**Title:** “Transitions, Process Paragraphs, and Imperative in English”
**Attendance:**
– Absent: I die, Alida, Asel, Aytolkun, Jibak
– Late: Niamatullah
**Topics Covered:**
*Process Paragraphs and Transitions*
– Discussion on the process paragraph and its structure.
– Explanation of time order and use of transition words to indicate steps in a process.
– Importance of transitions in sentences and paragraphs.
– Practice on creating transitions in a paragraph about running a marathon and buying a used car.
– Exercise on numbering steps in a process.
*Imperative Case and Modal Verbs*
– Definition and usage of the imperative case in English.
– Transformation of non-imperative sentences into imperative ones.
– Introduction to modal verbs of advice, necessity, and prohibition (should, must).
– Distinction between ‘should’ and ‘must’ in English language, and their usage in different contexts.
– Practice exercises on filling in sentences with either ‘should’ or ‘must’ and explaining the choice.
**Actionable Items:**
*Technical Issues*
– Resolve students’ issues with sending files from iPhones.
*Practice Needs*
– Students need to practice more on ordering steps in a process and creating transitions in sentences and paragraphs.
– Further practice may be needed on converting sentences into the imperative form.
*Clarification Needed*
– Further clarification needed on the difference between “should” and “must”.
**Homework:**
– Write the first draft of a process paragraph over the weekend, which must begin with a topic sentence, provide some background, describe a process step by step, and end with a concluding sentence.
– The draft will be used for revision in the next class.