Giving
Prohibition and Warning
1. Prohibition
Ø Giving
prohibition is giving order to someone not to do something.
Ø Function
à
to forbid or prevent someone from doing something.
Ø Pattern
Don’t
+ V
Example
:
a. Don’t
park your car here!
b. Don’t
open the window, please.
2. Warning
Ø Warning
is telling someone about a possible danger or difficulty.
Ø Example
of spoken warning :
a. Look
out behind you!
b. Watch
out!
c. Look out!
There is a snake beside you.
d. Do not cut
down the trees!
Ø Example
of written warning, usually on the board.
a. Queue,
please.
b. Please,
do not disturb.
c. No
smoking.
d. Don't step
on the grass!
e. Keep out of
the reach of children
Dialogue 1
Rita and her uncle are in the
air–conditioned room. Rita warns her uncle not to smoke in the air conditioned
room.
Uncle : Wow! How comfortable this room is.
Rita :
Yes, sure. This is an air-conditioned room. Everyone should stay here before
seeing a doctor. But sorry uncle, look at the warning on the wall. You are
warned of the danger of smoking cigarette in this room.
Uncle : Thanks a lot, dear. I didn't see it. Rita, your cellular phone
is still on. It must not be active.
Rita :
Oh, no. There is no prohibition of turning on our cell phone. But ....
Uncle : But, why don't you use vibration? The sound can disturb others.
Rita :
Thank you, Uncle. I'll change the sound to vibration.
Uncle : By the way, how long should we wait our turn? We have been here
for half an hour.
Rita :
Be patient, please. We have our turn after that lady.
Dialogue 2
A man is stopped by a policewoman
because he violated a traffic regulation.
Policewoman : Good morning, Sir. May I see your driving license?
A man : Good morning. Here you are.
Policewoman : You just broke a traffic regulation on Siliwangi Street.
A man : Did I ride my motorbike too fast?
Policewoman : No. But
you didn't read the traffic sign when turning right. You must not enter this
street before 10 a.m.
A man : Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't see it, because I am in a
hurry.
Policewoman : Okay. Go ahead with your motorbike. But you should sign the
traffic ticket. Then your driving license must be left here.
A man : Alright Ma'am. I'm sorry for my fault. It won't happen
again.
WORKSHEET
Exercise 1
1. _________
so much noise. The baby is sleeping.
2.
_________ be angry. I just give you a
joke.
3.
_________ with your mouthful. You’ll
choke.
4.
_________ late at night. You can’t get
up early tomorrow.
5. _________
be afraid. I’m with you and by your side.
Exercise
2
What
do you tell to someone who is doing the following things:
1. Someone
doesn’t want to queue.
2.
Someone standing beside you smoke in
public area.
3. Your
little brother run quickly, but there is motorcycle sped on him.
Exercise 3 (Create a
conversation based on the following picture!)
