Ways to say 'Good job'

If you want to praise your students and are looking for expressions other than 'good job', you may find 25 alternatives here (click here to download the pdf file): 





Sharing your answers with your partners (multiple choice questions)

If you are sharing your answers to multiple-choice questions (for example, reading comprehension or listening comprehension exercises), these are some of the questions you may ask: 

  • What did you choose for (question) number 1? 
  • What's your answer for (question) number 2? 

Then, your partner may reply: 

  • (For number 1, ) I chose option A, because…

If you are unsure about your answer because you feel two options may be possible, you can say: 

  • I'm not sure if it's (option) A or C
  • I'm hesitating between A or C


Asking for meaning/looking for the right word

If you are looking for a specific word, you may ask your teacher…

  • What do you call this in English? (For example, 'what do you call a small piece of paper that is sticky on one side and that you can write notes on and put temporarily on a wall, in a book…?')
  • How do you say ………… in English? 
  • How can you say, for example, when………? 
If you don't understand a word/expression, you may ask…
  • What's the meaning of 'sticky note' (in Spanish)? 
  • What does 'sticky note' mean? 
If you don't know how to pronounce a word, you can ask…
  • How do you say/read this word? 
  • How do you pronounce…?