Language focus 2
We went to the top of the building
A have a better view of the fireworks display.
1 Ahsan got up very early
he could watch the tennis final on TV.
2 The Chan family went to Tokyo in spring
see the cherry blossoms in bloom.
3 The street will be closed to traffic at the weekend
4 Our school has organised a Poetry Festival
through poetry.
5 Some of the spectators have brought umbrellas - they won't get wet.
his daughter couldn't reach it.
6 Mr Fergal put the cookie jar on the top shelf
Match the actions (1-6) to the purposes (a-f).
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Conjunctions of purpose
1 Complete the sentences with conjuctions. Write A for tolin order to or B for solso the
people can have a festival on the stress
encourage more students to express themes
Answers
Answer:
Fifty years may have passed, but for Stan Smith the memories of the 1970 Pepsi-Cola Masters [now named the Nitto ATP Finals] remain crystal clear — the cavernous and cold arena, the single light bulb in the locker room, Jack Kramer leading fans in a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ to mark the inaugural champion’s 24th birthday, and the frantic dash from Tokyo to return home and start basic training in the U.S. Army.
As the likes of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal prepare in their personalised locker rooms next week and head out through dry ice onto the main arena at The O2 in London, venue of the Nitto ATP Finals for the final time, they will pay homage to Kramer, the most influential person in the sport for more than 60 years. In 1969, Kramer worked alongside Philippe Chatrier, the then vice-president of the French Tennis Federation, and the first sports agent in tennis, Donald Dell, to hash out a futuristic plan for what was to eventually become an ATP Tour, 21 years later, and one of the sport's crown jewel tournaments, the Nitto ATP Finals.
During a period of enormous political struggle, when rival circuit promoters