More purpose clauses (Voluntary)

For those of you who want some more practice on purpose clauses.

1. He was playing very softly. He didn’t want to disturb anyone.
2. They got up very early. They wanted to get to the top of the hill before sunrise.
3. He rang the bell. He wanted to tell us that dinner was ready.
4. We built the roof with a steep slope. We wanted the snow to slide off easily. 
5. He chained up the lioness at night. He didn’t want her to frighten anyone.
6. I took off my shoes. I didn’t want to make any noise. 
7. The notices are written in several languages. The government wants everyone to understand them.
8. I put my address on my dog’s collar. I want anyone who finds him to know where he comes from. 
9. He had a telephone installed in his car. He wanted his secretary to be able to contact him whenever necessary.

  

Key

1. so as not to/in order not to disturb anyone

2. to/in order to/so as to get to the top

3. to/in order to/so as to tell us

4. so that the snow would/could slide off

5. so that she wouldn't frighten

6. so as not to/in order not to make

7. so that everyone can/will understand

8. so that anyone who finds him can/will know

9. so that his secretary could contact/would be able to contact

Science Presentation 2nd Term

GUIDELINES

• Do not translate from Spanish, read a few texts in English about your topic and make a summary (see sources below)
• Use simple language
• Explain new words to the audience
• Ask questions to the audience to check comprehension
• Use pictures and graphics to make it easier for the audience to understand
• No more than 100 words written on the slides (you can include some definitions, main words or numbers but not full sentences; remember you mustn’t read!)
• Speak 2-3 minutes each

 You can use the following sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.who.int/topics/en/

http://www.nhs.uk/Pages/HomePage.aspx  (Health A-Z / Live Well)

http://www.cdc.gov/

Nº	Names	Topic	Date
1	Isaac	11	3rd March
2	Alexandra & Aroa	3	3rd March
3	Claudia & Emi	6	3rd March
4	Ariadna	2	3rd March
5	Víctor & Jorge	8	3rd March
6	Mónica	4	3rd March
7	Raquel & Isabel	4	4th March
8	Adrián & Irati	10	4th March
9	Laura & Juan	9	4th March
10	Álvaro y Ramón	5	4th March
11	Paula & María	7	4th March
12	Denis & José	1	4th March

 Topics

1. Healthy Eating Habits
2. Overweight and diets
3. Smoking
4. Types of diseases
5. Infectious diseases
6. Cardiovascular diseases
7. Influenza
8. Immune system
9. Vaccines
10. AIDS
11. Tuberculosis

Visual Dictionary

This is the visual dictionay I told you about.

http://visual.merriam-webster.com/

I strongly recommend it to you!

Answers to the Quiz

ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ FOR BRIGHT PEOPLE

1.  The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until  the contest ends:   Boxing.

2. North American  landmark constantly moving backward:    Niagara Falls .   The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the  millions of gallons of water that rush over it every  minute.

3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons:  Asparagus and rhubarb.

4.  The fruit with its seeds on the outside:    Strawberry.

5. How did the  pear get inside the brandy bottle?  It  grew inside the bottle.   The bottles are  placed over pear buds when they are small, and are  wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears  are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.

6. Three English words beginning with dw:   Dwarf, dwell  and dwindle...

7. Fourteen  punctuation marks in English grammar:    Full stop, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen,  apostrophe, question mark, exclamation mark,  quotation mark, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and  ellipses. 

8. The  only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned,  processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh:    Lettuce.

9.. Six or more  things you can wear on your feet beginning with  'S':   Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.

Purpose clauses

Link the two sentences with a purpose clause. 

Review the notes below if necessary.

Example:

I’m putting nets over my strawberry plants. I don’t want the birds to eat all the strawberries. 

I’m putting nets over my strawberry plants so that the birds won’t eat them.

1.- I am buying paint. I want to paint my hall door.

2.- He opened the lions’ cage. He intended to feed the lions.

3.- He left his rifle outside. He didn’t want to frighten his wife.

4.- He rushed into the burning house. He wanted to save the child.

5.- He read only for short periods each day. He didn’t want to strain his eyes.

6.- He killed the man who helped him to bury the treasure. He wanted nobody but himself to know where it was.

7.- He wore a false beard. He didn’t want anyone to recognise him.

8.-They talked in whispers. They didn’t want me to overhear them.

9.- Aeroplanes carry parachutes. The crew can escape in case of fire.

10.-We are putting bars on the lower windows. We don’t want anyone to climb it.

11.- Please shut the gate. I don’t want the cows to get out of the field.

12. He telephoned from a public call-box. He didn’t want the call to be traced to his own address.

 

FOR + ING

•         To convey the function of an object

         We use a thermometre for measuring temperature

         Utilizamos un termómetro para medir la temperatura.

TO/IN ORDER TO/SO AS TO

•         In affirmative clauses we can use any of them, in order to and so as to are more formal.

•         They are always followed by an infinitive.

•         The subject of the main clause and the purpose clause is the same.

I went to Madrid to learn Spanish.
I went to Madrid so as to learn Spanish.
I went to Madrid in order to learn Spanish.
Fui a Madrid para aprender Español.

IN ORDER NOT TO/SO AS NOT TO

•         In negative clauses we use in order not to or so as not to followed by an infinitive

I hurried so as not to miss the train.
I hurried in order not to miss the train.

         Me di prisa para no perder el tren. 

 

SO THAT/IN ORDER THAT

•         So that (and less frequently in order that) are followed by a clause

•         The subject of the main clause and the purpose clause is different

•         If the verb in the main clause is in the present or future, the verb phrase in the subordinate clause will be formed with can/will; if it is in the past, it will be formed with could/would

         I am lighting the fire so that the house won't be cold.      

         Estoy encendiendo el fuego para que la casa no este fría.

         I will give her a key so that she can get into the flat at any time.

         Le daré una llave para que pueda entrar en el piso en cualquier momento.

         I saved money so that my daughter could /would go to university

         Ahorré dinero para que mi hija fuese (pudiese ir) a la universidad.