Friday, February 26th, 2010
Unit 13
Hobbies
Section: Language Focus
Listen and Repeat
/pt/ /bd/ /ps/ /bz/
stopped robbed stops robs
jumped stabbed steps bribes
stepped grabbed maps rubs
trapped bribed shops clubs


/p/ + ed  /pt/
/b/ + ed  /bd/
/p/ + s  /ps/
/b/ + s  /bz/
Unit 13-Laguage Focus-Pronunciation
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Practice reading aloud these sentences
She was robbed
He stopped smoking
Lan dropped the teapot
The boy jumped out into the road and bumped 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
Cleft sentences (câu chẻ)
Unit 13-Language Focus-Grammar
Mary
Tom
It was Tom
who gave Mary a rose
Tom gave Mary a rose
I/ Subject Focus
Unit 13-Language Focus-Grammar
 It was Tom who/that gave Mary a rose
Ex1. Tom gave Mary a rose

It is / was + subject + who/that + verb + …
Ex 2. Daisy washes clothes every day
 It is Daisy who/that washes clothes every day
Để nhấn mạnh vào chủ từ (subject) hay người
tạo ra hành động, ta có thể bắt đầu câu với:
Exercise 1
Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the subject of the sentences
Unit 13-Language Focus-Grammar
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.
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.
5. The boys played football all day long.
It was the boys who played football all day long.
II/ Object Focus
Unit 13-Language Focus-Grammar
Để nhấn mạnh vào tân ngữ (object) hay đối tượng
của hành động, ta có thể bắt đầu câu với:
It is / was + object + that/whom + subject + verb + ….
Ex1. The boy hit the dog
 It was the dog that the boy hit
2. My brother loves the girl
It is the girl whom my brother loves
Exercise 2
Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the object of the verb
Unit 13-Language Focus-Grammar
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 woman 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.
5. The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strange
language
It was his grandfather who(m) the little boy greeted
in a strange language.
III/ Adverbial Focus
Unit 13-Language Focus-Grammar
Để nhấn mạnh vào trạng ngữ (adverb of time, place)
bổ nghĩa cho câu, ta có thể bắt đầu câu với:
It is / was + adverb + that + subject + verb + ….
Ex1. The girl saw the cat in the garden
 It was in the garden that the girl saw the cat
2. She presented him a book on his birthday
It was on his birthday that she presented him
a book
Exercise 3
Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the adverbial modifier of the sentence
Unit 13-Language Focus-Grammar
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
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.
7. The meeting started at 8.00a.m
It was at 8.00a.m that the meeting started
Prepare for the next lesson
Thanks for your attention