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The document discusses instructions and commands, including forming imperatives and using adverbs of manner. It provides examples of dos and don'ts for working in an office and examples of processes described through step-by-step imperatives.

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Imperatives

The document discusses instructions and commands, including forming imperatives and using adverbs of manner. It provides examples of dos and don'ts for working in an office and examples of processes described through step-by-step imperatives.

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English

level 2
Week 7
April 17th
Today’s contents
We’ll talk about instructions and commands.

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Let’s start with a video
Watch this video about Do’s and Don’ts of working in an
office. Write down as many as you hear.
https://youtu.be/Zex9hKT2XZI

Do’s Don’ts

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Let’s check (Do’s and Don’ts)
Do’s Don’ts

- Don’t …

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Do’s and Don’ts of working in an office
Do’s Don’ts
- Dress appropriately
- Be prepared - Do not wait until the last minute
- Ask what is appropriate - Do not ask for help at every juncture
- Be punctual - Don’t arrive unprepared
- Maintain good communication - Don’t participate in inappropriate
- Ask for help conversations
- Research the subject you are - Don’t engage in non-work related
concerned about activities
- Stay motivated - Don’t abuse the system
- Be respectful and courteous

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Imperatives are used
to give commands or
to make requests.
They can also be used
to give warnings or
directions.

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How do we form the imperative?
Imperatives are formed using the base form of the verb (the
infinitive without “to”).

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negative sentences
“Do not” or “don’t” can be added before the verb to make an
imperative negative.

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Activity 1
Let’s think about the things that we have to do in
class if get a cold.
Can you tell me how to take care of each other?
For example: wear a …

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Imperatives and subjects
An imperative sentence does not usually have a subject, but
sometimes a noun or a pronoun is used to make it clear who is
being talked to.

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Slowly
Quickly
adverbs of manner Happily
Angrily
They describe the way something is done. Confidently
Therefore, we can tell a person how to do things Seriously
using these adverbs. They usually come after the Carefully
verb they describe. Clearly

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Activity
Choose one of these processes and explain its steps giving
instructions/commands to complete the process. Use adverbs of manner
and mention at least 10 steps.

How to go on strike How to scare your friends

2 How to cheat in a test


How to break up with your boyfriend/girlfriend
How to fool the police during the pandemic
How to breed a unicorn
How to be an Otaku
How to take a proper shower
How to eat humans (by a monster) How to be sexy
How to become a pirate How to give a cat a pill
How to be a panda How to give a bath to your cat
How to go through this pandemic without going nuts How to ask Pamela Wilson for forgiveness
How to flirt with somebody through the internet How to talk to Aliens
How to kill a zombie How to keep calm and carry on
How to be a feminist How to be evil
How to make your teacher smile How to use the toilet
How to go to hell How to wax your body

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Example How to make parmesan vegan cheese
First, collect all the ingredients. When you have all of
them, make sure you clean your blender or food processor.
Carefully put all the ingredients in your food processor.
For this, add the raw unsalted cashews first, then add the
nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and salt.
Blend slowly until everything is well mixed.
Put the parmesan cheese into a container (one made of
glass is perfect).
Enjoy your parmesan vegan cheese!

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