Here are some common situations in which classroom menagement is needed:

• Make groups of four.
• Move your desks into groups of four people.
• Turn your desks around.
• Make a horseshoe shape with your desks.
• Make a circle with your desks.
• Make a line of desks facing each other.
• Make groups of four desks facing each other.
• Sit back to back.

• Work together with your friend
• Find a partner
• Work in pairs/threes/fours/fives.
• Work in groups of two/three/four.
• I want you to form groups.
• Form groups of three
• Here are some tasks for you to work on in groups of four.

• There are too many in this group.
• Can you join the other group?
• Only three people in each group.
• I asked for four people to a group.

• Everybody work individually
• Work by yourselves.
• Work independently.
• Ask your neighbor for help.
• Work on the task together.

• Ask other people in the group
• Ask others in the class.
• Interview someone else.
• Ask everyone in the class.
• Stand up and find another partner.

• Have you finished?
• Do the next activity.
• Move on to the next activity.