Lesson VII: Request Statements

A. Request Statements Previous pattern: YOU SPEAK English in class. YOU DON'T SPEAK Spanish in class. New pattern: … S Action Block Rng-Block Actional Block … DO+NOT Base-AF … … PLEASE, BE here at 11 o’clock. PLEASE, SPEAK English in class. PLEASE, OPEN the door. PLEASE, DON’T BE late. PLEASE, DON’T SPEAK Spanish in class. PLEASE, DON’T OPEN the window. Exercise: A.1. Practice Requests Use the fragments given to complete requests: WOULD YOU PLEASE … ? For example: close the window WOULD YOU PLEASE CLOSE THE WINDOW ? open your book WOULD YOU PLEASE OPEN YOUR BOOK ? 1. read the sentence 7. walk to the blackboard 2. write your name 8. give me that notebook 3. translate the sentence 9. cash this check 4. close the door 10. sit down 5. go to the store 11. pass me the sugar 6. pass me the salt 12. lend me your pencil Exercise: A.2. Practice Requests Use the objects and actions listed to state a request beginning with WOULD YOU PLEASE … ? For example: - the door , open - WOULD YOU PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR ? - your book , close - WOULD YOU PLEASE CLOSE YOUR BOOK ? - the phone , answer - WOULD YOU PLEASE ANSWER THE PHONE ? - the desk , sit at - WOULD YOU PLEASE SIT AT THE DESK ? 1. - your laptop , switch on - 4. - a pencil , write with - 7. - the light , turn off - 2. - a pen , write with - 5. - the paper , tear - 8. - the song , sing - 3. - your bicycle , fix - 6. - the window , fasten - 9. - English , speak -