Welcome to our English class
What did they do last night ?
They robbed the bank.
What did the car do?
It stopped at the red light.
What are these?
These are maps.
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E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. PRONUNCIATION
Practise reading aloud these sentences:
She was robbed.
robbed
He stopped smoking.
stopped
Lan dropped the teapot.
dropped
The boy jumped out into the road and bumped into an old man.
Jumped, bumped.
She’s been to a number of shops and clubs.
Shops, clubs.
He rubs his hands because he wants to interrupt their talk.
rubs

When did the murder happen?
It was in that Tuesday morning that the murder happened.
Who is the murderer?
It is he who is the murderer.
No, It isn’t me. It is the murderer that Kevin is.
Cleft sentences:
Subject focus:

It is/was + S + who/that + V + O
Ex: It is he who is the murderer.
Mr Smith looks for his important book.
It is Mr Smith who/that looks for his important book.
Yes, I’m sorry.
The mouse broke the pig’s coffee mug.
It was the mouse that broke the pig’s coffee mug.
2. Object focus:
It is/was + O + who/that + S + V
No, it isn’t me. It is the murderer that Kevin is.
It is the computer that the man kicks with angry attitude.
The man kicks the computer with angry attitude.
The duck ate the fish easily.
It was the fish that the duck ate easily.
3. Adverbial focus:
It is/was + Adverbial + that + S + V + O
It was in that Tuesday morning that the murder happened.
They planted mango trees in the garden 2 hours ago.
It was in the garden that they planted mango trees 2 hours ago.

Exercise

Exercise 1
Write the following sentences, paying attention to the subject of the sentence.
Ex: The man gave her the book.
 It was the man who/that gave her the book.
1. The boy visited his uncle last month.
3. Huong and Sandra sang together at the party.
2. My mother bought me a present on my birthday.
4. Nam’s father got angry with him.
 It was the boy who visited his uncle last month.
 It was my mother who bought me a present on my birthday.
 It was Huong and Sandra who sang together at the party.
 It was Nam’s father who got angry with him
Exercise 2
Write the following sentences, paying attention to the object of the verb.

Ex: The boy hit the dog in the garden.
 It was the dog who/that the boy hit in the garden.
5. The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strange language.
6. The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions.
7. The dog barked at the stranger.
 It was his grandfather who the little boy greeted in a strange language.
 It was the policeman who the pedestrian asked a lot of question.
 It was the stranger who the dog barked at.