EOI INGLES, Mónica Otero García: 12 May 2024

15 May 2024

AULAS EXÁMENES JUNIO 2024

EXAMEN ESCRITO C1

10 JUNIO 15.50 AULA 2.4

EXAMEN ESCRITO B1 OFICIALES

11 JUNIO 15.50 AULA 2.6

EXAMEN ESCRITO THAT´S ENGLISH! B1

11 JUNIO 15.50 AULA 1.3

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C1 CLEFT SENTENCES FOR EMPHASIS

Cleft sentences are used to help us focus on a particular part of the sentence and to emphasize what we want to say by introducing it or building up to it with a kind of relative clause. Because there are two parts to the sentence it is called cleft (from the verb cleave) which means divided into two.

Cleft structures include the reason why, the thing that, the person/people who, the place where, the day when and what-clauses which are usually linked to the clause that we want to focus on with is or was.

It-clauses are the most common type of cleft clause. The information that comes after it is emphasised for the listener. The emphasis in the resulting cleft sentence is on the phrase after it + be.

The clause which follows the it-clause is connected using that and it contains information that is already understood. We often omit that in informal situations when it is the object of the verb.

In the clauses that follow it + be + phrase, we can also use the same relative pronouns (who, whom, whose, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why) that we normally use in defining relative clauses.

Examples:

It is my sweater that Lily wore yesterday. → (Focus on sweater)

Lily wore my sweater (not my skirt) yesterday.

It is yesterday when Lily wore my sweater. → (Focus on yesterday)

Lily wore my sweater yesterday (not today).

It is Lily who/that wore my sweater yesterday. → (Focus on Lily)

Lily (not me) wore my sweater yesterday.

If we use a personal pronoun after it + be, it will be in the object form.

It is her who/that wore my sweater yesterday.

Leonardo Da Vinci painted ‘The Last Supper’ between 1495 and 1497. (neutral sentence)

It was Leonardo Da Vinci who/that painted ‘The Last Supper’ between 1495 and 1497.

It was ‘The Last Supper’ that Leonardo Da Vinci painted between 1495 and 1497.

It was between 1495 and 1497 when Leonardo Da Vinci painted ‘The Last Supper’.

Einstein discovered the theory of relativity in Germany in 1905. (neutral sentence)

It was Einstein who/that discovered the Relativity Theory in Germany in 1905.

It was the Relativity Theory that Einstein discovered in Germany in 1905.

It was in Germany where Einstein discovered the Relativity Theory in 1905.

It was in 1905 when Einstein discovered the Relativity Theory in Germany.

What-clause

Important information can be emphasised by putting it at the end of a sentence. We put the less important information into a clause beginning with what, and open the sentence with this clause. We can then finish with the important information. The two parts of the sentence are joined with IS or WAS, since we treat the what-clause as singular.

Wh- clause (with a verb) + a form of be + emphasised information

Examples:

What helps her relax is listening to classical music.

What they hated more was his insolent remarks.

They needed money, so what they did was to ask relatives to invest in their project.

The school was in a catastrophic state, so what the teachers did was to go to the media to make this public.

EXERCISES WITH KEY

14 May 2024

C1. LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCES

Talking point: Life-changing events

Here's a list of some life-changing events a person can go through.

Which ones have you gone through?
Think of someone you know who has gone through some of the events you haven't experienced and talk about the difficulties this person had to face.
What are the three most significant life-changing events? Why?
And the least important?
Would you add any other life-changing events to the list?
How different would the list have been 100 years ago?
Think about yourself now and how you have changed in the last 10 years. You can talk about these topics:

work - leisure - attitude to life - daily routine -

money - family - relationship

a year studying abroad

moving town

leaving or changing jobs

retiring

leaving your parents’ home

being called to military duty

buying a house/flat

falling in love

getting married

having a child or adopting a child