Lesson Plan of Imperative

Lesson Plan of Imperative: Requests and Commands

Subject English

Grade II

Students` Learning Outcomes

• Use and physically respond to simple sentences showing request and command.

Information for Teachers

• Imperative are verbs used to give commands and requests.
• Command is made by a person who has authority (such as teacher, mother, father, grandparents etc.

• Request is a polite way of asking people to do things you want them to do.

Material / Resources

Writing board, chalk/marker, duster, flashcards, textbook

Introduction

• Say the following sentences to the students when you go inside the class:
  • • Stand up.
    • Sit down please.
    • Please raise your hand.
    • Don`t go out alone.
• Ask them which one of these are requests and which one of these are commands. And why?
• Tell them that request is a polite way of asking people to do things you want them to do. E.g. if you are talking to your teacher/mother/father/an elder, you will make a request.
• Note: you can write these commands/requests on the board to make it clearer or can prepare flashcards (with requests and commands written on them) for this activity.

Development

Activity 1

• Divide the class into groups of 4-5.
• Write the given sentences on the flashcards and give them in groups.
• Then ask them to read aloud their sentence and tell whether it is a request or command.
• Paste these flashcards in the class to aid students` learning.

Activity 2

• Tell the students they will be playing a game in the class.
• Tell them one of the students will give commands and one student will have to change it into a request by adding please to it. E.g.
  • • Take out your copies.
    • Raise your hand.
    • Stick out your tongue.
    • Put your hand on your head.
    • Close your eyes, etc.

Role Play:

Teacher: pick up the book.

Student: please pick up the book. (and does the action)

Activity 3

• Divide the class into pairs.
• Give each pair one of the following roles.
• Ask them to perform a role play.
• Tell them that one student will make a request and the other will give a command.
• Give them 10 minutes to prepare and 1 minute to perform for each pair (according to their roles).
  • • Father and Son: father to son (command) son to father (request)
    • Mother and Daughter: Mother to daughter (command) daughter to mother (request)
    • Teacher and Student: Teacher to student (command) student to teacher(request)
    • Elderly neighbor and a child: Elderly neighbor to child (command) child to neighbor (request)

Sum up / Conclusion

• Revise the concept of request and command by asking students to give examples of each.
• Ask the students the following questions:

1. 1. 1. Why do we make requests?
      2. Who gives commands?
      3. Which has polite tone; request for command?

Assessment

• Ask the students to tell which of the following a request/command is.

1. 1. 1. Give me my pen. (command)
      2. Please, sit on the chair.(request)
      3. Do your work. (Command)
      4. Pass the plate, please.(request)

• The answers are given in brackets for teachers` convenience.
• Now ask them to turn a request into a command and a command into a request.

Follow up

• Ask the students to request their mother/father to give them a sweet/balloon. Tell them to use the word ‘please’.