Tuesday, March 16 th 2010 Read the following sentence then choose the best answer for each of the questions below: John robbed customer’s bags in shops in London * It was John who robbed customer’s bags in shops in London 1.The underlined part of the word “robbed” is pronounced as: b a /t/ b /d/ c /id/ The underlined part of the word “shops” is pronounced as: a /z/ b /iz/ c /s/ c /pt/- /bd/ - /ps/ - /bz/ Listen and repeat: /pt/ stopped jumped stepped trapped /bd/ /ps/ robbed stabbed grabbed bribed stops steps maps shops /bz/ robs bribes rubs clubs Practise reading aloud these sentences: 1.She was robbed 2 He stopped smoking Lan dropped the teapot The boy jumped out into the road and bumped 1 into an old man She’s been to a number of shops and clubs He rubs his hands because he wants to interrupt their talk B Grammar: CLEFT SENTENCES I Subject focus: Ex The boy hit the dog in the garden S V O Adv It was the boy who hit the dog in the garden Ex 2.His absence from class always makes his teacher angry It is his absence from class that always makes his teacher angry Khi muốn nhấn mạnh vào chủ ngữ hay chủ thể gây hành động dùng câu nhấn mạnh (cleft sentence) để diễn đạt đặt trọng tâm vào chủ thể It + is ( was) + S + that (who)+ (Verb) … Choose the best answer- a, b , c or d 1.It was I _ did all the work a that b who c which d d both a and b It was the strong wind _ blew the roof off a that b when c who d where a It is my closest friend who me study English a help b helps c helped d helping b Exercise 1: Write the following sentences after the It + is ( was) +attention to (who)+ (Verb)+ O … model, pay S + that the subject of the sentence The boy visited his uncle last month -> It was the boy that (who) visited his uncle last month My mother bought me a present on my birthday -> It was my mother that (who) bought me a present on my birthday Huong and Sandra sang together at the party -> It was Huong and Sandra that (who) sang together at the party Nam’s father got angry with him -> It was Nam’s father that (who) got angry with him The boys played football all day long -> It was the boys that (who) played football all day long The girl received a letter from her friend yesterday -> It was the girl that (who) received a letter from her friend yesterday His presence at the meeting frightened the children -> It was his presence at the meeting that frightened the children II Object focus: Ex 1:The boy hit the dog in the garden S V O Adv It was the dog that the boy hit in the garden Ex 2: The young man is playing the piano It is the piano that the young man is playing *Khi muốn nhấn mạnh tân ngữ hay đối tượng hành động dùng câu nhấn mạnh (cleft sentence) để diễn đạt đăt trọng tâm vào tân ngữ It + is (was) + O + that /who(m) + S + (V)… Choose the best answer that has the same meaning as the root one 1.Tom gave Lan this book last month a It is Tom whom gave Lan this book last month b It was Lan whom Tom gave this book to last b month He borrowed the money from Lan a It is the money that he borrowed from Lan b b It was the money that he borrowed from Lan It + is (was) + O + that /who(m) +S + (V)… Hoa borrowed the book from Long -> It was the book that Hoa borrowed from Long It + is (was) + O + that /who(m) +S + (V)… The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strange language -> It was his grandfather that / who(m) the little boy greeted in a strange language It + is (was) + O + that /who(m) +S + (V)… The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions -> It was the policeman that/ who(m) the pedestrian asked a lot of questions It + is (was) + O + that /who(m) +S + (V)… The dog barked at the stranger -> It was the stranger that/ who(m)the dog barked at Congratulations! GROUP IS THE WINNER ! GROUP IS THE WINNER ! GROUP IS THE WINNER ! GROUP IS THE WINNER ! III Adverbial focus: Ex 1: The boy hit the dog in the garden -> It was in the garden that the boy hit the dog EX 2: Mr Pike usually gets up at every morning -> It is at every morning that Mr Pike usually gets up *Khi muốn nhấn mạnh trạng ngữ thời gian, nơi chốn, mục đích,……thì ta sử dụng câu nhấn mạnh (cleft sentence) diễn đạt đặt trọng tâm vào trạng ngữ It + is / was + adv + that + S + (v)…… Error identification: 1.It was in the theatre where I first met my a b c -> that d c present husband It was fifteen years ago that I start working a b c b there -> started d Exercise 3: Write the following sentences after the It + pay the adverbial + that + of the sentence: model,is / was + adv of modifierS + (v)…… 2.She made some cakes for tea -> It was for tea that she made some cakes His father repaired the bicycle for him ->It was for him that his father repaired the bicycle She presented him a book on his birthday -> It was on his birthday that she presented him a book He met his wife in Britain -> It was in Britain that he met his wife She bought that present from the shop ->It was from the shop that she bought that present The meeting started at 8.00 a.m -> It was at 8.00 a.m that the meeting started Extra exercise: Reorder the words to build a cleft sentence: December , was , met , in, we, it, that, first -> It was in December that we first met scholarship , was, it , the, won , who , Lan -> It was Lan who won the scholarship John, it , window, yesterday , was, the , that, broke -> It was John that broke the window yesterday -> It was the window that John broke yesterday Redo all the exercises Do all exercises in the workbook Prepare for the next lesson