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Child knows the answer to a question that the teacher has asked but does not know how to say it in English.
Child wants to share an experience/real 'Information with teacher/pupils in an English lesson but has iimited English.
Teacher or pupil wants to joke.
Teacher wants to introduce a new gamę which has complicated rules.
Teacher does not know if children have understood.
To soothe the child and demonstrate sympathy/closeness.
To show knowledge of the answer.
To communicate the answer to the teacher.
To communicate a message to friends/the teacher.
To develop rapport/closeness with teacher/pupils.
To save time.
To assist communication of a message.
Wants to check if children have really understood.
To assist language learning when chiidren do not have sufficient levels of language to discuss through the L2.