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Life

Beginner Unit 9c Imperative

Susie Directions to my house map.jpg

Tessa Hi Susie

my house

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

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PS Please bring a friend! your house

Presentation Use the imperative for …

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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 Turn left. Go straight. TIP

Negative Don’t turn left. Don’t stop.

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

Practical Grammar 1

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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 the to ht straig 1 go and se hou big supermarket near your en Th right. turn 2 go to Mile Road 3 . stop and 4 cross the road but 5 Don't left at the traffic turn 6 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.

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3 Match 1–10 to a–j. Come in! 2 d Where’s the supermarket? 3 g It’s expensive. 4 e The traffic light is red. 5 j This exercise is difficult. 6 bIt’s hot in here. 7 h I’m thirsty. 8 i There’s a map with the email. 9 a It’s late. 10 f I haven’t got a pen. 1

Practical Grammar 1

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Go to bed! Please open the window. Take a seat. Turn left and it’s in front of you. Stop. Lend me yours, please. Don’t buy it. Have some water. Print it. Please help me.

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