Life Beginner Unit 9c

Imperative

Susie

Directions to my house

Tessa map.jpg

Hi Susie
I’m happy you can come to my party. My
house is near yours. Go straight to Wellbeck my house

Mil len Ro ad
Street and turn right. Don’t cross the street
but stop at the second traffic lights and turn
left. My house is number 3 on Millen Road.
For help, print this map. We l l b e ck St
tr ee t ree
W el lb ec k S t
Tessa
PS Please bring a friend!
your house

Presentation

Use the imperative for …

• giving directions: Go straight to …, Turn left at the traffic lights.
• orders: Stop! Go! Be quiet!
• instructions: Print (this map). Send an email.
• requests and offers (informal): Bring a friend. Come in. Take a seat. Have a drink.
TIP You can use the imperative for requests and offers to friends. You can add Please:
Please bring a friend. Please come in.

Affirmative Negative

Turn left. Don’t turn left.

Go straight. Don’t stop.

TIP Say Stop! (don’t say You stop!)

Key vocabulary Directions: turn left/right, go straight, cross (the road)

Places in town: road, sign, street, supermarket, traffic lights, map

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 Beginner Unit 9c
Exercises

1 Look at the map. Complete the directions with the words in the box. Then listen and check.

don’t go go stop turn turn

Hi Tom
flat .
The directions are easy to my
1 straig ht to the
hou se and
big supermarket near your
2 right. Th en
3 to Mile Road
and 4 .
5 cross the road but
6 left at the traffic
lights. I live at number 35 .

Kerry

2 Match the orders to the signs.

a  Don’t smoke. b  Stop. c  Go. d  Don’t turn right. e  Don’t walk. f  Don’t take photographs.

1  b 2  3  4  5  6 

3 Match 1–10 to a–j.

1 Come in! c a Go to bed!
2 Where’s the supermarket? b Please open the window.
3 It’s expensive. c Take a seat.
4 The traffic light is red. d Turn left and it’s in front of you.
5 This exercise is difficult. e Stop.
6 It’s hot in here. f Lend me yours, please.
7 I’m thirsty. g Don’t buy it.
8 There’s a map with the email. h Have some water.
9 It’s late. i Print it.
10 I haven’t got a pen. j Please help me.

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