Commonly Used Classroom Vocabulary

Credit to Yoyo Liang

One of the frequently asked questions from the parents of my students or the bushiban (Chinese for cram school) that I worked for is how to create an English environment for students. There are many ways of doing it but I always suggest them to start with using English vocabulary everywhere around the classroom.

The following are some commonly used vocabulary, check yourself, your students, kids and see how much do they know! You can even print it out and paste it around the classroom.

  table  桌子

  desk  書桌

  chair  椅子

  bookcase  書櫃

  bookshelf  書架

  cabinet  櫃子

  light*  燈

  Air Conditioner or A.C*  冷氣

  fans*  電扇

  whiteboard  白板

  markers  白板筆 彩色筆

  eraser  板擦 橡皮擦

  trash can/ bin  垃圾桶

  recycle can/bin  回收桶

  school bag  書包

  pencil/ automatic pencil  鉛筆/自動筆

  pencil case/bag  鉛筆盒/袋

  pencil sharpener  削鉛筆機

  color pencils 彩色鉛筆

  crayon 蠟筆

  high lighter  螢光筆

  whit-out/ whit-out tape  修正液/修正帶

  ruler  尺

  scissors  剪刀

  glue/ white glue/glue stick  膠水/白膠/口紅膠

  water bottle  水壺

  water fountain/ machine  飲水機

* These are the words that most students often mis-use open/close instead of turn on/off.