To formulate your algorithm correctly keep in mind that in order to make such a sequence one needs to know Devices of order building
Rules of imperative building
Communicative patterns of polite advice.
With the hints below it'll be easy for you to recollect or learn some of them. So, do it.
think of other expressions and strategies of politeness when telling someone what to do
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Imperatives ask or tell people to do something. They vary from strict commands to polite requests.
Imperatives consist just of verbs in their Infinitive/Simple form:
Do it! or Don't do it!
Use imperatives in your algorithm!
and
Don't be afraid of mistakes!
You want to make an imperative sentence? First take an infinitive of the necessary command verb and forget about particle to. Then place it in the beginning of the sentence. After that add all the necessary objects. And here you are – your imperative is ready!
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In your algorithm you can just list the actions using numbers, like we did it in our task:
1. …
2. …
3. …
It's a good way to save space and time of your readers.
However if you are going to speak out, it is better for you to use words of order:
First
Second
To begin with
Next
Then
After that
Finally
Last …
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Patterns of polite advice
It might happen that in some situations when you know the right way to behave you just have not enough authority to express commands or orders. The best way to communicate then is to use polite or indirect advice. The following expressions serve as examples of these:
The way I see it, you should …+ Sequence of Imperatives
… my advice would be …
You'd better do … first, and then …
You do it like this: you …
You should follow this procedure …
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You can find more exercises on Imperative and Infinitive in Grammar and Vocabulary File, p. …
4._ Now, when you have your algorithm of success formulated, present it to other groups.
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