Show the following on the PowerPoint.

My feeling is (that) they're going to be big one day.

I feel that they're going to be big one day.

My belief is (that) he's got a healthy problem.

My opinion is (that) it's getting better and better.

My idea is (that) we ask one or two of them to write about their experiences.

Help students to get the conclusion that the underlined phrases are a way of emphasizing that something is our belief and opinion. The above clauses work as a predicative. These clauses are called predicative clauses.

Deal with the Predicative clause exercises in Ex 2 on Page 18.

The subject clause

Explain what a subject clause is. Show the following sentences on the PowerPoint.

Thomas made her angry.

That he had even asked her made her angry.

T: Please look at the two sentences. In the first sentence "Thomas" is a proper noun, functioning as the subject of this sentence. In the second the clause "that he had even asked her" is the subject of this sentence. So it is called a subject clause. Now let's rewrite the sentences in Ex 3 on Page 18, using subject clauses.

Suggested answers:

3.1. What we need is some interesting news.

3.2. What people want are pictures on the page.

3.3. What the teacher told me is the truth.

Deal with the other exercises.

T: Please look at this sentence: It's unbelievable that my school life is over. In this sentence the pronoun "it" functions as a formal subject, while the underlined part is the real subject. The pattern "It is/was ... + adj. ..." is very useful. And sometimes, we can use a noun or a v-ed form. So the pattern should be "It is/was ... + adj. / n / v-ed...". Please look at the following sentences from this unit and pay attention to the sentence structures.

Highlight the pattern It is ... + adj. / n / v-ed ... in the following sentences.