Appendix
Tips for giving instructions Follow these tips when giving instructions. Learning to Learn (page 29, activity 4)
Erase all unnecessary words.
Use connectors to organize and link steps.
Use clear, short steps.
Use the active and passive voice.
Use drawings to help explain your steps.
(page 30, activity 2) Learning to Do Giving instructions There are different ways to give instructions, but all instructions should be organized and clear. Using the active voice Linking verb object more information First cut a big plastic bottle in half. Next make a small hole in the ground. Finally, tie the filter with an elastic band.
Using the passive voice
Linking
object
be + past participle more information
First
a big plastic bottle is cut
in half.
Next
a small hole
is made
in the ground.
Finally,
the filter
is tied
with an elastic band.
(page 31, activity 7) Learning to Know Modal verbs We can use modal verbs to talk about possibility and necessity.
Don’t need to/don’t have to
can
should
need to
have to/must
not necessary
completely necessary
Modal verbs like can , should, and must are not followed by to . First , you must wash the bottle. (It is necessary to wash the bottle.) Then you can add the fine sand. (It is possible to add fine sand now.) You should fill a quarter of the bottle. (It is best to fill a quarter of the bottle.)
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