ACTIVITY 39:
Match the sentence halves. Then
check the correct answers.
A
It was the shellfish ...
1
... was say what I thought.
B
All I want ...
2
... was when I first met Marina.
C
The reason you weren't invited ...
3
... that you fill in an application form online and then
they call you for interview.
D
What happened was ...
4
... is a bit of sympathy.
E
All I did ...
5
... is his determination
to enjoy life.
F
The day we moved into our new house ...
6
... that we took the wrong turning off the motorway.
G
What happens is ...
7
... is that
you'd said you'd be away.
H
What I admire most about him ...
8
... that made everybody ill.
Cleft sentences
ACTIVITY 40:
Rewrite the sentences to give them extra emphasis, starting with the word
given. Then check the correct answers.
1.
She just wanted to apologize.
All.
2.
I spoke to the assistant manager not the manager.
The.
3.
We're only trying to give you some useful advice.
All.
4.
Her grandmother taught her to how to bake bread.
It.
5.
Jane shut the door with her keys still inside.
What happened.
6.
I need a good, long rest.
What.
7.
My uncle was made redundant last month.
It.
8.
My parents live in a very picturesque village.
The.
CONGRATULATIONS! You have finished
LESSON 10
at OM Personal
CAE - Certificate in Advanced English. Before moving on to the next lesson, please remember
to revise everything you
have learnt here.
