Giving Instruction

Giving Instruction

Giving instruction is an expression for give or ask somebody to do something that we want.

v  The tense used in giving instruction is simple present.

v  Giving instruction is relevance with procedure text

Giving instruction are:

1.      Command

Ø  Verb (+ O).
 e.g:Watch out, come here, etc.

Ø  Please + V (+ O).

                      e.g:Please clean your room.

Ø  V (+ O) + Please.

                      e.g:Wash this towel, please.

2.      Prohibition

Ø  Don’t + V (+ O).
e.g:Don’t close it!

Ø  Don’t + V (+ O) + Please.
e.g:Don’t be noise,please.

Ø  Would you mind not + V-ing (+ O).
e.g:Would you mind not reading my book.

Kinds of giving instruction:

1.      Verb 1, e.g:

ü  Wash your hand.

ü  Sit down.

2.      Be + adjective, e.g:

ü  Be your self.

ü  Be a good student.

ü  Be happy.    

3.      Infinitive without to

ü  Close the door!

ü  Open the window!

ü  Turn off the computer!

ü  Move the chair!

4.      Don’t + V-infinitive, e.g:

ü  Don’t armb!

ü  Don’t disturb!

ü  Don’t touch!

ü  Don’t kill him.

ü  Don’t cry.

5.      No + V-ing, e.g:

ü  No smooking!

ü  No swimming!

ü  No parking!

ü  No catching !

ü  No diving !

Asking for Instructions:

þ  How do you (do this)?

þ  What is the best way to . . . ?

þ  How do I go about it?

þ  What do you suggest?

þ  How do you suggest I proceed?

þ  What is the first step?

Giving Instructions Sequencing:

þ  First, (you) . . .

þ  Then, (you) . . .

þ  Next, (you) . . .

þ  Lastly, (you) . . .

Starting out:

þ  Before you begin, (you should . . .)

þ  The first thing you do is . . . .

þ  I would start by . . .

þ  The best place to begin is . . .

þ  To begin with,

Continuing:

þ  After that,

þ  The next step is to . . .

þ  The next thing you do is . . .

þ  Once you've done that, then . . .

þ  When you finish that, then . . .

Finishing:

þ  The last step is . . .

þ  The last thing you do is . . .

þ  In the end,

þ   When you've finished,

þ  When you've completed all the steps