General English Level 1 GELEV1 Unit 04 Topic 03.doc LANGUAGE FOCUS 08 The imperative In the party invitation Tom writes: Directions from station: Turn left into Railway Street when you leave the station. Go straight ahead until you come to Church Street. ‘Turn’ and ‘Go’ are the imperative form of the verb. When we give directions we use the imperative. Examples 1. Turn left into Railway Street. 2. Go straight ahead until you come to Church Street. 3. Walk to the corner. 4. Cross the road. Mei says: Oh, great. When you come out of the station you turn right into Railway Street. Sometimes we put you before the verb. You turn left into Church Street. LANGUAGE FOCUS 09 The imperative - task 1. Read the sentences 1-7. 2. Read the words. 3. Write the correct words in the spaces. 4. You can use each word more than once. Turn Go Walk Cross 1. ______ left into Greenway Road. 2. ______ straight ahead for 5 more minutes. 3. ______ the road and walk straight ahead. 4. ______ right into Church Street. 5. ______ right into Railway Street. 6. ______ for about 5 minutes. 7. ______ straight ahead until you come to Church Street. 184 QUESTLANGUAGE