Thao giảng chào mưng ngày thành lập Đoàn

Tuesday, March 16
th
2010
* It was John who robbed customer’s bags
in shops in London
John robbed customer’s bags in shops in London.
Read the following sentence then choose the
best answer for each of the questions below:
1.The underlined part of the word “robbed” is
pronounced as:
a. /t/ b. /d/ c. /id/
2. The underlined part of the word “shops” is
pronounced as:
a. /z/ b. /iz/ c. /s/
b
c

/pt/ /bd/ /ps/ /bz/

stopped
jumped
stepped
trapped
robbed
stabbed
grabbed
bribed
stops
steps
maps

shops
robs
bribes
rubs
clubs
/pt/- /bd/ - /ps/ - /bz/
Listen and repeat:
1.She was robbed.
Practise reading aloud these sentences:
3. Lan dropped the teapot.
2. He stopped smoking.
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.
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B. Grammar: CLEFT SENTENCES
S V O Adv
It was the boy who hit the dog in the garden.
Ex 2.His absence from class always makes his teacher
angry.
It is his absence from class that always makes his

teacher angry.
Khi muốn nhấn mạnh vào chủ ngữ hay chủ thể gây ra hành
động thì dùng câu nhấn mạnh (cleft sentence) để diễn
đạt và đặt trọng tâm vào chủ thể đó.
It + is ( was) + S + that (who)+ (Verb) …
Ex 1. The boy hit the dog in the garden.
I. Subject focus:
Choose the best answer- a, b , c or d

1.It was I_____ did all the work.
a. that b. who
c. which d. both a and b
2. It was the strong wind ___ blew the roof
off.
a. that b. when c. who d. where
3. It is my closest friend who ____me study
English.
a. help b. helps c. helped d. helping
d
a
b
Exercise 1: Write the following sentences after the
model, pay attention to the subject of the
sentence
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. Nam’s father got angry with him.
-> It was Nam’s father that (who) got angry with him.
5. The boys played football all day long.
-> It was the boys that (who) played football all day long.
6. The girl received a letter from her friend yesterday.
-> It was the girl that (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.
It + is ( was) + S + that (who)+ (Verb)+ O …
II. Object focus:
Ex 1:The boy hit the dog in the garden.
S V
O
Adv
It was the dog that the boy hit in the garden.
Ex 2: The young man is playing the piano.
It is the piano that the young man is playing.
*Khi muốn nhấn mạnh tân ngữ hay đối tượng của hành động thì
dùng câu nhấn mạnh (cleft sentence) để diễn đạt và đăt trọng
tâm vào tân ngữ.
It + is (was) + O + that /who(m) + S + (V)….
Choose the best answer that has
the same meaning as the root one.
1.Tom gave Lan this book last month.
a. It is Tom whom gave Lan this book last month.
b. It was Lan whom Tom gave this book to last
month.
2. He borrowed the money from Lan.
a. It is the money that he borrowed from Lan.
b. It was the money that he borrowed from Lan.

b
b
Exercise 2:
Write the following sentences after the model, pay attention to the
object of the verb.
Which picture do you like?
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1.The man is learning English.
-> It is English that the man is learning.
It + is(was)+ O + that /who(m) +S + (V)….
2. The woman gave him the book.
-> It was the book that the woman gave
him.
It + is (was) + O + that /who(m) +S + (V)….
3. She sent her friend the
postcard.
-> It was the postcard that she sent her friends.
It + is (was)+ O+ that /who(m) +S + (V)….
4. Hoa borrowed the book from Long.
-> It was the book that Hoa borrowed from Long.
It + is (was) + O + that /who(m) +S + (V)….
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.

It + is (was) + O + that /who(m) +S + (V)….
6. The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions.
-> It was the policeman that/ who(m) the pedestrian asked a
lot of questions.
It + is (was) + O + that /who(m) +S + (V)….
7. The dog barked at the stranger.
-> It was the stranger that/ who(m)the dog barked at.
It + is (was) + O + that /who(m) +S + (V)….
Congratulations!
GROUP 1 IS THE WINNER !
GROUP 2 IS THE WINNER !
GROUP 3 IS THE WINNER !
GROUP 4 IS THE WINNER !
III. Adverbial focus:
Ex 1: The boy hit the dog in the garden.
-> It was in the garden that the boy hit the dog.
EX 2: Mr. Pike usually gets up at 6 every morning.
-> It is at 6 every morning that Mr. Pike usually gets
up.
*Khi muốn nhấn mạnh trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian, nơi
chốn, mục đích,……thì ta sử dụng câu nhấn
mạnh (cleft sentence) diễn đạt và đặt trọng tâm
vào trạng ngữ.
It + is / was + adv + that + S + (v)…….
Error identification:
1.It was in the theatre where I first met my
a b c d
present husband.

2. It was fifteen years ago that I start working

a b c
there.
d
c
b
-> that
-> started