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2 CHECK. Choose the correct answer to complete each statement.

1. The professor gave this assignment because he wanted students .

a. to learn about the ocean b. to consider their futures

2. Yuri doesn’t go to the coast often because .
a. it isn’t close to his home b. he prefers to stay in town

3. Dr. Katija studies the oceans because she wants to understand .

a. how the Earth’s climate works b. how sea creatures survive
4. is very important to Dr Katija’s research.

a. The movement of single large creatures b. The movement of small creatures

3 DISCOVER. Complete the exercises to learn about the grammar in this lesson.
A Look at the sentences based on the article from exercise 1. Then answer the question that
follows.

1. I gave you an assignment to get you thinking about your own future jobs.

2. She does this to learn more about the Earth’s climate.

What question does the infinitive answer in both sentences?

a. What? b. Why? c. When?

B Look at the other bold phrases in the article. What verb form follows phrases with too
and enough?

a. a gerund b. an infinitive

The white lines on this
map show the flow of
ocean currents.

280 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
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