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put your hand up
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You raise your hand to show that you want to answer or speak in class.
This vs that
I put my hand up.
The teacher called me on.
Hear it in real life
Did you know the answer?
Yes, so I put my hand up.
I put my hand up because I knew the answer.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Put your hand up is the everyday classroom phrase.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I put my hand up for answer the question.
Say: I put my hand up to answer the question.
Use to + verb to explain why you raise your hand.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
put your hand up to ___
I put my hand up to answer the teacher's question.
She put her hand up to ask for clarification.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about classes.
in the same class as ___
I'm in the same class as Minh this term.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I put my hand up to answer.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
put your hand up
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“I put my hand up because I knew the answer.”
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