PET A07 – WRITING AN ARTICLE

UNIT 3 : SAVE THE PLANET

VINCENT NGUYEN
 PRE-
WRITING
Questions, Reading, Tasks, Expressions
 General questions
What is the main idea or topic of this unit?
=> Protect the environment
Can you name some kinds of rubbish/trash/garbage that you remember in this unit?
=> plastic, rubber, paper, glass,…
 QUESTION
What kind of rubbish can
you see in the picture?
=> food remains or food waste
Reading
Reading
Answer the questions
Expressing
purpose
 Expressing purpose (bày tỏ mục đích)

• Because: bởi vì (because + S + V)

=> We do this project because we want to recycle paper.

• For: để mà … (for + V-ing)

=> We do this project for recycling paper.

• So that: để mà … (so that + S + can + V)

=> We do this project so that we can recycle paper.

 In order to
(để mà …)
So as to Verb – Vo
(để mà …) (nguyên mẫ u)

To
(để mà …)

- I study Italian in order to read a lot of interesting novels.

=> I study Italian so as to read a lot of interesting novels.
- She studies hard so as to have a good job in the future.
=> She studies hard in order to have a good job in the future.
 • I buy a lot of chips. I will eat them tonight.

Rewrite => I buy a lot of chips so as to eat tonight.

the
sentence => I buy a lot of chips to eat tonight.

=> I buy a lot of chips in order to eat tonight

 In order (not) to
để mà (không)
Verb – Vo
(nguyên mẫ u)
So as (not) to
để mà (không)

- They moved to the countryside in order not to hear the noise from the city.
- My students answer the questions so as not to tidy the class today.
 Rewrite the sentence
1. I’ve collected money. I will buy a new house.
➨
2. I opened the window. I wanted to let fresh air in.
➨
3. He left his hometown. He wanted to find a new job.
➨
4. I didn’t want to see them, so I didn’t open the door.
➨
 Rewrite the sentence
1. I’ve collected money. I will buy a new house.
➨ I’ve collected money in order to/ so as to/ to buy a new house
2. I opened the window. I wanted to let fresh air in.
➨ I opened the window in order to/ so as to/ to let fresh air in.
3. He left his hometown. He wanted to find a new job.
➨ He left his hometown in order to/ so as to/ to find a new job.
4. I didn’t want to see them, so I didn’t open the door.
➨ I didn’t open the door in order not to/ so as not to see them.
Sample passage
in previous slide