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UNIT 13: HOBBIES
LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Pronunciation: /pt/ /bd/ /ps / bz/
1. Listen and repeat
/pt/ /bd/ /ps / /bz/
stopped robbed stops robs
jumped stabbed steps bribes
stepped grabbed maps rubs
trapped bribed shops clubs
2. Practise reading aloud these sentences.
1. She was robbed.
2. He stopped smoking.
3. Lan dropped the teapot.
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.
II. Grammar: Cleft sentences
1.Subject focus:
Ex: a) The pupils learnt the lesson in the classroom
S V
It was the pupils that/ who learnt the lesson in the
Be S V
classroom.
b) The dog grabbed at the bone.
S V
 It was the dog which/that grabbed at the bone.
S V
Muốn nhấn mạnh vào chủ thể hay người gây ra hành động,người ta dùng câu chẻ để diễn đạt và đặt trọng tâm vào chủ thể đó.Để nhấn mạnh chủ ngữ, ta đưa chủ ngữ đó vào giữa it is/was và that.
Chúng ta có thể dùng who (chỉ người),which(chỉ vật,sự vật) thay cho that khi nhấn mạnh chủ ngữ .
Khi chủ từ số nhiều được nhấn mạnh, thì động từ trong mệnh đề quan hệ ở số nhiều
It + is/was + subject focus + who/ that + verb…
(chính…. làm gì)
II. Grammar: Cleft sentences
1.Subject focus:
II. Grammar: Cleft sentences
2.Object focus:
Ex: The pupils learnt the lesson in the classroom.
O
 It was the lesson that the pupils learnt in the
O S V
classroom.
II. Grammar: Cleft sentences
It + is/was + object focus + that + S + V…
Để nhấn mạnh vào túc từ hay đối tượng của hành động, người ta dùng câu chẻ để diễn đạt và đặt trọng tâm vào túc từ. Ta đưa túc từ vào giữa It is/ was và that
Khi nhấn mạnh túc từ ta chỉ sử dụng that.
2.Object focus:
II. Grammar: Cleft sentences
3. Adverbial focus:
Ex: The pupils learnt the lesson in the classroom.
adverb of place
 It was in the classroom that the pupils learnt
adverb of place S V
the lesson.
II. Grammar: Cleft sentences
3. Adverbial focus:
It + is/was + adverbial focus + that + S + V + O
Muốn nhấn mạnh vào trạng ngữ( thời gian ,địa điểm) của mệnh đề, người ta dùng câu chẻ để diễn đạt và đặt trọng tâm vào chu cảnh hay trạng ngữ.
Để nhấn mạnh trạng ngữ ,ta đưa trạng ngữ đó vào giữa It is/ was và that
Khi nhấn mạnh trạng ngữ ta chỉ sử dụng that
II. Grammar: Cleft sentences
Exercise 1. Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the subject of the sentence.
1. The boy visited his uncle last month.
It was the boy who visited his uncle last month.

2. My mother bought me a present on my birthday.
It was my mother who bought me a present on my birthday.

II. Grammar: Cleft sentences
3. Huong and Sandra sang together at the party.
It was Huong and Sandra who sang together at the party.
4. Nam`s father got angry with him.
It was Nam`s father who got angry with him.

II. Grammar: Cleft sentences
Exercise 2: Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the object of the sentence.
1.The man is learning English.
 It is English that the man is learning.
2.The woman gave him the book.
 It was the book that the man gave him.
3. She sent her friend the postcard.
 It was the postcard that she sent her friend.
4. Hoa borrowed the book from Long.
 It was the book that Hoa borrowed from Long.
II. Grammar: Cleft sentences
Exercise 3. Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the adverbial modifier of the sentence.
1. 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.
4.She presented him a book on his birthday.
 It was on his birthday that she presented him a book.
Do the rest of the exercises at home.
Learn the lesson.