LANGUAGE FUNCTION : GIVING AND FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS/INSTRUCTIONS
LANGUAGE FOCUS :
IMPERATIVES
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
PREPOSITIONS
OBJECTIVES : At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

1. give and follow directions using the imperatives;

2. distinguish the meaning of sentences as brought about by prepositions or prepositional phrases;

3. express one's ideas about how to achieve personal and social peace;

4. participate actively in the assigned group tasks.

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ACTIVITY 1 : FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS

Do the following exercises:

STAND UP. RAISE YOUR HANDS. STRETCH. BEND OVER. TOUCH YOUR KNEES. STRAIGHTEN UP. TOUCH THE FLOOR. STRAIGHTEN UP. TURN AROUND. BEND BACKWARDS. STRAIGHTEN UP. TURN AROUND.

JOG. SLOW DOWN. FAST AGAIN. STOP. PUT YOUR ARMS IN FRONT OF YOU. BEND YOUR KNEES FIVE TIMES AND COUNT ALOUD. EXTEND YOUR ARMS SIDEWARD. FORWARD. SIDEWARD. BACKWARD. UPWARD. DROP THEM. SIT DOWN.

Processing the activity

1. What were you told to do?

2. Who among you did not follow directions?

3. What pronoun was dropped as the instructions were given?

4. What person is used in expressing the commands?

5. Enumerate some prepositons used in giving commands?

An Imperative Sentence

An imperative sentence expresses a command, request, or entreaty.

Although the subject "you" is not stated , it always refers to the second person-representing an interaction between persons: the speaker and the listener.

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