English: 2Bac (All Streams)
Unit 3 (Education)
Functions : Expressing purpose
Professeur : Mme ZAARA Asmae
Summary
I- Course
II- Practice 1
III- Practice 2
IV- Previous Bac Exams items on Expressing Purpose
I- Course
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3)
Examples
- The students work hard.They want to get good marks.
- The students work hard to get good marks.
- The students work hard for getting good marks.
- The students work hard for good marks.
- The students work hard so that they can get good marks.
II- Practice 1
Complete the sentences with the appropriate expression from the list :
1) Ahmed is saving some money ___________________ buy a new mobile.
(so that - for -in order to)
2) My friend went to America ___________________ finish his master’s degree.
(for - to- so that)
3) I took a taxi ___________________ I can’t be late.
(so as to - for the purpose of - so that)
4) They are running ___________________ catch to the bus.
(for - so as to - in order that)
5) The team trained hard ___________________ they could win the match.
(in order - so as to - so that)
III- Practice 2
Rewrite the following sentences using the words between brackets :
- They invested a lot of money on education. They wanted to eradicate illiteracy. (so as to)
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- Jamal pays attention in class. He wants to understand his lessons well. (so that)
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- The woman joined literacy classes. She wants to learn how to read and write. (for)
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- Safae goes on diet. She doesn’t want to be fat. (in order not to)
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- The teacher wants to explain the lessons well. So, he uses the projector. (to)
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- The policeman stopped the cars. He wanted children to cross the street. (so that)
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- The doctor asks the patient many questions. He wants to diagnose the sickness. (in order to)
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- The players trained well. They didn’t want to lose the match. (in order that)
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- The parents promised their children to spend summer holiday in Spain. They wanted to encourage them to study harder. (for)
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- The Moroccan football committee requested FIFA to postpone the Africa Cup. They wanted to avoid the spreading of Ebola. (so as to)
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IV- Previous Bac Exams items on Expressing Purpose
Join the following pairs of sentences with the words given :
- Rachid got a loan from the bank. He wanted to buy an apartment, (in order to)
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- Many people learn computer skills. They want to get better jobs. (so as to)
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- The Browns went to a famous restaurant. They wanted to celebrate their wedding anniversary. (in order to)
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- My brother came home early. He wanted to watch the football match. (so as to)
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- Najib and his friends collected money. They wanted to plant trees in their school. (in order to)
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- We rarely play music at might. We don’t want to disturb our neighbours. (so as not to)
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- Ali worked in the evenings. He wanted to save money to buy a computer. (in order to)
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- The local authorities opened new schools. They wanted to serve their community better. (so as to)
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