Following Instructions 跟指示

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1Summary 重點摘要

Following instructions.

2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary

3Step by step Steps

1. The game rulesExample: play Art Teacher: one person gives instructions, the other listens and draws. Listen well and the picture comes out right; miss one step and it changes. The game trains the same skill that listening tests examine.
2. Instruction 1: the circleExample: Draw a big circle on your paper. Amy draws one like a big sun. The line carries two points: the shape, a big circle, and the place, on your paper. Catch both, or the circle lands in the wrong spot.
3. Instruction 2: the eyesExample: Draw two small eyes inside. One line, three facts: the number two, the size small and the place inside — another position word meaning in the middle. Count the facts as you listen and the face comes alive.
4. Instruction 3: colour itExample: Now colour the circle red. Do not miss the colour! Amy colours it red and out comes a red cat, and everyone laughs. The pattern is colour plus the shape plus the colour word; the colour sits at the end, so wait for the whole line.
5. Listen, then actExample: every line holds an action plus a position or a colour: draw, two, inside, red. Hold the whole line in your head and start drawing only when it ends; start halfway and the details at the back will not fit.
6. Ask when unsureExample: say politely, Can you repeat that, please? Ask for the line again instead of guessing. Asking for a repeat is part of listening too; build the habit of asking at once whenever practice leaves you unsure.
7. Swap rolesExample: admire the picture and say, My cat is red now! Then swap: this time you give the instructions and your friend draws. The speaker must keep every line complete and clear, which trains your speaking in reverse.

5Worked example Example

6Common mistakes Mistakes

7Quick check Quick check

8Recap Recap

• Drawing instructions have action + position + colour.
• Inside and outside are opposites.
• Hear the whole line before you draw.
• Ask when unsure: Can you repeat that, please?
• Describe your picture at the end to remember more.