Non-fiction instructions
Welcome back.
We’re going to
look again at
giving
instructions and
advice.
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Obviously, diagrams
and illustrations
help the reader to
understand what
you are writing
about.
For example, it’s
easier to understand
where to stand in the
playground during a
fire drill if there is a
labelled diagram of
the playground.
Can you think of
some more
examples of useful
diagrams?
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The imperative is formed by removing ‘to’ from
the verb.
E.g
To run
Becomes
Run
The negative is formed by adding ‘don’t’
E.g
Don’t run
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Did you get all the answers?
headings
subheadings
bullet points
bold
italics
modals
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Modals
Modals are verbs which, when used with another, are
very useful for writing instructions.
Here is a list of modal verbs. Which ones are the most
useful for writing instructions?
can, could, may, might, shall, should,
must, will, would
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Plenary
As we progress in
our English
studies we can
combine skills.
Instructions
may be very
brief and
just use the
imperative.
However, there are
other conventions and
devices, such as modals
and font choices, which
we can apply as well.
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