Answer Key (Speakout Pre-int Unit 7.

2- Purpose, Cause and Result)

I.
1. f 3.i 5.a 7.c 9.b

2.d 4.e 6.h 8. g

II.
1. because 3. because 5.so that 7.to/in order to

2. to/in order to 4. so 6.because 8. because

III.
1. ... because he wants to practice his French. (D)
2. ... so that women can become soldiers. (A)
3. ... so that the government offices won’t waste money. (F)
4. ... because she wasn’t happy with her old one. (C)
5. ... so that his wife can spend time outside the kitchen. (J)
6. ... because she can’t use glasses in the lab. (I)
7. ... so that we can get a better job. (B)
8. ... so that I can buy a new car next year. (H)
9. ... because she wanted to buy a new dress for the party. (E)
10. ... because my mother loves them. (G)

IV.
1. Be quiet so that I can hear what Sharon is saying.
2. Last week Mary and Jane hired a baby-sitter so that they were able to go to a dinner party.
3. Yesterday I put the meat in the oven at 5:00 so that it could be ready by 6:30.
4. They hurried so that they could be in the meeting on time.
5. I speeded up so that I could overtake the car in front of me.
V.
1. You should handle the saucepan carefully in order not to get burnt.
2. Most thieves wear gloves not to leave fingerprints.
3. I didn’t want to cause any trouble, so I didn’t tell him the rest of the story.
4. Please turn up the radio so that I can listen to the news.
5. Because the government wanted to build new blocks of flats, they pulled down the old ones.