We’re going to look again at giving instructions and advice. Non-fiction instructions Welcome back. We’re going to look again at giving instructions and advice.

Can you think of some more examples of useful diagrams? 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? Perhaps a mention of self-assembly instructions could be introduced here.

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

Did you get all the answers? headings subheadings bullet points bold italics modals

can, could, may, might, shall, should, must, will, would 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

As we progress in our English studies we can combine skills. 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.