English 11 Unit 13 Language Focus

Subject focus: Nhấn mạnh chủ ngữ Ex1: Tom likes playing football.. Object focus: Nhấn mạnh tân ngữ the dog O  It was that Ex1: The man hit the dog in his house.. Adverbial focus: Nhấn

UNIT 13:HOBBIES

LANGUAGE FOCUS

jumped

stepped

robb ed

stabb ed

grabb ed

sto p s ste p s

ma p s

rob s

brib es

rub s

/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/

2 The boy jumped out into the road and bumped into

an old man

/t/

/t/

B GRAMMAR Cleft Sentence

1.Subject focus

2.Object focus

3.Adverbial focus

It + is/was + S + that/who + V + …

1 Subject focus: (Nhấn mạnh chủ ngữ)

Ex1: Tom likes playing football

→ It is who/ that

Ex2: The dog 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 The dog barked at the stranger.

 It was the dog the dog that barked at the stranger

S

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

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

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

It+ is/was+ adverb + that+ S+ V ……

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:

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)

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

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

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.

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

1 It is on New Year’s Day To children

2 It was the girl ……… received a letter from her friend

yesterday

3 ……… that the dog barked at

4 It is my best friend ……… me a lot when I am in difficulty.

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