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wildly
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Expressing result and purpose
8 The extract below contains three paragraphs, each organized to express
functions such as cause and result. Identify the ideas that relate to each
function and underline them. The first paragraph has been done for you.
?roblem rirf>t of all, in recent people
all over the worla have aemonf>tratea
fi'l-ing a plug, menaing a pundure on
a or even sewing a button on
a f>hirt. a dear lacK of abilitj to carC'j out certain
baf>ic ta;,K;,. A number of reaf>onf> have
been put forwara for thif>, but far the
mOf>t important, I feel, if> the comple'l-itj of
c..aUf>e ____ the moaern a@e.
Apart from parents, the international
arive towaras learning new
also neeas to a gooa part of the
blame. mif> has lea to ioun9 people
leaVing school literate in certain
computer f>Kills. But it has alw createa
a generation almost aeficient in baf>ic
practical f>Kills, because technical
problem-wiVing liKe maKing things in
has been sguenecl out of the
school curriculum.
Technique
Learn at least one
result phrase and
one purpose phrase
and use these as
trigger words.
When you write a
sentence, insert
your result/purpose
trigger words to
, develop it.
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'Parentf>, for e'l-ample, no longer have
enough time to f>pena at home with their
chi\clren, because are worKing
unsociable hours to cope with the
pressures ana aemanas of s worla.
Young people are wnseguentli aeprivea
of valuable time to learn the pradical
f>Kills for life liKe
Paragraph 1: Problem/Cause
Paragraph 2: Example/Cause/Effect
Paragraph 3: Cause/Result I /Result 2/Reason/Example
9 Which linking phrases are used in 8 to express the functions listed?
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Decide whether the linking phrases below express Result or Purpose.
so therefore in order to consequently so as to as a result
with the aim of and so so that for this reason as a consequence
hence which leads to which means that
For each idea below, continue the sentence or write a follow-on sentence
using your own ideas to express Result or Purpose.
a Children are now learning how to do mental arithmetic again .
b Some cities charge motorists to take their cars into the centre.
c Machines are manufactured to break down after a certain time.