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Grammar
Giving instructions
Unit 4 Do it yourself
Imperative Sentence 祈使句
----giving instructions 发指令
We start a sentence (句子) with the base form of a verb when we want to tell people what to do.
e.g. Put up a picture on the wall.
Paint the walls blue.
We often add please in a sentence to make an instruction more polite.
e.g. Please fix the shelf for me.
Don’t touch the wet paint, please.
e.g. Don’t paint the cat.
don’t do it before reading instructions.
We often add do not/ don’t in front of a verb when we want to tell people not to do something. (否定句)
Please
Millie is teaching her classmates how to make cards to help them remember things better. Look at the pictures and help Millie complete the instruction.
How to make cards
Cut
_____ out pieces of card with a pair of scissors.
_____ some words or a sentence on each card.
Write
_____ a picture about the words or sentence on the other side of the card.
Draw
_____ at the picture and ___ to remember what is on the other side.
Look
try
Please _________ (not) up. ____ trying, and you will find you can remember things better.
don’t give
Keep
Using “should” and “had better”
We use should and had better when giving advice and telling people what we think is the best or right thing to do. The tone of had better is stronger than should.
Grammar B
DIY advice
Suzy is giving DIY advice to her classmates. Read the advice below. Help Suzy make sentences with should (not) or had better (not).
a begin your work without reading them
b join a DIY club to learn more about it
c be patient
d buy some to learn more about it
e play with them when you do DIY jobs
1. There are many useful books
about DIY.
You should / had better buy some to learn more about it.
2. DIY is not easy.
You should/ had better join a DIY club to learn more about it.
You shouldn’t / had better not begin your work without reading them.
3. Instructions are important.
You shouldn’t / had better not pl