How does the teacher use language to fulfil her purposes in thislesson?

In this transcript of a lesson the teacher uses language in a variety of ways
to fulfil her purposes.
From the responses and comments of some of the children we can see that
the class is probably a group of young children who have only just begun
their education. Utterances such as “no because dinosaurs eat people”
suggest this.
The main purpose of the teacher is to teach the students about religion. To
do this she uses a number of techniques.
One of the purposes of the teacher in the extract is to maintain her
leadership position. To do this she asks the majority of the questions.
“...anyone like to say why they think we call that the Lord’s prayer?”
The teacher is asking the question so that she can see what the children
understand and to see what they have learnt. Also, by asking the question
it encourages the children to speak out and give their views. As the teacher
is in control of the conversation and is directing the topicality she
maintains her le...