Emphasis

I can use sentence structure to create emphasis.

1 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

(Hoàn thành câu thứ hai sao cho có nghĩa giống câu thứ nhất.)

1 Chris lost his phone yesterday.

It was Chris _____________________.

2 Ella is getting her hair cut tomorrow.

It's tomorrow _____________________.

3 His grandparents moved to New Zealand last year.

It's New Zealand _____________________.

4 My brother wasn't born until 2010.

It wasn't until _____________________.

5 Nick has been learning to ride a motorbike.

It's a _____________________.

6 I have guitar lessons on Saturday mornings.

It's on _____________________.

7 We saw Roberto at the club last night.

It was Rober to _____________________.

8 They don't enjoy watching sci-fi films.

It's sci-fi films _____________________. 

2 Rewrite the sentences to make a contrast. Begin with the words given and emphasise the words in bold.

(Viết lại câu để tạo sự tương phản. Bắt đầu bằng những từ đã cho và nhấn mạnh những từ in đậm.)

1 This bag is made of leather. It's not made of plastic.

It's leather that ___________________________________

2 The film doesn't finish at 8 p.m. It finishes at 9 p.m.

It's at ___________________________________

3 My sister didn't give me this present. Leo did.

It was ___________________________________

4 I prefer the blue dress. I don't prefer the grey one.

It's the ___________________________________

5 Tom doesn't drive a Ferrari. He drives a Porsche.

It's a ___________________________________

6 Sam isn't going on holiday to Turkey. Dan is.

It's Dan ___________________________________

7 School finishes in June. It doesn't finish in July.

It's in ___________________________________

3 Rewrite the sentences beginning with What or All.

(Viết lại các câu bắt đầu bằng What hoặc All.)

1 This chicken needs to be cooked a bit longer.

What _________________________________

2 You only need to answer two of the exam questions.

All _________________________________

3 We'll just have to buy some drinks for the barbecue.

All _________________________________

4 The only thing I know about our new neighbours is that they are Swedish.

All _________________________________

5 You mustn't forget to turn off the TV before bedtime.

What _________________________________

4 Write the words in the correct order to make emphatic sentences.

(Viết các từ theo đúng thứ tự để tạo thành câu nhấn mạnh.)

1 who / Eva / that / The / person / dog / owns / is

______________________________________

2 I / is / thing / spiders / can't / One / stand

______________________________________

3 often / is / A / to / they've / place / Japan / been

______________________________________

4 who / most / Adele / singer / she / is / The / loves

______________________________________

5 doesn't / green / colour / like / The / Laila / is

______________________________________

6 try / octopus / food / never / One / I'll / is / !

______________________________________

7 like / snowboarding / try / A / he'd / is / sport / to

______________________________________

5 Choose the correct words to complete the forum post.

(Chọn từ đúng để hoàn thành bài viết trên diễn đàn.)

Why do teenagers always get the blame for everything? ¹ One / What thing that really annoys me is getting blamed for all the litter in town, when ² it was / it's often the adults who don't use the bins. ³ Where / What the authorities need to do is put CCTV cameras outside so they can see who's responsible! But ⁴ a/ the main problem they need to address is providing somewhere for us to go. One ⁵ place / thing where we can hang out is at fast-food restaurants, so ⁶ it's / what's there that people see us in groups and assume we're causing trouble. ⁷ All / One we want is somewhere we can go and enjoy ourselves! dexy33

6 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với một từ trong mỗi chỗ trống.)

We know that plastic is to blame for much of the world's pollution, but ¹ ______ was the news that a plastic island the size of Texas is forming in the Pacific Ocean that shocked many of us. ² ______ answer that many countries have come up with is charging customers for plastic bags in shops. And ³ ______ some countries have done is to completely ban bags that aren't biodegradable. ⁴ ______ thing you can do to help is to buy a bag for life' from a supermarket. When it wears out, ⁵ ______ you need to do is take it back to get a free replacement. In some countries, the ⁶ ______ place where you still won't be charged for a plastic bag is at an airport or on planes.