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Unit 2 Natural disasters
Grammar and usage
To-infinitives as attributives and adverbials of result
1. What kind of natural disasters are connected with a strong storm?
Lead-in
Typhoon, hurricane, tornado …
2. What should people do during a strong storm?
Stay inside and close and lock all the windows and doors.
Listen to the radio to keep informed of what is going on.
Read the passage on Page 20, underline the sentences with to-infinitive and fill them in the table according to the different functions.
To-infinitives as attributives To-infinitives as adverbials of result
I was staying in Atlanta, and that was one of the cities to be hit. That morning, I turned on the TV for some local news, only to hear that a hurricane was on its way.
The roads were blocked, so there was nothing for me to do but stay inside.
I had enough food and water to last a whole week!
… I looked out of the window, only to see huge trees lying across the street and water everywhere!
Exploring the rules
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