Grammar (Imperatives & Suggestions)
Elementary A1-A2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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Recognize and use affirmative and negative imperatives accurately to give instructions and warnings.
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Recognize and use Let’s accurately to make simple suggestions.
Subsidiary Aims
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Give simple instructions and make suggestions in pair-work activities.
Procedure (37-45 minutes)
-Show pictures of different situations (e.g., someone is lost, hungry, tired, or crossing the road). Ask: •What is happening? •What would you say to this person? -Elicit a few responses without correcting grammar.
p.19 -Ask students to read the highlighted sentences in the dialogue/story silently. -Ask: •Which sentences give instructions? •Which sentence gives a warning? •Which sentence makes a suggestion? -Ask students to discuss their answers in pairs. -Ask ICQs. -Conduct brief whole-class feedback by eliciting the examples, without explaining the grammar yet.
-Direct students to Exercise 3a p.18. -Ask students to complete the grammar chart individually, then compare answers in pairs. -Ask ICQs. -Conduct whole-class feedback. -Use CCQs to check meaning. •Do we use imperatives to give instructions? (Yes.) •Do we say “to turn” or “turn”? (Turn.) •Does “Don’t worry” mean worry or not worry? (Not worry.) •Does “Let’s stop” mean only me? (No.) •Does it include the speaker and another person? (Yes.) -Elicit the grammar rules and write them on the board: •Imperative: Base verb -Turn left. -Be careful. •Negative imperative: Don’t + base verb -Don’t worry. •Suggestion: Let’s + base verb -Let’s stop.
-Ask students to complete Exercises 3b(suggestions)p.127 (only 3 sentences) -Ask ICQs. -Pair check. -Whole class feedback. Exercise 3c (imperatives) -Ask students to do Exercise 3c p.19. -Ask ICQs. -Pair check. -While class feedback.
Choose and Create -Give each pair a problem card. Example: •I’m tired. •l’m hungry. •I’m lost. •It’s raining. -Students must write two pieces of advice: •one using an imperative •one using Let’s Example: -I’m bored. •Go for a walk. •Let’s watch a movie. -Ask ICQs. -Monitor and provide help if needed. -Then pairs share their ideas with the class.
Survival Challenge -Divide the class into groups of 3. -Give each group one survival scenario card. -Explain that they have 5 minutes to discuss their situation and decide what they should do. -Students must create at least five sentences using imperatives and Let’s. -Ask ICQs. -Monitor and provide help only when necessary. -Invite each group to present their survival plan to the class. -The class votes for the best survival plan. •Scenario 1: Lost in the Forest You are walking in a forest when you realise you are lost. It is getting dark, and your phones have no signal. •Scenario 2: Heavy Rain You are walking outside when it suddenly starts raining heavily. You don’t have an umbrella. •Scenario 3: Flat Tyre You are travelling by car when one of the tyres goes flat. There are no shops nearby.
