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Why Did You Go? to + verb for purpose
Students learn to use to + verb to say why they go to places in town, then write about a busy Saturday.
Infinitive of purpose · Shopping · Town
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use to + infinitive of purpose accurately
- Learn and use 15 words and phrases in 2 sets: Shopping and paying, Places in town
- Read for detail: A busy Saturday
- Writing task: My Saturday
Stages · 45 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about shopping and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 15 minControlled practice: Ex. 2–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Download all (ZIP, 2 PDFs)Grammar notes
to + verb = why
- Use to + verb to say why you do something.
- I went to the bank to get some cash. (Why? To get some cash.)
- Not: for get / for to get: I went to the shop to buy bread (not for buy bread).
for + a thing, to + a verb
- I went to the shop for some milk. (for + noun)
- I went to the shop to buy some milk. (to + verb)
Answering Why?
- Why did you go to the library? — To return a book.
- Why are you saving money? — To buy a new bike.
Study tips
- Think about your week: I went to the supermarket to buy food. I called my mum to say hello.
- Answer Why? questions with To…: Why do you study English? To get a better job.
Glossary
- Shopping and paying9 items
- Places in town6 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
Shopping and money
Choose the correct word or phrase.
- a
I haven't got any ___ in my wallet. Is there a bank near here?
- b
The machine doesn't take coins or notes. You can only pay by ___.
- c
Keep the ___. You need it if you want to return the shoes.
- d
This phone is broken. I want to ___.
- e
I ___ too much money on clothes last month.
- f
I'm going to ___ my old bike. Do you want it? It's only fifty euros.
- g
I borrowed three books from the ___.
2
to + verb
Choose the correct word or words.
- a
I went to the shop ___ some bread.
- b
She went to the bank ___ some cash.
- c
I'm saving money ___ a new car.
- d
We went to the library ___ for our exam.
- e
He called the shop ___ about his order.
- f
I took the shoes back ___ a refund.
- g
They went to the market ___ their old books.
3
for or to?
Choose the correct word.
- a
I went to the baker's ___ some bread.
- b
I went to the baker's ___ buy some bread.
- c
Why did you go to the post office? — ___ send a letter.
- d
We stopped at the café ___ a coffee.
- e
We stopped at the café ___ have a coffee.
- f
She went back to the shop ___ get a refund.
4
Find the mistake
One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence.
- a
Choose the correct sentence.
- b
Choose the correct sentence.
- c
Choose the correct sentence.
- d
Choose the correct sentence.
- e
Choose the correct sentence.
- f
Choose the correct sentence.
- g
Choose the correct sentence.
- h
Choose the correct sentence.
- i
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: A busy Saturday
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer.
On Saturday Leo had a lot of jobs. First he went to the bank to get some cash. Then he went to the electronics shop to get a refund. His new headphones were broken. "Have you got the receipt?" asked the assistant. Leo had it, so the shop gave him his money back. After that he went to the library to return two books. On the way home he stopped at the baker's for a chocolate cake. It was his mum's birthday, so he spent the refund money on her cake!
- a
Why did Leo go to the bank?
- b
Leo went to the electronics shop to ___.
- c
Why did the shop give Leo his money back?
- d
Leo went to the library to ___.
- e
Leo spent the money from the refund on ___.
6
Write: My Saturday
Write about a busy day.
Write about a busy day: where did you go, and why? (6–8 sentences) Use to + verb. Word box: cash · card · receipt · buy · sell · library · shop · spend · get a refund Example: On Saturday I went to the bank to get some cash. Then I went to the library to return a book.
Suggested minimum: 40 words
0 words · aim for at least 40
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Revise with a game
This lesson's own words and questions. Play on your own, or in teams on the classroom screen.
- Step UpAnswer the lesson's questions to climb to the top.
- Pair UpMatch the lesson's words to their meanings against the clock.
- SnapA word and a meaning: do they go together? Answer fast.
- Quiz BoardTeams choose questions worth 100 to 500 points.
- Retro arcadeWord Invaders, Word Snake, Word Maze and Word Crossing: classic arcade games with the lesson's words.
Glossary
The 15 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in 2 sets.
Shopping and paying
- shop
- a place where people buy things
- buy
- to get something and pay money for it
- sell
- to give something to someone for money
- spend
- to use money to buy things, or to use time doing something
- cash
- money in coins and notes
- card
- a small plastic card for paying
- receipt
- a piece of paper that shows you paid for something
- ask for a refund
- to ask a shop to give you your money back
- get a refund
- to get your money back for something you bought
Places in town
- library
- a place where people can borrow books
- bank
- a place where people keep and take out money
- post office
- a place where you can send letters
- bookshop
- a shop that sells books
- market
- a place, often outside, where people sell food and other things
- baker's
- a shop that sells bread and cakes
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