FOREIGN LANGUAGE

WRITING LEVEL

UNIT 5
GOTTA HAVE IT
UNIT 5 GOTTA HAVE IT!

Main topics:
• Technology items
vocabulary
• Infinitives and Gerunds
for purpose
 GOTTA HAVE IT! –
Colloquial English
gonna = going to –
I´m gonna to the beach

wanna = want a / want to –

you wanna cup of coffee?

gotta = have got to (obligation) o have got a

(possession) –
we gotta go
 Electronic Vocabulary
Sports camera Wireless headset
Smart watch Electronic translator
Tablet Smartphone
3d printer Smart-glasses
 INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS FOR
PURPOSES
In English, both gerunds and infinitives can be used to talk about the
reason why we use or do something.

This is a hair dryer:

There are two ways you can talk about the purpose of the hair dryer.
Compare these two sentences …

A hair dryer is for drying hair.

I use a hair dryer to dry my hair.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au85WTbMs9w
 INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS FOR PURPOSES
GERUNDS

• A gerund is a verb that acts like a noun. To form a gerund, add –ing to the end
of the verb.
• To describe the purpose of something, use for + gerund:

Examples:

 What is a hair dryer for?

 A hair dryer is for drying hair.
 What is this program for?
 This computer program is for editing videos.

*Notice that in the above sentences, the thing being described is the subject of the
sentence.
 INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS FOR
PURPOSES
INFINITIVES
• An infinitive is the to + verb form.
• To describe the purpose of someone, use an infinitive.
Examples:
 What do you use a hair dryer for?
 I use a hair dryer to dry my hair.
 Notice: the subject of the sentence is a person, and we are talking about the function of an
object

 Why did you go to the store?

 I went to the store to buy some milk.
 Why are you going to Toronto?
 I‘m going to Toronto to learn English

 Notice: we talk about someone's intention or goal, about why they are doing something
 INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS FOR
• More examples: PURPOSES
• My lips are for kissing!

• Be quiet! A library is for studying, not for socializing!

• I use my lips to kiss!

• Be quiet! I come to the library to study, not to socialize!

 RELATIVE CLAUSES
Class activity
• https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/purpose-exercise.html
 References
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au85WTbMs9w
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv284.shtml
• https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/purpose.html
• https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/purpose-exercise.html
• Wilson, K. and Boyle, M. (2016). Smart Choice 3 Third Edition. Oxford University Press. Pages 30-35