Practice expressing purpose
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| Do you know how to discuss purpose in English? |
| Welcome to Three Step English Practice by EnglishClass101.com. In this lesson, you will practice how to discuss purpose. |
| Let’s look at the main dialogue. |
| Two people are having a conversation. |
| Back in China, I was studying to be a musician, but I gave up on that dream. Now I'm setting up an agency to represent American artists in China. |
| Is that so? When I open up my restaurant, I want a big stage to book live shows. Maybe you can help me with that? |
| Both of these characters express something they did, or want to do, to accomplish a goal. |
| The first does so by saying that they studied "to be" a musician. Then, she says she's setting up an agency "to represent" artists. |
| The second does this by saying they want a big stage "to book" live shows. |
| In both cases, the characters use "to," followed by a bare infinitive, to explain their purpose. |
| Let’s practice with this grammar more in this lesson. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| I'll go early |
| a table. |
| I'll go early |
| a table. |
| To reserve |
| To reserve |
| I'll go early to reserve a table. |
| I'll go early to reserve a table. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| You don't need to buy books |
| something. |
| You don't need to buy books |
| something. |
| to learn |
| to learn |
| You don't need to buy books to learn something. |
| You don't need to buy books to learn something. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Bring this coupon |
| for free. |
| Bring this coupon |
| for free. |
| to get in |
| to get in |
| Bring this coupon to get in for free. |
| Bring this coupon to get in for free. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| I want a big stage ("so that" or "to") book live shows. |
| I want a big stage ("so that" or "to") book live shows. |
| to |
| to |
| I want a big stage to book live shows. |
| I want a big stage to book live shows. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| I was studying ("to" or "so that") I could be a musician. |
| I was studying ("to" or "so that") I could be a musician. |
| So that |
| So that |
| I was studying so that I could be a musician. |
| I was studying so that I could be a musician. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| I |
| I cook |
| I cook every |
| I cook every day |
| I cook every day to |
| I cook every day to save |
| I cook every day to save money. |
| I cook every day to save money. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| I |
| I studied |
| I studied hard |
| I studied hard to |
| I studied hard to become |
| I studied hard to become a |
| I studied hard to become a teacher. |
| I studied hard to become a teacher. |
| Listen to what I say. Which answer completes the sentence best? |
| She left early… |
| Listen one more time. |
| She left early… |
| …to catch a bus. |
| She left early to catch a bus. |
| How about...? |
| He works hard at his job… |
| Let’s listen one more time. |
| He works hard at his job… |
| …to earn money. |
| He works hard at his job to earn money. |
| Next... |
| She uses a dictionary… |
| One more time. |
| She uses a dictionary… |
| …to look up words. |
| She uses a dictionary to look up words. |
| Next... |
| We wear coats… |
| One more time. |
| We wear coats… |
| …to stay warm. |
| We wear coats to stay warm. |
| And... |
| I use EnglishClass101.com… |
| One more time. |
| I use EnglishClass101.com… |
| …to learn English. |
| I use EnglishClass101.com to learn English. |
| Now you know how to discuss purpose in English. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
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