Unit 13. Hobbies

Read the following sentence then
choose the best answer for each
of the questions below:

*John robbed the customers’ bags in shops in
London.

 It was John who robbed the customers’ bags in
shops in London

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/



Listen and repeat:

/pt/
stopped
jumped
stepped
trapped

/bd/

/ps/

robbed
stabbed
grabbed
bribed

stops
steps
maps
shops

/bz/
robs
bribes
rubs
clubs


Practise reading aloud these sentences:
1.She was robbed.
2. He stopped smoking.
3. Lan dropped the 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.


B. Grammar: CLEFT SENTENCES

I. Subject focus:

Ex 1. The boy hit the dog in the garden.
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) + …..+ that (who)+ (Verb) …..


Choose A, B, C, or D for the best answer
1.It was me_____ 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


Exercise 1:
Write
following
sentences
after (Verb)
the model,
It
+ isthe
( was)
+ …..+
that (who)+
…..
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.


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) …… 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 that 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.


Exercise 2: Write the following sentences after the
Itmodel,
+ is (was)
……
that
/who(m)
+S
+
(V)….
pay attention to the object of the verb.

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 friends.
4. Hoa borrowed the book from Long.
-> It was the book that Hoa borrowed from Long.
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.


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 wife.
A B
C → that D
2. It was fifteen years ago that I start working
A
B
C
there.
→ started
D


Exercise 3: Write the following sentences after the
model, pay the adverbial of modifier of the sentence:

It + is / was + adv + that + S + V…….
1.She made some cakes for tea.
-> It was for tea that she made some cakes.
2. His father repaired the bicycle for him.
->It was for him that his father repaired the bicycle .
3. She presented him a book on his birthday.
-> It was on his birthday that she presented him a book .
4. He met his wife in Britain.
-> It was in Britain that he met his wife.
5. She bought that present from the shop.
->It was from the shop that she bought that present.
6. The meeting started at 8.00 am.
-> It was at 8.00 am that the meeting started.

Extra exercise:
Reorder the words to build a
cleft sentence:
1. December , was , met , in, we, it, that, first
-> It was in December that we first met.
2. scholarship , was, it , the, won , who , Lan.
-> It was Lan who won the scholarship.
3. John, it, window, yesterday, was, the, that, broke.
-> It was John that broke the window yesterday.
-> It was the window that John broke yesterday.


Write four sentences that come from the
sentence below, paying attention to
subject, object and adverbial focus.
• Kathy bought her husband an anniversary
gift at a sports shop.
1. It was Kathy who bought her husband an
anniversary gift at a sports shop.
2. It was her husband who Kathy bought an
anniversary gift at a sports shop.
3. It was an anniversary gift that Kathy
bought her husband at a sports shop.
4. It was at a sports shop that Kathy bought
her husband an anniversary gift.


1. Redo all the exercises.
2. Do all exercises in the workbook.

3. Prepare for the next lesson.