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Means or method: giving directions & using tools

 

 

 

 

Means — Giving Directions
MEANS COMMANDS

 How do I go there?  How do I find it?

Where do I go?  What do I do to find it?

You go there by heading north two blocks and then turning right.

Head north two blocks and turn right.

You begin by going to Google.com and using the map link.
 

Go to Google.com and use the map link.

 Review page: By + Gerund

 

 

 

Practice 1

How Do I Get There?

 

 

 

How do you get to the SFO airport from the College of San Mateo?
  1. Select the word from each menu that best completes the sentence. 
  2. Compare your response to the answer by clicking the "check" button to the right. 
# YOUR RESPONSE CHECK 
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Practice 2

Methods - Using the Right Tool

 

 Review page: By + Gerund

  1. Select the word from each menu that best completes the sentence. 
  2. Compare your response to the answer by clicking the "check" button to the right. 

 

# QUESTION CHECK ANSWER
e.g. wireHow do you pull a wire out of a small place?


 
6. a screwHow do you put a screw into a light cover?


7. a nailHow do you put a nail into wood ?


 
8. a nutHow do you unscrew a nut on a pipe?

 
9. a nutHow do you turn a small nut?


 
10. a small treeHow do you cut a small tree?



 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practice 3

Means and Methods in the Office

 

 

  1. Select the word from each menu that best completes the sentence. 
  2. Compare your response to the answer by clicking the "check" button to the right. 

 

# TOOL CHOICES CHECK ANSWER
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12. ThumbtackHow do you pin a poster onto a bulletin board?


 
13. tapeHow do you repair a tear on a page?

 
14. diskHow do you move the cursor on the computer?

 
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