goal

Everyday

1. A goal is something you try to reach or do, like a goal to read 50 books. tree →
2. In games like soccer, hockey and netball, a goal is the point you score by getting the ball into the net. tree →
3. The goal is also the net or the posts the ball must go into. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: points scored in a game, or a target amount to reach (a goal of 100 pages); asks how many more are needed = goal − amount so far. In sport: score a goal, the goalkeeper guards the goal. In life: set a goal, reach your goal, work towards a goal. Phrases: score a goal, set a goal, reach a goal, own goal, goal post.

Examples

• Mia scored 3 goals in the game. tree →
• Her goal is to read 50 books. tree →
• He has saved $30 toward his goal of $75. tree →
• The team scored 2 goals in each half. tree →
• My goal this term is to learn my times tables. tree →
• The ball hit the goal post and bounced out. tree →
• The goalkeeper stands in front of the goal. tree →
• They reached their goal of planting 100 trees. tree →
• Scoring into your own net is an own goal. tree →
• Meanwhile the Tortoise kept plodding on, and in time reached the goal. tree →

Note

Countable: a goal, goals. A target: how many more are needed = goal − amount so far. Trap: goals scored by two teams are added only when the question asks for the total. Trap: if they went past the goal, extra = amount − goal.