2019学年度外研版选修七Module3LiteraturePeriod 2 Function--Emphatic sentences教案

■ Goals

● To learn to use emphatic sentences

■ Procedures

Step 1: Learning about Emphatic sentences

A cleft( or emphatic) sentence is a device for focusing attention on a particular piece of information.

Sentence structure

It is/was+被强调部分 （人 主语） +who/that

（人 宾语）+ whom/that + the rest part of the sentence

（其他）+that

要强调句子的某一部分(通常是主语常是主语\ 状语\ 宾语), 可以把it 当作先行词.例如：

It was in 1975 that I worked in a factory.（强调时间状语）

It was in Shanghai that I saw the film. （强调地点状语）

It is English that Prof. Lin teaches us. （强调宾语）

It is Prof. Lin who teaches us English. （强调主语）

It was not until at least 30 seconds had passed that the man was able to speak. (强调not until 句型)

Step 2: Correct the statements

Example: It was a bag that Oliver was holding. (books)

No, it was books that he was holding.

1. It was a man who said, "Go home, your monster." (woman)

No, it was the woman who said "Go home, your monster."

2. It was early that this happened. (late)

No, it was late that this happened.

3. It was meat that the boys were eating. (soup)

No, it was soup that the boys were eating.

4. It was Mr. Bumble who gave the boys their food. (the warden)

No, it was the warden who gave the boys their food.

5. It was Mr. Bumble who was locked in a room. (Oliver)

No, it was Oliver who was locked in a room.

Example: Did Oliver want more clothes? (food)

No, what Oliver wanted is more food.

1. Did Charles Dickens write novels about modern London? (Victorian London)

No, what Charles Dickens wrote was novels about Victorian London.

2. Did Nancy pretend to be Oliver's mother? (sister)

No, what Nancy did was to pretend to be Oliver's sister.

3. Did Nancy terrify Oliver? (the man)

No, what terrified Oliver was the man.

4. Did Oliver go with the man? (shout for help)