Objective: The primary learning objective is the mastery of the English Imperative mood for expressing orders, commands, and instructions. Students aim to understand the formation of both positive and negative imperatives (using "don't") and to apply these forms directly to address people in various social and classroom contexts.

Contents and Methods: The worksheet follows a structured pedagogical progression, focusing on the mechanics and application of the imperative:

• Theoretical Foundation: Explanation of the imperative mood (using the base form without a subject) and its negative counterpart (do + not/don't).
• Identification & Contextualization: Exercises to recognize imperative verbs within a text and a drag-and-drop task to match appropriate verbs to specific instructions.
• Verification & Choice: Multiple-choice questions to test the selection of the correct verb form in given situations.
• Active Production: Fill-in-the-blanks (gap fill) where students conjugate infinitive forms into imperatives.
• Syntactic Structure: Sentence unscrambling tasks (word ordering) to reinforce correct syntax and the placement of "don't" or adverbs like "carefully."

Competencies:

• Linguistic Competence: Proficiency in forming positive and negative commands and using the base form of verbs correctly.
• Functional Communication: The ability to give clear, direct instructions and understand rules or safety warnings in an English-speaking environment.
• Syntactic Accuracy: Understanding the specific word order of imperative sentences, which often omit the subject.
• Analytical Skills: Distinguishing between different verb tenses and identifying the specific "command" form required by the context.

Target Audience and level:

English learners at A1 level