4.3 describing procedures

the aim of an activity

The point is to... The point/goal/aim is for you to...

emphasise an important point

The key/main/most important thing is to...

different procedures or steps

Basically the way it works is that the first player... What happens (next) is that you... The first/next/last thing you do is you...

... different procedures or steps

After you've finished/done that, you... What you have to do is to... First/Next/After that/Then/Finally, you...

Complete the rules to the game Cyclops

by putting the underlined words in the correct order.

it work is Basically that the way

Basically the way it works is that you have two players and just one dice.

thing The is they first do

The first thing they do is roll to see who goes first.

Then first the player does what is

Then what the player does first is to roll the dice, and add up the numbers that they roll.

object is The

The object is to get a hundred points.

point The is

The point is to be lucky enough not to roll a one, because if you get a one, you lose all your points for that turn.

that is happens What

What happens is that a player gets greedy, thinks he can make a run to a hundred, but then gets a one and loses it all. That's the best part - it's really funny.

to is thing key The

The key thing is to work in little steps, end your turn after a few rolls and don't get greedy!