EXERCISE 6:

Combine the ideas by using so that, expressing purpose. 

Example :     She took a part-time job because she wanted to be able to spend more time with her children. She took a part-time job so that she would be able to spend more time with her children. 

1-    She is cooking extra food tonight because she wants to have some left over for tomorrow. 

 2-    We bought a holiday home because we wanted to be able to take a break at any time. 

3-    We're going to take a taxi to and back from the restaurant because we want to have a bottle of wine with our meal. 

4-    She has taken the children to the park, since she wants to let them run around a bit. 

5-    They are hiring two specialist drugs workers. They want to force young offenders into treatment. 

6-    They hired two specialist drugs workers. They wanted to force young offenders into treatment. 

7-    He went back to working as a salesman because he wanted to have a less stressful job. 

8-    He is going to spend a year in England. He wants to improve his English.

9- She spent a year in Germany in order to gain experience in an international company.

10- They have developed a training course because they want to ensure all their staff can use the new computer system.  

EXERCISE 4:

EXERCISE 4:    Using the given words, combine the following ideas.

1- House prices are rising rapidly in most parts of the country. First time buyers are experiencing difficulty buying a house.

a) (therefore) ...................................................................................................................................... 

b) (because) ........................................................................................................................................

c) (so) .................................................................................................................................................

d) (as a consequence of).................................................................................................................... 

e) (consequently) ...............................................................................................................................

f) (due to)  ......................................................................................................................................... 

g) (be due to) ......................................................................................................................................

h) (so ... that) ...................................................................................................................................... 

i) (owing to the fact that) .................................................................................................................. 

j) (since) ............................................................................................................................................... 

2- The basketball team have introduced a talented young player. They are winning more games.

a) (such ... that) .................................................................................................................................

 b) (result in) ...................................................................................................................................... 

c) (result from) ..................................................................................................................................

d) (as a result of) .............................................................................................................................. 

e) (thanks to) ....................................................................................................................................

 f) (on account of) ............................................................................................................................. 

g) (the reason for) ............................................................................................................................. 

h) (because)  ................................................................................................................................... 

i) (so) ................................................................................................................................................

 j) (be a result of)..................................................................................................................................