Good morning my dear friends. Decided to throw some phrasal verbs at you for: be quiet - so you can make your classroom English that tad more natural.ย
KEEP IT DOWN! = stop being so loud (very common)
๐๐ป Why won't the neighbours keep it down? Five times an hour! Ridiculous!
๐๐ป Keep it down, won't you? (Q.Tag adds more stress as if I am in a library or people are really irritating me)
PIPE DOWN! = slightly politer form of shut up (common, informal)
๐๐ป Oh for heaven's sake! Would you just pipe down for a minute?ย
๐๐ป Oh pipe down, would you? I've had it up to here!
QUIETEN/QUIET DOWN = stop being so loud (common, formal-ish)
๐๐ป Come on, guys! Quieten down, please! The lesson has started!
๐๐ป Can you quieten down the dog somehow? Feed it the cat!
SETTLE DOWN = be quieter less active (common, semi-formal)
๐๐ป Come on, kids! Settle down and get your books out!
๐๐ป Yeah yeah, settle down everyone! Funny joke that was!
โ CALM DOWN would work as a synonym here.ย
There are many ways to say: Don't speak but I will give you ones that you can us in the classroom that aren't rude or aren't soooooo rude.
GIVE IT A REST! = stop talking. IT - mouth/tongue
๐๐ป You two at the back - come on, give it a rest!
SHUSH! = silence (but you must put your finger in front of your lip when you say that)
HUSH! = exactly the same as SHUSH
ZIP IT = keep your mouth closed (Not so rude but maybe a little bit harsh)
๐๐ป Oi, you two at the back, zip it! Last warning!
โBUTTON IT would work as a slightly politer synonym here
CAREFUL: I have heard a couple of teachers use: Bite your tongue when saying quieten down. That's not correct. BITE YOUR TONGUE = forcing yourself to keep your mouth shut because you really want to say something.ย
๐๐ปYes, I know that student says the stupidest of things. You just have to bite your tongue and not respond!
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