INSTRUCTING/ COMMANDING

Remove the pan from the heat.

Switch off your mobile phone in the class.

Press the button gently.

Clean the room, please.

eat your meal.

wash your hand.

Etc.

If we do not use a verb as a commanding word, usa be + adjective.

Examples:
1.

Be diligent

2.

Be strong

3.

Be your self

4.

Be a good student

5.

Etc.

PROHIBITION

Dont + Verb infinitive without to + O/C

Example :Dont close it!

Dont + be + adj. + please

Example :Dont be noise, Please.

Would you mind not + V-ing + O/C

Example :Would you mind not borrowing my magazine.

Dont + V-invinitife

Example :
-

Dont armb !

Dont eat!

Dont approach!

No + V-ing

Example :
-

No smooking!

No swimming!

No parking!

No cheating!

Giving instruction is an expression that is used in order that order that other person does
what we instruct or request, or giving imperative to other people for to do or not to do
something, Giving instruction sometimes called comperative/prohibition.

NOTE:
The tense used in giving instruction is SIMPLE PRESENT
1.use verb as commanding word in the form of infinitive without to :
Examples:
Sit down.
Sweep the floor.
Clean the whiteboard.
2.use Be + Adjective or noun or adverb :
Examples:
Be careful!
Be quite!
Be on time1
3.use the word Dont + infinitive verb :
* Dont climb!
* Dont do it!
* Dont let them in
4.To make the instruction be politer, we can used please that put in front of sentences or
back.
~ Please, wake up. / Wake up, please.
~ Please, be quite. / Be quite, please.
~ Please, do your homework. / Do your homework. Please.
Meminta Instruksi

How do you (do this)? = Bagaimana Anda melakukan ini?

How do I . . . ? = Bagaimana saya...?

What is the best way to . . . ? = Apa cara yang terbaik untuk ...

How do I go about it? = Bagaimana cara saya melakukannya?

What do you suggest? = Apa saran Anda?

How do you suggest I proceed? = Apa saran Anda untuk melakukan ini?

What is the first step? = Apa langkah pertama yang harus dilakukan?

Memberikan Instruksi

Merangkaikan Kata-kata
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First, (you)... = Pertama, Anda ...

Then, (you)... = Kemudian, Anda ...

Next, (you)... = Selanjutnya ...

Lastly, (you)... = Terakhir, Anda ...

Memulai
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Before you begin, (you should...) = Sebelum Anda mulai, Anda harus ...

The first thing you do is... = Hal pertama yang harus Anda lakukan adalah ...

I would start by... = Kalau saya memulainya dengan ...

The best place to begin is... = Tempat terbaik untuk memulainya adalah ...

To begin with, = Untuk memulainya ...

Melanjutkan
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After that, = Setelah itu ...

The next step is to... = Langkah selanjutnya ...

The next thing you do is... = Hal selanjutnya yang harus Anda lakukan adalah
...

Once you've done that, then... = OK, Anda sudah melakukannya, kemudian ...

When you finish that, then... = Kalau Anda sudah selesai, kemudian ...

Finishing

The last step is... = Langkah terakhir adalah ...

The last thing you do is... = Langkah terakhir yang harus Anda lakukan adalah ...

In the end, = Akhirnya ...

When you've finished, = Ketika Anda sudah selesai ...

When you've completed all the steps, = Ketika Anda sudah menyelesaikan semua
tahapan, ...

Contoh Percakapan: Pada suatu acara demo masak, seorang peserta mencoba memasak
dengan sang Koki di depan para peserta lainnya. Mereka ingin memasak nasi goreng yang
baik, namun sang peserta tidak tahu bagaimana caranya. Berikut ini adalah dialognya.
Bagian yang bercetak tebal adalah bagian dari ungkapan-ungkapan yang telah kita pelajari
di atas.

What is the first step, Chef?

(Apa langkah pertamanya, Chef?)

The first thing you do is hit the pan. Then pour the coconut oil into it. Wait until
the oil is hot.
(Langkah pertama yang harus Anda lakukan adalah panaskan wajan. Kemudian tuang
minyak kelapa ke dalamnya. Tunggu beberapa saat sampai panas)

OK...And now the oil is hot. What is the next step?

(Baiklah...nah sekarang minyaknya sudah panas. Apa langkah selanjutnya?)

The next step is pour the seasoning and rice together into the hot oil.
(Langkah selanjutnya adalah masukkan bumbu dan nasi secara bersamaan ke dalam
minyak panas tadi..)

Dst

Definisi Giving Instruction

Giving Instruction is an expression that is used in order that other person does what we instruct or
request. Instruction ( also called imperatives)
Instruction require the person receiving them to do something, or to do stop doing it.
Instruction are directly addressed to the person who has to do them. Therefore,
instruction are
one of the few types of English sentences that do not need a subject !
the subject is usually you ( understood ). If there is any doubt who should do the
instruction, the naming form the vocative is used.
Asking for Instructions (Meminta
instruksi)
How do you (do this)?How do I?

What is the best way to?

How do I go about it?
What do you suggest?
How do you suggest I proceed?
What is the first step?
Giving Instructions (Memberikan instruksi)
First, (you)
Then, (you)
Next, (you)
Lastly, (you)
Starting out (Instruksi untuk melakukan tahap pertama)
Before you begin, (you should)
The first thing you do is
I would start by
The best place to begin is
to begin with,
Continuing (Instruksi untuk melanjutkan)
After that,
The next step is to
The next thing you do is
Once youve done that, then
When you finish that, then
Finishing (Instruksi untuk menyelesaikan)
The last step is
The last thing you do is
In the end,
When youve finished,
When youve completed all the steps
Note : The tense used in giving instruction is simple present
When the commanding word is a verb, you can use the infinitive without to.
Example :
Write the sentences ! If you do not use a verb as a commanding word, you use be + adjective.
Example :
Be quiet !
Be diligent!

Be strong!
When you forbid someone to do something, you use dont + verb infinitive without to.
Example :
Dont touch me !
Dont cry !
Dont close the web page !