purpose = the reason for doing something: lam taking a course (in order) to improve my computer skills. to/in order to = because | want to the second-to-last sentence in the first paragraph = the sentence before the last one in the first paragraph Anote on word order / sentence structure: He] will take the exam|again. (Not: i verb ‘object__} adverb verb adver object Never separate the verb and the object in an English sentence or clause!GRAMMAR ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY 5 A Lookat sentences 1-8. Put the words in boldin. = O% JNEVer ‘the correct place on the line. 1 He never worries. hardly ever 2 Often the peopie the rescue are frightened. rarely : Teena peed loccasionally / once in a while 5 Life asa jockey is rarely safe. sometimes 6 These people always risk their ves 7 The people they rescue hardly ever say thank you. often 8 Once in a while jockeys even die during a race. lusually/normally 9 Occasionally they get a surprise. 100% always always ‘ccasionally/once while — 0% (none 100% of the time) {athe time)Adler says they love their jobs, but they sometimcs get angry with the people they rescue. “Climbers always risk their lives, but when they get into trouble they also risk ours? What exactly are the dangers? Hartmann says that, although the sun is shining today, they “usually flyin much worse weather conditions, ‘which can be very dangerous. Another problem is that, often, the people they rescue are ightened. They panic, and this makes it difficult for the tearn. And what are the best things about the job? Hartmann says, ‘Saving lives is its own rewan And gecasionally they get a surprise. ‘One time we rescued a wornan after a s nt. Sh was badly hurt. Later her husband brought us a huge box of chocolates” The people they rescue, Schmidt explains, hardly cyer say thank you! Horse riding looks so beautiful that itis | sometimes easy to forget how dangerous it is. Life asa jockey is ganely safe and it usually involves a few broken bones, Once in awhile, jockeys even die during a race. Lill Cleveland spoke to jockey Vincent Dax in France. Asa ‘young man, Dax was one of the best jockeys of his generation, He knows the sport is dangerous, but he never worries ‘When the race starts, we forget about the danger: We know its not like rid cle oF driving a can, about is winning motobays of that accidents are he only problem ~ there are also robberies. 8 happened to Roherto Caclho, “tLe terrible, a realy bad time for me, | Tost eve We don't have insurance and the cornpany doesn't help ts! The motoboys usually earn just $450 a month. Lane asks, When you know the streets ane dangerous, why ddo you still drive 40 fast” Coctho says i's because they ofen work under time pressure. We know its dangerous, but we Ihave no choice Lane also spoke to sorne car drivers, One aid, ‘These motoreycle ‘couriers are so dangerous. They drive too fast and they care about the rules ofthe road! Another sai, Most ofthe fare just kids. W's no surprise they have accidents: ce inaubile they try to change the traffic laws ~ they want the motoboys to drive like everyone ese. But the changes all failed, 0 the motoboys continue to risk theie lives in one of the ‘most dangerous jobs in the world, It has never been done before.