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Unit 13
Hobbies
E. Language focus
Monday, March 19th 2012
Unit 13
Hobbies
E. Language focus
Pronunciation: /pt/ - /bd/ - /ps/ - /bs/
Grammar: Cleft Sentences
1. Subject focus
2. Object focus
3. Adverbial focus
Unit 13
Hobbies
E. Language focus
Pronunciation:
/pt/ - /bd/ - /ps/ - /bz/
1. Listen and repeat:
1. She was robbed.
2. He stopped smoking.
3. Lan dropped her 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.
2.Practise reading aloud these sentences
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Pronunciation:
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II. Grammar: Cleft Sentences ( in active voice)
E.g. Mrs Trang teaches English at Nguyen Du High School
S
V
O
Adv
1. It is Mrs Trang who teaches English at Nguyen Du High School
Subject Focus
It is / was + S + who / which/that + V + O + Adv
2. It is English which Mrs Trang teaches at Nguyen Du High School
Object Focus
It is / was + O + which/whom/that + S + V + Adv
3. It is at Nguyen Du High School that Mrs Trang teaches English
Adverbial Focus
It is / was + Adv + That + S + V + O
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II. Grammar: Cleft Sentences ( in active voice)
Form:
It + be + phrase + Relative Clause
Meaning: This is called Cleft Sentence because the original sentence have been divided (or cleft) into two clauses, It + be + Phrase and Relative clause.
Use: Cleft sentence are used to focus on one particular part of the original sentence, except Verb.
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IIi. Practice: Cleft Sentences ( in active voice)
E.g: The children played football in the garden
S
V
O
Adv
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IIi. Exercises: Cleft Sentences ( in active voice)
1. Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences focusing the subject
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 party.


4. Nam`s father got angry with him.

It was the boy that/ who visited his uncle last month.
It was my mother that/ who bought me a present on my birthday.
It was Huong and Sandra that/ who sang together at the party.
It was Nam`s father that/ who got angry with him.
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2. Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences focusing the object
1. The man is learning English.

2. The woman gave him the book.

3. She sent her friend the postcard.

4. Hoa borrowed the book from Long.
It is English that the man is learning.
It was the book that the woman gave him.
It was the postcard that she sent her friend.
It was the book that Hoa borrowed from Long.
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3. Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences focusing the adverbial
1. The boy hit the dog in the garden.

2. She made some cakes for tea.

3. His father repaired the bicycle for him.

4. She presented him a book on his birthday.
It was in the garden that the boy hit the dog.
It was for tea that she made some cakes.
It was for him that his father repaired the bicycle.
It was on his birthday that she presented him a book.
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IV. 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
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