After You Read
Comprehension – Strategy 1: Locating Indirect Instructions
In the letter from Perrin McClaws to Gilles Doucette, the lawyer gives Gilles five indirect instructions or commands. This is normal in legal communications.
Drag the direct instruction from the list to the correct indirect instruction in the table. More than one direct instruction may match an indirect instruction.
Give Del Jacobs back his money.
Send the money quickly to Laloi and McClaws Barristers and Solicitors.
Send the law firm a letter to show that Del Jacobs’s registration has been cancelled.
Write to the lawyer as soon as possible.
Don’t call or write to Del Jacobs.
Send all questions or communications about Del Jacobs to the lawyer.
Cancel Del Jacobs’s registration right away.
| Indirect Statements | Direct Statements | |
|---|---|---|
| We respectfully request that the registration fee of $250 be refunded immediately. | ||
| We await your prompt confirmation (in writing) of our client’s cancellation. | ||
| All future communications regarding this matter can be directed to Mr. Jacobs’s legal representatives at Laloi and McClaws. | ||
| Notification of Immediate Cancellation of Delany Jacobs, Maskwa Folk Music Festival. | ||
