In this exercise, you need to write a conversation between Carlos and his mother, in which she gives him commands and he suggests that other people do it. Use the chores and people in the box.

* The chores are:
ayudarme en la cocina: help me in the kitchen
cortar cebollas: cutting onions
pasear al perro: walking the dog
llamar a la abuela: calling your grandmother
ir a la farmacia: going to the pharmacy

* The people are:
mis amigos: my friends
mi hermana: my sister
mi hermano: my brother
mi padre: my father
tú/Ud.: you

So, you could write:

* **Madre**: *Ayúdame en la cocina.*
**Carlos**: *Que te ayude mi padre, estoy jugando.*
**Madre**: *Está bien. Tú corta las cebollas.*
**Carlos**: *Te dije que no puedo. Que las corte mi hermana.*
**Madre**: *Tu hermana está ocupada. Pasea al perro entonces.*
**Carlos**: *Que lo pasee mi hermano, voy a pasar de nivel.*
**Madre**: *Llama a la abuela, Carlos.*
**Carlos**: *Llámala tú.*
**Madre**: *¿Puedes aunque sea ir a la farmacia?*
**Carlos**: *No puedo, que vayan mis amigos, que están cerca.*

* **Mother**: Help me in the kitchen.
**Carlos**: Ask my father to help you, I’m playing.
**Mother**: Fine. You cut the onions.
**Carlos**: I told you I can’t. Have my sister cut them.
**Mother**: Your sister is busy. Walk the dog then.
**Carlos**: Have my brother walk him, I’m finishing a level.
**Mother**: Call your grandmother, Carlos.
**Carlos**: You call her.
**Mother**: Can you at least go to the pharmacy?
**Carlos**: I can’t, my friends can go, they’re close.

In this exercise, you need to write eight recommendations you would give to a friend so that they could live to see the 22nd century. Use affirmative and negative informal mandates.

You could write:

1. *Haz tres horas de ejercicio todos los días.*
Exercise three hours a day.

2. *Come sólo frutas y verduras.*
Eat only fruit and vegetables.

3. *Descansa un día a la semana.*
Rest for a day a week.

4. *No comas dulces.*
Don’t eat sweets.

5. *No salgas de noche.*
Don’t go out at night.

6. *Intenta dormir diez horas todos los días.*
Try to sleep ten hours every day.

7. *No veas televisión. Cuida tus ojos.*
Don’t watch TV. Care for your eyes.

8. *Sal a correr para entrenarte.*
Go out running to train yourself.

Then, you need to compare your list with another group’s, and find similarities and differences.

In this exercise, you need to choose three of the products from the list and write a commercial for each of them, using formal mandates.

* digital camera “Flimp”
calorie-free chocolate “Deliz”
portable computer “Digitex”
hydrating cream “Suavidad”
toothpaste “Sonrisa Sana”
perfume “Enamorar”
tennis racket “Rayo”
all-terrain van “4×4”