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L2-INS-01 · Please don't

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L2-INS-01Level 2 GrammarInstructions

Using ないでください to tell someone not to do something

Use this when giving rules, polite warnings, or instructions about what someone should not do.

plain negative + で ください

Warm-up

Read and notice

  1. ここ で しゃしん を とらないで ください。Please do not take photos here.
  2. しけん の とき、 はやく はなさないで ください。During the test, please do not speak quickly.

Structure drill

Rebuild the pattern

  1. Negative plain formChange the verb to its ない form.
  2. で くださいAdd this after the negative form.
  3. ContextMake the rule or instruction clear.

Controlled practice

Use the lesson frames

  1. Rewrite this frame with your own class topic: Please do not take photos here.ここ で しゃしん を とらないで ください。
  2. Underline the grammar chunk you must keep unchanged in this pattern, then adapt the rest.しけん の とき、 はやく はなさないで ください。

Comic strip response

Explain the conversation

  1. School ruleこの へや で どう しますか。ケータイ を つかわないで ください。
  2. Museumこの え を みる とき、どう しますか。さわらないで ください。

Independent output

Make it your own

  1. Write one sentence about your own life using L2-INS-01.
  2. Write one sentence linked to class topic work.
  3. Circle the watch-out you need to check most carefully.
    • You need the plain negative form before でください.
    • This is polite, but it still sounds like an instruction, so use it in suitable contexts.

Success check

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