Expressing purpose with pour — practise and choose the right form

Expressing purpose with pour: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: but-pour-repererPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will manipulate forms related to “Expressing purpose with pour” without copying the model.

2. Discover

Take two “Expressing purpose with pour” examples and change one element at a time.

3. Understand

To understand “Expressing purpose with pour”, start from the examples rather than an abstract definition. Notice how the groups connect. Meaning comes from their relationship, not only from isolated words.

Je viens pour travailler.Nous partons tôt pour éviter le trafic.Elle appelle pour confirmer.Je note l’adresse pour ne pas l’oublier.Il économise pour voyager.Nous expliquons pour que tout le monde comprenne.

Watch out

First identify the relation between the ideas: cause, consequence, contrast, condition, time… Choose the connector from the meaning, not the other way around.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Use “Expressing purpose with pour” in a short message you could realistically send today.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For expression du but, identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Expressing purpose with pour” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.