

Ask to go somewhere

- To ask to go somewhere, you can say:
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.


Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.

Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.

Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.

Ask where something is

- To ask where something is, you can say:
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Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.

Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.

Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.
( To learn how to say where things are, check out our guide: Where things are: prepositions of place )

Draw your classroom
Label the things in it and say each word out loud!
(If you can't write yet just point and say the words.)

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