WEEK 5

CURRICULAR AREA : GENERAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

SUBJECT : ENGLISH 1
CYCLE : II
TIMING : 2 HOURS

HANDS UP!
IMPERATIVES.
 CLASSROOM COMMANDS

• LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE

INSTRUCTIONS.
 ¿QUÉ ES UN IMPERATIVO?

• EL MODO IMPERATIVO ES UN MODO GRAMATICAL, EMPLEADO PARA

EXPRESAR MANDATOS, ÓRDENES, SOLICITUDES. ES FRECUENTE EN TODAS
LAS LENGUAS DEL MUNDO.

• EN INGLÉS USA LA FORMA ORIGINAL DEL VERBO Y NO INCLUYE SUJETO EN

LA ORACIÓN.
 WHAT IS AN IMPERATIVE?

• THE IMPERATIVE IS USED TO GIVE COMMANDS AND ORDERS. THE FORM OF

THE VERB USED FOR THE IMPERATIVE IS THE BASE FORM, WHICH IS USED
WITHOUT A SUBJECT.

• WALK TO THE CORNER, TURN RIGHT, AND CROSS THE ROAD.

• OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND SAY ‘AAAAH’
• DON’T LOSE THAT KEY.
• DO NOT MOVE!
 THESE ARE IMPERATIVES USED IN CLASSROOMS.
TASK: LOOK FOR THE SUBJECT!
DID YOU FIND ANY?

• WRITE • OPEN YOUR BOOK

• THINK • CLOSE YOUR BOOK
• STAND UP • READ
• SIT DOWN • PAY ATTENTION
• WORK IN PAIRS
THEY DO HAVE
AN UNDERSTOOD SUBJECT, ‘YOU’

• VERB + OBJECT (IF NEEDED)

 TO GIVE AN ORDER.

• GO AWAY.

• STOP THAT.

• KEEP QUIET.

TO GIVE INSTRUCTIONS.

• DON’T SMOKE HERE

• TURN ON/OFF YOUR MICROPHONE, PLEASE!

• RAISE YOUR HAND.

• PUT YOUR HAND DOWN

 TO GIVE ADVICE OR WARNINGS.

• DON’T FORGET TO TAKE YOUR PASSPORT WITH

YOU.
• BE CAREFUL!
• DO N0T ENTER!

TO MAKE AN OFFER OR AN INVITATION.

• HAVE A PIECE OF CAKE.

• COME ROUND AND SEE ME SOME TIME.

 ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

• DO YOU NEED TO USE A SUBJETC (HE, SHE, IT, WE, ETC.) IN AN

IMPERATIVE SENTENCE?

• CAN I USE AN IMPERATIVE IN THE PAST?

• DO I NEED ANY AUXILIARY IN AN IMPERATIVE SENTENCE?