UNIT 13:HOBBIES
LANGUAGE FOCUS

stopped
jumped
stepped
robbed
stabbed
grabbed
stops
steps
maps
robs
bribes
rubs
A. Pronunciation
/pt/- /bd/ - /ps/ - /bz/
Listen and repeat:
/pt/ /bd/ /ps/ /bz/
1.She was robbed.
Practise reading aloud these sentences:
3. She’s been to a number of shops and clubs.
4. He rubs his hands because he wants to interrupt their talk.
/d/
/s/
/z/
/z/
/s/
2. The boy jumped out into the road and bumped into an old man
/t/
/t/
It + is/was + S + that/who + V + …
1. Subject focus: (Nhấn mạnh chủ ngữ)
Ex1:
likes playing football.
Tom
→ It is
who/ that
Ex2:
The dog
barked at the stranger
→ It was
that
Ex1: Tom likes playing football.
It is Tom who/ that likes playing football.
Ex 2: The dog barked at the stranger.
 It was the dog that barked at the stranger.
S
Ex1:

Ex2: Nam is reading novel.
 It is novel that Nam is reading.
It+ is/ was+ O + that + S+ V ………..
2. Object focus: (Nhấn mạnh tân ngữ)
the dog
The man hit
in his house
O
 It was
that
Ex1: The man hit the dog in his house.
 It was the dog that the man hit in his house
Ex2: Nam is reading novel.
 It is novel that Nam is reading.
It+ is/was+ adverb + that+ S+ V ……
3. Adverbial focus: (Nhấn mạnh trạng ngữ)
Ex1: She bought him a present at the shop.
 It was at the shop that she bought him a present.
Ex 2: I live near the bank.
 It is near the bank that I live.
1. The boy visited his uncle last month.
2. My mother bought me a present on my birthday.
3. Huong and Sandra sang together at the part
4. The men is learning English.
5. The woman gave him the book.
6. The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strange language
7. She made some cakes for tea.
8. His father repaired the bicycle for him.
9. She presented him a book on his birthday.
Exercise 1: Write the following sentences, using the Subject , Object, Adverbial 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.
4. The men is learning English.
- It is English that the men is learning
5. The woman gave him the book.
- It was the book that the woman gave him
6. The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strange language
- It was his grandfather that the boy greeted in a strange language
7. She made some cakes for tea.
 It was for tea that she made some cakes.
8. His father repaired the bicycle for him.
 It was for him that his father repaired the bicycle .
9. She presented him a book on his birthday.
 It was on his birthday that she presented him a book .
Example:









B. Grammar
Cleft sentences
The man hit the dog in his house
It was the man who/ that hit the dog in his house.
It was the dog that the man hit in his house.
It was in his house that the man hit the dog.
(Subject focus)
(Object focus)
(Adverbial focus)
S
V
O
Adv
1. The man is learning English.
A. It is English that the man is learning.
B. It is English the man is learning.
C. It was English that the man is learning
2. The woman gave him the book.
A. It is the book that the woman gave him.
B. It was the book that the woman gave him.
C. It was the book that the woman gave him the book.
3. She sent her friend the postcard.
A. It was the postcard that she sent her friend.
B. It was the postcard she sent her friend.
C. It is the postcard that she sent her friend.
4. Hoa borrowed the book from Long.
A. It was the book that Hoa borrowed the book from Long.
B. It is the book that Hoa borrowed from Long.
C. It was the book that Hoa borrowed from Long.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer.
Further practice:
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence
It is on New Year’s Day ......................... To children
that we give lucky money B. we give lucky money
C. that gives lucky money D. who gives lucky money
2. It was the girl …………… received a letter from her friend yesterday
A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
3. ……………………… that the dog barked at
A. It is the stranger B. That is the stranger
C. Which is the stranger D. It was the stranger
4. It is my best friend ……………… me a lot when I am in difficulty.
A. Who helps B. Who she helps C. Which helps D. who help
Homework:
Learn the endings “ED” & “ES,S”
Revise the cleft sentence structures
- Do all exercises left in the book.
- Prepare for the next lesson.