Learning the imperative

Recipes are a good way to learn the imperative or orders in a language. The imperative is often used speaking to children “Go to bed now!” or in military situations with a command structure, “Quick march!”. In English the imperative isn’t commonly used in friendly informal circumstances, but this can be different with other languages.

I have used a recipe for scones to teach or review the imperative with English students. Find a recipe in your chosen language, and have a look at the imperative. You’ll also find some nice cooking-related vocabulary there too.