Unit 13 - Language Focus
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
Practice similarly
chopped kept opt tips keeps cubs ribs (xương sườn) rubbed mobbed (tấn công, phá phách)

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
* Watch a short film and answer the question:
When would Bob and Albert see Michelle?
a. after dinner
b. after the movie
c. at two o’clock.
Bob and Albert would see Michelle after the movie.

S

adverbial modifier

Different parts of the sentence can be emphasised in this way:
- It was Bob and Albert who would see Michelle after the movie. (Subject focus)
- It was Michelle who Bob and Albert would see after the movie. (Object focus)
O

- It was after the movie that Bob and Albert would see Michelle . (Adverbial focus)
Answer:
Cleft constructions, then, exhibit the pattern:
It + be + focus + clause
(This is called a CLEFT SENTENCE because the original sentence has been divided (or "cleft") into two clauses)
Exercise 1. Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the subject of the sentence. (sentence 1-4: at class / 5-7: at home)
Example:
The man gave her the book.

It was the man who gave her the book.
It was the boy who visited his uncle last month.

1. The boy 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. (They were Huong .)
4. Nam`s father got angry with him.
It was Nam`s father who got angry with him.

Production : Make two sentences with the structure of Example 1.

Suggested answer:
- It was NGUYEN DU who wrote Truyen Kieu.
- It was TRUYEN KIEU that Nguyen Du wrote .
- It was Harry Potter story book / film that children all over the world love.
Exercise 2: Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the object of the sentence. (sentence 5-7 : at class / 1-4: at home)
Example:
The boy hit the dog in the garden.
It was the dog that the boy hit in the garden.
5. The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strange language.
It was his grandfather that the little boy greeted in a strange language.

6. The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions.
7. The dog barked at the stranger.
It was the policeman that The pedestrian asked
a lot of questions.
It was the stranger that The dog barked at .
Production: Listen to the song and make the sentence with this structure.
(speaking)
Exercise 3. Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the adverbial modifier of the sentence. (sentence 2,5: at class / the rest: at home)
Example:
She bought him a present at the shop.
It was at the shop that she bought him a present.
2. She made some cakes for tea.
It was for tea that she made some cakes.
The meeting started at 8.00 a.m
It was at 8.00 a.m that the meeting started.
Listen to the song “Đôi” and fill in the blank:
It is ………………. that the song is performed.
It is in the film “Cô Gái Xấu Xí” that the song is performed.
Write four sentences that come from the sentence below, paying attention to subject, object and adverbial focus.
Kathy bought her husband an anniversary gift at a sports shop.
1. It was Kathy who bought her husband an anniversary gift at a sports shop.
2. It was her husband who Kathy bought an anniversary gift at a sports shop.
3. It was an anniversary gift that Kathy bought her husband at a sports shop.
4. It was at a sports shop that Kathy bought her husband an anniversary gift.
Homework:
1. Translate theses sentences into Vietnamese.
a. Chính thầy giáo chủ nhiệm đã giúp chúng tôi vượt qua những khó khăn này.
b. Đúng ngày hôm qua tôi thấy Lan lái xe máy không đội mũ bảo hiểm.
2. Do the rest of the exercises in the textbook.
3. Prepare reading lesson of unit 14

TEACHER :M?NG DI?P Thank you for your cooperation. Your correction is helpful to me.
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