I went there to buy…

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Reading: my first shelfReading comprehension
4. 4What does it mean?Grammar exercise
5. 5Find the reasonsGrammar exercise
6. 6to + verb: why we do thingsGrammar rule
7. 7Out to… or out for…?Grammar exercise
8. 8Kavya's SaturdayGrammar exercise
9. 9Find the mistakeGrammar exercise
10. 10Questions for your teacherGrammar exercise
11. 11Say it naturallySpeaking practice
12. 12The neighbor's toolboxSpeaking practice
13. 13About youGrammar exercise
14. 14Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: join the sentencesGrammar exercise
2. 2Homework: to or for?Grammar exercise
3. 3Homework: build the sentencesGrammar exercise
4. 4Homework: a busy dayDiscussion

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

A few questions about you before we start.

1. Why do you need English? Give me two reasons.
2. When did you last go to a hardware store? What did you need there?
3. Have you fixed or built anything at home this year? What?

Grammar rule

to + verb: why we do things

to + the base verb = the reason

	Example
… to + verb	I went to the pharmacy to get some medicine.
To + verb first, then a comma	To learn new words, I watch movies in English.
Why…? — To…	Why did you call your sister? — To ask about her trip.
What… for? — To…	What do you need the scissors for? — To cut this tape.

to or for?

to + a verb	for + a thing (a noun)
She went to the bakery to buy bread.	She went to the bakery for bread.
We stopped to rest.	We stopped for a rest.

Watch out: after to, use the base verb: to buy (not to buying, to bought, to buys).

Don't put for before the base verb: We moved to Miami to be near the ocean (not for to be, not for be).

for has other jobs too: a gift for my sister (a person), for two hours (a time). for + a thing is a reason only when it means to get or have that thing: for bread = to get bread.