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LET'S READ! 📖
Direction: Read the short passage then answer the questions being asked.
Comprehension Questions:
1. What should you do if you are inside a building near windows during an earthquake?
2. Where should you go if you are outside with many trees?
3. What should you do if you are driving your car while there is an earthquake?
LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚
Imperatives
1. Use imperatives for:
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Answer the questions.
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Stay inside the car.
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Be quiet!
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Come in and have a coffee
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Please open the door.
A. Instructions
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B. Advice
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C. orders
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D. invitations
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E. request
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2. Use the base form of the verb for imperatives. There is usually no subject.
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Sit down NOT
You sit down.
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3. Make negatives by adding don't (do not) before the verb.
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Don't / Do not stand near windows.
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4. Always and never can be used at the beginning of the imperative phrase.
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Always stay where you are.
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Never take an elevator.
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5. Use Let us or Let's... when you want people to do things with you.
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It's a nice day. Let's go out.
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The negative is Let's not.
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It's cold outside. Let's not go out.
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LET'S PRACTICE! 📝
Direction: Imagine that you are going on a three-day vacation. Your colleague will take over your taks so you have to leave him/her some instructions. Use imperative sentences.
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Answer incoming calls.
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Check and respond to urgent emails.
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Organize files and documents.
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Double-check the calendar for any conflicts.
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Take note of important meeting and manage them properly.
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Now, it's your turn.
