Commands Flashcards for the ESL Teacher

Classroom Commands cards are a life saver for many teachers with so many newcomers or just for the EFL environment to stop translating or giving directions in the first language.

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                   A Video with all the flashcards within the resource to help with classroom discipline.

Use the commands in class as often as you can. Using the word and picture flashcard will help students focus with all the directions given in English and help you not to translate. 

Activity: Say stand up and indicate with your arms to stand up. Do the same with sit down. Give more instructions with Boys and Girls.

Teacher: Boys, Stand up. Girls, sit down.

Have students give out the order.

Activity: give instead of 1 direction, a series of 2 up to 4  commands, such as: 

Teacher: sit down, stand up, write, read a book.

Vary the instructions.

 I created a set of symbols to represent the imperatives. 

You can also put them on the board when you need them. 
Give orders by pointing to the symbol card.

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