INSTRUCTING

INSTRUCTING

by Junaidi Abdillah

​INSTRUCTING

​Wear you mask properly.

Be on time. Don’t let me wait too long.

 

The sentences above are called instruction. The sentences are used to ask someone to do something. We must do it politely. To make our instructions or request sound polite, we may use the word “please”.

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​Example : Sweep the floor, please.

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Multiple Choice

Why do we use "please" in instruction?

• To make our instruction or request sound polite

• To order something to someone

• To ask for someone to buy something

• to convince someone of something

Read the dialog below.​

Multiple Select

What expressions of instructing are there in the dialog?

• Please share your work with class.

• Please report your work.

• I’d like to ask you about your homework.

• Listen to Dinda’s work carefully.