Language Tree SB 4

Unit 12

Speaking and listening: giving directions 1 Listen to your teacher. Where is Nathan going?

Supermarket

Park

School

Old Street

Library

Bakery

Store

Cafe

Bank

Beach Road

Nathan Paula Grandma

Post Office

Market

2 Now tell your partner how to get from Nathan’s house to school.

3

Tell your partner how to do one of these things. • Go from your classroom to the principal’s office. • Go from your classroom to the school gate.

4

Listen carefully to your partner’s instructions. Are they clear? Can you follow them?

5 Tell your partner one thing that was good about their instructions and one way in which they could be improved. Language Command words

The command form of the verb is used to give instructions. In these sentences, Mix and Bake are command words . They are also called imperatives . Mix the coconut milk. Bake for 2 hours.

•  Speaking and listening: Prepare for Exercises 3 and 4 by working as a class. Ask students to give directions to another class or to the washroom. Together, work out the best way to give these directions. • Read aloud the instructions from Listening Texts page 164. Ask students to use a finger on the map to follow your directions. CR Students may give directions informally in Creole and then formally in Standard English.

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