Mr Vu Thanh Tung
Luc Ngan high school No 4
UNIT 13:
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Lesson 5:
HOBBIES
/pt/ /bd/ /ps/ /bz/
Stopped robbed stops robs
Jumped stabbed steps bribes
Stepped grabbed maps rubs
Trapped bribed shops clubs
Pronunciation:
What are their names?
(Tom and Mary)
What did Tom do?
(He gave a rose to Mary)
Now, who can rewrite that sentence, beginning as shown?
It was Tom . . . . .
Expected answer:
It was Tom who gave a rose to Mary.
Grammar:
It was Tom who gave a rose to Mary.
Tom in the above sentence is a subject of the sentence. To emphasize, we can begin the sentence with It was Tom who . .
Tom gave a rose to Mary.
Subject
It was Tom who gave a rose to Mary.
It is / was + N + who / that + V
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 birhtday.
3/ Huong and Sandra sang together at the party.
It was Huong and Sadra who sang together at the party.
EXERCISE : 1
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.
6/ The girl received a letter from her friend yesterday.
It was the girl who received a letter from her friend yesterday.
7/ His presence at the meeting frightened the children.
It was his presence at the meeting that frightened the children.
- What did the girl see? ( A cat)
The girl saw a cat.
Is the cat here the subject or object of the sentence? ( object)
Who can rewrite the sentence as shown?
It was the cat . . . . .
Expected answer:
It was the cat that the girl saw.
The girl saw the cat.
object
It was the cat that the girl saw.
Structure:
It + is / was + N + who(m) / that + S + V
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.
EXERCISE : 2
5/ The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strange language.
It was his grandfather that/ who(m) the little boy greeted in a strange language.
6/ The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions.
It was the policeman that / who(m) the pedestrian asked a lot of questions.
7/ The dog barked at the stranger.
It was the stranger that/ who(m) the dog barked at.
Ex: The girl saw the cat in the garden.
Now, who can rewrite my sentence as shown?
It was in the garden . . . .
It was in the garden that the girl saw the cat.
The girl saw the cat in the garden.
adverbial modifier
It + is /was + adverbial modifier + that + s + V
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.
EXERCISE: 3
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 8.00 a.m.
It was at 8 a.m that the meeting started.
1/ My mother helps me with English.
It is my mother who helps me with English.
2/ I was born on Nov 13.
It was on Nov 13 that I was born.
3/ I first met my close friend at the party.
It was at the party that I first met my close friend.
4/ The woman answered the man rudely.
It was the man who / that the woman answered rudely.
MORE EXERCISES:
- Go through and learn the lesson.
- Do the exercise 4, page 100.
- Prepare Unit 14 : Reading
Homework: