GRAMMAR: Giving instructions

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Take a look at the following sentences from the Learning Chocolate tutorial, how many ways of giving instructions can you identify? Tell your partner.

The matching exercises: Click MATCH UP 1. You will find a list of words and a list of sound icons. Choose one sound icon, click it and you need to drag and drop it to the corresponding word

 

Watch the video below and learn how to use the imperative to give instructions.

How to give instructions in English. Vídeo de Ana Losada en YouTube. Licenza CC BY-SA

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The imperative (same form of the infinitive, no subject preceding the verb)

Choose a category and click the link which appears below the image

 

There is a second way of giving instructions:

We/you need to+ infinitive

You need to drag and drop the icon to the corresponding word

Exercise

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You are going to read a text that explains how to capture screenshots on a PC. Fill in the gaps with the corresponding for of the verb in brackets.

If you need (take) a screenshot, (press) the CTRL+PrtScn keys at the same time. Then, you need to (open) an image editing program like Paint and click PASTE. The image will appear; you need (click) SAVE AS and save it in .JPG format.

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