Learn to discuss purpose in English
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| Do you know how to discuss purpose in English? |
| I'll explain it in just a moment. |
| Hi, my name is Alisha, and in this lesson, you'll learn how to discuss purpose through a quick conversation. |
| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| So what are you doing here in New York, Jack? |
| Learning about food. When I go back home, I'm going to open up the most extraordinary hamburger place in all of London. You? |
| Back in China, I was studying to be a musician, but I gave up on that dream. Now I'm setting up an agency to represent American artists in China. |
| What's that? Sorry, I couldn't hear you. It's pretty noisy here. |
| Well, I just want to start an artist management agency. |
| Is that so? When I open up my restaurant, I want a big stage to book live shows. Maybe you can help me with that? |
| Sure... By the way, where's Tess? |
| Tess? She said she'd meet us later. Had to go to the library so that she could drop off some books, she said. |
| Let's go over the dialogue again, more slowly this time. |
| [Slowly] So what are you doing here in New York, Jack? |
| [Slowly] Learning about food. When I go back home, I'm going to open up the most extraordinary hamburger place in all of London. You? |
| [Slowly] Back in China, I was studying to be a musician, but I gave up on that dream. Now I'm setting up an agency to represent American artists in China. |
| [Slowly] What's that? Sorry, I couldn't hear you. It's pretty noisy here. |
| [Slowly] Well, I just want to start an artist management agency. |
| [Slowly] Is that so? When I open up my restaurant, I want a big stage to book live shows. Maybe you can help me with that? |
| [Slowly] Sure... By the way, where's Tess? |
| [Slowly] Tess? She said she'd meet us later. Had to go to the library so that she could drop off some books, she said. |
| Let's focus on the key part of the conversation. |
| This character |
| is talking to this character |
| about their reasons for studying in New York. |
| When asked about her reasons, this character says |
| Back in China, I was studying to be a musician, but I gave up on that dream. Now I'm setting up an agency to represent American artists in China. |
| First she talks about what she was doing in China: |
| I was studying |
| And then she says why: |
| to be a musician. |
| After this, she says what she’s doing now: |
| I'm setting up an agency |
| And why: |
| to represent American artists in China. |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to explain reasons and purposes in a similar way. |
| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| Back in China, I was studying to be a musician, but I gave up on that dream. Now I'm setting up an agency to represent American artists in China. |
| Is that so? When I open up my restaurant, I want a big stage to book live shows. Maybe you can help me with that? |
| [Slowly] Back in China, I was studying to be a musician, but I gave up on that dream. Now I'm setting up an agency to represent American artists in China. |
| [Slowly] Is that so? When I open up my restaurant, I want a big stage to book live shows. Maybe you can help me with that? |
| Let's focus on the key part of the conversation. |
| This character |
| is talking to this character |
| about their reasons for studying in New York. |
| When asked about her reasons, this character says |
| Back in China, I was studying to be a musician, but I gave up on that dream. Now I'm setting up an agency to represent American artists in China. |
| First she talks about what she was doing in China: |
| I was studying |
| And then she says why: |
| to be a musician. |
| After this, she says what she’s doing now: |
| I'm setting up an agency |
| And why: |
| to represent American artists in China. |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to explain reasons and purposes in a similar way. |
| Let's look at the sentence pattern. |
| This pattern is the structure that all of our examples will follow. |
| [Clause] to [bare infinitive] complement. |
| Let’s see how a line from the dialogue follows this pattern. |
| I was studying to be a musician. |
| This pattern is used describe the purpose of another action.. |
| Now let's look at some speaking examples. |
| First… |
| I needed to go by the library to drop off some books. |
| Can you see how the pattern applies here? |
| Next... |
| I'll go there early to reserve a table. |
| Let's try one more, |
| You don't always need to buy books to learn something. |
| Another one. |
| Bring this coupon to get in for free. |
| One last example. |
| I needed to download an app to study anatomy. |
| Let's review. |
| Using the sentence pattern we learned, do you know how the words should be ordered? |
| I |
| I want to |
| I want to start biking |
| I want to start biking to |
| I want to start biking to lose |
| I want to start biking to lose weight. |
| I want to start biking to lose weight. |
| Great. Let's do one more sentence. Using the sentence pattern we learned, do you know how the words should be ordered? |
| I |
| I need |
| I need to go |
| I need to go to |
| I need to go to school |
| I need to go to school to be |
| I need to go to school to be a |
| I need to go to school to be a doctor. |
| I need to go to school to be a doctor. |
| In this lesson, you've learned how to discuss plans in English. Thanks for watching and see you in the next lesson! |
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