UNIT 13: HOBBIES
E. Language focus
Unit 13: Hobbies
I. Pronunciation
Unit 13: Hobbies
I. Pronunciation: /pt/ /bd/ /ps / bz/
Listen and repeat
/pt/ /bd/ /ps / /bz/
stopped robbed stops robs
jumped stabbed steps bribes
stepped grabbed maps rubs
trapped bribed shops clubs
Practise reading
1.She was robbed.
3. Lan dropped the teapot.
2. He stopped smoking.
4. The boy jumped out into the road and bumped into an old man.
5. She’s been to a number of shops and clubs.
6. He rubs his hands because he wants to interrupt their talk.
Unit 13: Hobbies
II. Grammar
Cleft sentences
Cleft sentences
The boy hit the dog in the garden
It was the boy who/ that hit the dog in the garden.
It was the dog that the boy hit in the garden.
It was in the garden that the boy hit the dog.
(Subject focus)
(Object focus)
(Adverbial focus)
S
V
O
Adv
=> These sentences are called cleft sentences
Cleft sentences
- Cleft sentences: We use cleft sentences, especially in speaking, to connect what is already understood to what is new to the listener. In a cleft sentence, a single message is divided (cleft) into two clauses. This allows us to focus on the new information.
Cleft sentences
- Cleft sentences: We use cleft sentences, especially in speaking, to connect what is already understood to what is new to the listener. In a cleft sentence, a single message is divided (cleft) into two clauses. This allows us to focus on the new information.
* Structure:
It + is/was + (S/O/Adv)+ (who / that) ...
Cleft sentences
It + is/was + S + that/who + V + …
1. Subject focus:
Ex: Tom likes playing football.
 It is Tom who/ that likes playing football.
Ex: My mother gave me this gift.
 It was my mother who/that gave me this gift.
Cleft sentences
1. Subject focus:
Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d:

1. It was Jane .......... phoned you last night.
a. who b. that c. which d. both a and b
2. It ........ my mother who helps me with my homework
was b. were c. is d. be
3. It…… Phong who won the first prize in painting competition.
a. was b. were c. is d. be
d.
c.
a.
Cleft sentences
Exercise 1: Write the following sentences after the model, using the subject focus structure:
1. The boy visited his uncle last month.
 It was the boy that (who) visited his uncle last month.
2. My mother bought me a present on my birthday.
 It was my mother that (who) bought me a present on my birthday.
3. Huong and Sandra sang together at the party.
 It was Huong and Sandra that ( who) sang together at the party.
Cleft sentences
Exercise 1: Write the following sentences using the subject focus structure:
4. Nam’s father got angry with him.
 It was Nam’s father that (who) got angry with him.
5. The boys played football all day long.
 It was the boys that (who) played football all day long.
6. The girl received a letter from her friend yesterday.
 It was the girl that/who received a letter from her friend yesterday.
7. His presence at the meeting frightened the children.
 It was his presence at the meeting that frightened the children.
Cleft sentences
It+ is/ was+ O+ that/ who(m) + S+ V ………..
2. Object focus:
Ex: The woman gave him the book .
 It was the book that the woman gave him
Choose the best sentence a or b :
1.He bought some books yesterday.
a. It was some books that he bought yesterday.
b. It is some books that he bought yesterday.
Cleft sentences
1. The man is learning English.
 It is English that the man is learning
Exercise 1: Write the following sentences pay attention to the object of the verb.
Cleft sentences
2. The woman gave him the book
 It was the book that the woman gave him
Exercise 1: Write the following sentences pay attention to the object of the verb.
Cleft sentences
Exercise 1: Write the following sentences pay attention to the object of the verb.
3. She sent her friend the post card.
 It was the postcard that she sent her friend.
Cleft sentences
Exercise 1: Write the following sentences pay attention to the object of the verb.
4. Hoa borrowed the book from Long
 It was the book that Hoa borrowed from Long.
Cleft sentences
Exercise 1: Write the following sentences pay attention to the object of the verb.
 It was his grandfather that the little boy greeted in a strange language.
5. The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strange language.
Cleft sentences
It+ is/was+ Adv + that+ S+ V ……
3. Adverbial focus
Ex: She bought him a present at the shop.
 It was at the shop that she bought him a present.
Cleft sentences
Exercise 3: Write the following sentences paying attention to adverbial phrase:
The boy hit the dog in the garden.
 It was in the garden that the boy hit the dog.
2. She made some cakes for tea.
 It was for tea that she made some cakes.
3. His father repaired the bicycle for him.
 It was for him that his father repaired the bicycle .
Cleft sentences
Exercise 3: Write the following sentences paying attention to adverbial phrase:
4. She presented him a book on his birthday.
 It was on his birthday that she presented him a book .
5. He met his wife in Britain.
 It was in Britain that he met his wife.
6. She bought that present from the shop.
 It was from the shop that she bought that present.
Unit 13: Hobbies
Make cleft sentences for the picture below:
 It was Nguyen Du who/ that wrote Kieu story

 It was Kieu story that Nguyen Du wrote
Unit 13: Hobbies
Consolidation
Pronunciation:
/pt/ /bd/ /ps/ /bz/
Grammar: Cleft sentence
1.subject focus
2. object focus
3. adverbial focus