ESOL Sc/L2.4d Give explanations and instructions
Sc/L2.4: express clearly statements of fact, explanations, instructions, accounts, descriptions using appropriate structure, style and vocabulary
Sc/L2.4d: give explanations and instructions
- Select from and use a range of ways of indicating sequence, reason and purpose, condition and obligation Example: Explain a process: - Could you explain that to me again? - Sure, to save on the memory stick, you have to put the stick into the USB drive, here, and when you've done that, you click on this icon...
- Vary register according to the relationship between speakers, and use stress and intonation as appropriate
- Incorporate instructions within a wider interaction Example - Can you look in the latest computer catalogue and find out prices for either a laptop or a desktop? - Sorry, where's the catalogue? I looked for it yesterday and it wasn't... - Oh, yeah, sorry, I moved it and put it on the shelf behind the new partitioning. Sorry. - It's okay. So what else was it? - Yeah, um... Prices for colour printers, not a laser one, not a DXI 355, a DZI 836 or 837, and, while you're at it, a small copier. - Okay. You might just have a look through this one too, though it's pricier but they have a better range. They don't stock everything, but see what they've got.
(See also Lr/L2.3a)