This activity aims to teach the
imperative mood of verbs in a fun way.
Grammar:
Imperatives are verbs used to give
orders, commands, warning or instructions, and (if you use "please")
to make a request. It is one of the three moods of an English verb (indicative,
imperative and subjunctive).
You can also use "let's"
before the verb if you are including yourself in the imperative. The negative
of "let's" is "let's not".
Note that an imperative sentence does not require a subject; the pronoun "you" is implied.
Note that an imperative sentence does not require a subject; the pronoun "you" is implied.
Activity:
The students watch a video in which the
participants are given several instructions to accomplish tasks.
The students should list down all the
instructions given throughout the event.
After that, they have to order the
events according to when they happened in the video.
Extension:
Ask the students to imagine they are in
charge of commanding those participants in the video and they have to add three
or more instructions for them to perform. Depending on the group, they can
choose the student who gave the best instructions and role play it in the
classroom (Simon says).
Brainstorm:
Have your student discuss about the
following:
What are social networks?
Is it possible to coordinate similar events to the one they
saw in the video? Give examples.
Have they ever participated in any
similar event? Talk about it.