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    This document provides a list of phrases that can be used when giving feedback to students. The phrases are divided into positive feedback phrases like "Very good" and "Well done", phrases that indicate partial or near correctness like "You were almost right" and "You're halfway there", and phrases focused on language skills like "Your pronunciation is very good" and "You need more practice with these words". The document aims to give teachers a toolbox of positive and constructive language to use when correcting students.

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    This document provides a list of phrases that can be used when giving feedback to students. The phrases are divided into positive feedback phrases like "Very good" and "Well done", phrases that indicate partial or near correctness like "You were almost right" and "You're halfway there", and phrases focused on language skills like "Your pronunciation is very good" and "You need more practice with these words". The document aims to give teachers a toolbox of positive and constructive language to use when correcting students.

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    CL The Language of Error Correction

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    DIANA SUNHYK
    This document provides a list of phrases that can be used when giving feedback to students. The phrases are divided into positive feedback phrases like "Very good" and "Well done", phrases that indicate partial or near correctness like "You were almost right" and "You're halfway there", and phrases focused on language skills like "Your pronunciation is very good" and "You need more practice with these words". The document aims to give teachers a toolbox of positive and constructive language to use when correcting students.

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    Classroom Language: The language of error correction

    Here are some phrases that can be used when giving feedback to students:
    • Very good. • You did a great job. • Right!
    • That's very good. • Magnificent! • Yes!
    • Well done. • Terrific! • Fine.
    • Very fine. • Wow! • Quite right
    • That's nice. • Jolly good! • That's right.
    • I like that. • Great stuff! • That's it.
    • Marvellous! • Fantastic! • That's correct.
    • That's quite right.
    • Yes, you've got it.
    • You've got the idea.

    • It depends. • Not really. • You were almost right.


    • It might be, I suppose. • Unfortunately not. • That's almost it.
    • In a way, perhaps. • I'm afraid that's not quite right. • You're halfway there.
    • Sort of, yes. • You can't say that, I'm afraid. • You've almost got it.
    • You can't use that word here. • You're on the right lines.
    • That's more like it. • Good try, but not quite right. • There's no need to rush.
    • That's much better. • Have another try. • There's no hurry.
    • That's a lot better. • Not quite right. Try again. • We have plenty of time
    • You've improved a lot. • Not exactly. • Go on. Have a try.
    • Have a go.
    • Have a guess.

    • There's nothing wrong with your answer. • Don't worry about your pronunciation.
    • What you said was perfectly all right. • Don't worry about your spelling.
    • You didn't make a single mistake. • Don't worry, it'll improve.
    • That's exactly the point. • Maybe this will help you.
    • That's just what I was looking for. • Do you want a clue (hint)?

    • You have good pronunciation. • You still have some trouble with
    • Your pronunciation is very good. pronunciation.
    • You are communicating well. • You need more practice with these words.
    • You speak very fluently. • You'll have to spend some time practising this.
    • You have made a lot of progress. • You're getting better at it all the time.

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    • You've improved no end.

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