Definition: The reason for
which something is done or created or for which something exists.
Synonyms: motive, motivation, grounds, cause, occasion,
reason, point, basis, justification.
(1)
Match the
questions on the left with the answers on the right.
(A)
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Why did he have to get up early?
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….
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To take some books back.
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(B)
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Why did she go to Spain?
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….
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To change some money.
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(C)
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Why do they have to go to the library?
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….
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In order to have enough time to pack his bags.
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(D)
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Why did she decide to travel by car?
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….
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In order not to get lost.
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(E)
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Why did they have to go to the bank?
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….
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So as not to be late home.
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(F)
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Why did they take a map with them?
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….
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Because it was more comfortable than travelling by
bus.
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(G)
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Why did she want a weekend job?
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….
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To earn money for
her holiday.
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(H)
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Why did they catch an early train?
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….
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To learn Spanish.
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In Case: The reason or purpose why
something is done when there is the
possibility of a negative
outcome.
(2)
May Morgan is
going abroad (overseas). She is taking the following thing with her: some food,
some writing paper and envelopes, a raincoat, some “after sun” oil, an
international driving license, her camera, a medical kit, and a spare pair of
ordinary glasses.
Why is May taking each of the above things? Fine the
reason in the box below and make sentences using the phrase ‘in case’.
She might get sun
burnt. She
breaks her glasses. She
gets hungry on the plane. She might
want to hire a car. She becomes
ill. It rains. She
might want to write some letters. She wants to take some photographs.
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Example: She is taking some food in case she gets hungry on the plane.
(i)
______________________________________________________________________.
(ii)
______________________________________________________________________.
(iii)
______________________________________________________________________.
(iv)
_____________________________________________________________________.
(v)
_____________________________________________________________________.
(vi)
_____________________________________________________________________.
(vii)_____________________________________________________________________.
ANSWERS: PURPOSE
Definition: The reason for which something is done or created or
for which something exists.
Synonyms: motive,
motivation, grounds, cause, occasion, reason, point, basis, justification.
(1) Match the questions on the left with the answers on
the right.
A
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Why did he
have to get up early?
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(c)
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To take some
books back.
|
B
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Why did she
go to Spain?
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(e)
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To change
some money.
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C
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Why do they
have to go to the library?
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(a)
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In order to
have enough time to pack his bags.
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D
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Why did she
decide to travel by car?
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(f)
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In order not
to get lost.
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E
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Why did they
have to go to the bank?
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(h)
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So as not to
be late home.
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F
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Why did they
take a map with them?
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(d)
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Because it
was more comfortable than travelling by bus.
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G
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Why did she
want a weekend job?
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(g)
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To earn money for her holiday.
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H
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Why did they
catch an early train?
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(b)
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To learn Spanish.
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In
Case: The reason or purpose why something is done when there is the
possibility of a negative
outcome.
(2) May Morgan is going abroad (overseas). She is taking
the following thing with her: some food, some writing paper and envelopes, a
raincoat, some “after sun” oil, an international driving license, her camera, a
medical kit, and a spare pair of ordinary glasses.
Why is May taking each of the above things? Fine the
reason in the box below and make sentences using the phrase ‘in case’.
She might get sun burnt. She breaks her glasses. She gets hungry on the plane. She might want to hire a car. She becomes ill. It rains.
She might want to write some letters. She wants to take some photographs.
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Example: She is taking some food in case she
gets hungry on the plane.
(i) She is taking some writing paper and envelopes in case
she might want to write a letter.
(ii) She is taking a raincoat in case it rains.
(iii) She is taking some after sun oil in case she gets sun
burnt.
(iv) She is taking
an international driving license in case she might want to hire a car.
(v) She is taking
her camera in case she wants to take some photographs.
(vi) She is taking a
medical kit in case she becomes ill.
(vii) She is taking a
spare pair of ordinary glasses in case she breaks her glasses.
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