unit 13-Language focus.ppt

He chopped wood
yesterday.
She scrubbed the
floor last week.

What are they?
They are cabs.
What are they?
They are ships.

chopped
scrubbed cabs
ships
d
t
z
s
Who can pronounce these words?
[skr bʌ d]
[kæbz]
[t∫ pɔ t] [∫ips]

1. Those shops don’t sell maps.
2.They stopped in Chicago and slept
3. This book describes Washington D.C.
4. This criminal robbed a bank
s s
t t
z

d
[đouz ∫ pɔ s d nt ɔ sel mæps]


[đei st pɔ t in 't∫ik gou ændʌ sleft ]


[đis buk dis'kraibz ]
[ đis 'kriminl r b ɔ ə bæηk]

Period 83 Unit 13 : Hobbies
Part E: Language Focus

Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus
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I. Pronunciation: /pt/ /bd/ /ps / bz/
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Listen and repeat
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/pt/ /bd/ /ps / /bz/
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stopped robbed stops robs
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jumped stabbed steps bribes
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stepped grabbed maps rubs
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trapped bribed shops clubs

Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus

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2. Practise reading aloud these sentences.
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1. She was robbed.
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2. He stopped smoking.
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3. Lan dropped the teapot.
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4. The boy jumped out into the road and
bumped into an old man.
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5. She's been to a number of shops and clubs.
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6. He rubs his hands because he wants to
interrupt their talk.

Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus
II. Grammar: Cleft sentences
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* Watch a short film and answer the question:
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When will Sue Strobel see Dave Stuart tomorrow?
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a. after dinner
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b. after the movie
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c. at three pm

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Answer:
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Sue Strobel will see Dave Stuart at three p.m.
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Different parts of the sentence can be emphasised in this
way:
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- It is Sue Strobel will see Dave Stuart at three p.m.
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. (Subject focus)
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- It is Dave Stuart who Sue Strobel will see at three p.m. (Object
focus)
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- It is at three p.m that Sue Strobel will see Dave Stuart . (Adverbial
focus)
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus

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Cleft constructions, then, exhibit the pattern:
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It + be + focus + that/ who+ clause
……
(chính…. làm gì)
(chính…. làm gì)
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(This is called a CLEFT SENTENCE because the
original sentence has been divided (or "cleft") into

two clauses)
II. Grammar:
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus

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Muốn nhấn mạnh vào chủ thể hay người gây
ra hành động, người ta dùng câu chẻ để diễn đạt
và đặt trọng tâm vào chủ thể đó. Để nhấn mạnh
chủ ngữ, ta đưa chủ ngữ đó vào giữa it is/was
và that.
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Chúng ta có thể dùng who (chỉ người), which
(chỉ vật, sự vật) thay cho that khi nhấn mạnh
chủ ngữ .
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Khi chủ từ số nhiều được nhấn mạnh, thì động
từ trong mệnh đề quan hệ ở số nhiều
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus
Subject focus
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus
II. Grammar:

It+ is/ was+ subject+ that+ S+ V ………
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus
II. Grammar: Subject focus

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.
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 birthday.
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus
II. Grammar:
Subject focus

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.
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus
Subject focus
II. Grammar:

2.OBJECT FOCUS
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus
II. Grammar:
It was the lesson that the pupils learnt in
O S V

the classroom.

The pupils learnt the lesson in the
O
classroom.


It+ is/ was+ O+ that+ S+ V ………
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Để nhấn mạnh vào túc từ hay đối tượng
của hành động, người ta dùng câu chẻ để
diễn đạt và đặt trọng tâm vào túc từ. Ta
đưa túc từ vào giữa It is/ was và that
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Khi nhấn mạnh túc từ ta chỉ sử dụng that.
2.OBJECT FOCUS
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus
It+ is/ was+ O+ that+ S+ V ………

EXERCISE 2
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus
II. Grammar:
2.OBJECT FOCUS
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.
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus
2.OBJECT FOCUS

3. ADVERBIAL FOCUS
The pupils learnt the lesson in the classroom.
adverb of place
It was in the classroom that the pupils
adverb of place S
learnt the lesson.
V
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus

It+ is/was+ adverbial focus+ that+ S+ V ……
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Muốn nhấn mạnh vào trạng ngữ( thời gian ,địa điểm)
của mệnh đề, người ta dùng câu chẻ để diễn đạt và đặt
trọng tâm vào chu cảnh hay trạng ngữ.
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Để nhấn mạnh trạng ngữ ,ta đưa trạng ngữ đó vào
giữa It is/ was và that
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Khi nhấn mạnh trạng ngữ ta chỉ sử dụng that
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus

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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)

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Example:
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She bought him a present at the shop.

It was at the shop that she bought him a present.
1. She made some cakes for tea.

It was for tea that she made some cakes.
2. The meeting started at 8.00 a.m

It was at 8.00 a.m that the meeting started.
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus

• Listen to the song “Đôi” and fill in the
blank:
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It is ………………. ……that the song is
performed.
in the film “Cô Gái Xấu Xí”
Period 83 Unit 13: Hobbies Part E: Language Focus

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It was her son that Lan bought
a nice gift at this shop.