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Activity 23
For our instruction manual • Provide your students with
strategies that ease this task.
23. Write instructions that indicate the order in which words appear For example, you can point
Write instructions that indicate the order in which words appear
in a bilingual dictionary. out words beginning with
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Example:
Find the word by looking for the first letter of the word, then the letter A and those those
looking for the first letter of the word, then
looking for the first letter of the word, then
the second, the third, etc. Remember dictionaries are organized in beginning with W (which
the second, the third, etc. Remember dictionaries are organized in
the second, the third, etc. Remember dictionaries are organized in
alphabetical order. is among the last in the
Your turn: alphabet). Another way is to
mark the words with the same
initial letter (since they should
Remember Characteristics to be included in instructions be arranged internally to be
in the right order).
Imperative mood is
• Be aware of differences
the verb form that
expresses an order
or command. For between the English alphabet
example:
“Find the word." and those in other languages.
As it is said, “muscle
memory” can play tricks
on you.
• Your students may want to
24. Look at the instructions shown in Activity 1, page 44, and complete the practice spelling the words
following sentences by filling in the blanks with the words in the box.
to confirm if they have them
title
a) The of a set of instructions is short, in the right order. Remind
clear, and it stands out from the rest of the text. • imperative mood
then that when two letters
b) The most important part of a set of instructions • logical order
steps
is the . • title are the same and they are
c) The steps to be followed in a set of instructions • steps together we do not say “t-t”
are organized in a .
logical order
mood: (n.): for instance, but rather
d) The steps of a set of instructions modo gramatical
are written in . (indicativo, “double t”.
imperative mood
subjuntivo, etc.)
humor
Activity 24
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• Remember, as useful as
metalanguage is, it is not a
sign that children are reflecting upon the language, that is, the fact that they may repeat this “extravagant”
word may not mean they are applying it to the correct language element. It is more important to recognize
and analyze how, where, and why we use the imperative mood rather than the label itself. Remember, your
students are not training for a linguistics exam, but to use English in real life settings.
• Just a reminder, there are two moods besides imperative: indicative (the one commonly used) and
subjunctive (which is the one we use after the verb suggestions or in conditionals). Mood is the way in
which a verb changes to indicate some kind of attitude towards an event.
• The title of a set of instructions is short, clear, and it stands out from the rest of the text. The most important
part of a set of instructions is the steps. The steps to be followed in a set of instructions are organized in a
logical order. The steps of a set of instructions are written in imperative mood.

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