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True Stories C1 Lesson 19

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    Cleft structures
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  • Correct the mistake: The why I'm calling is I have several questions.
    The reason I'm calling is....
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  • Correct the mistake: What I would like more time in the office.
    What I would like is more time in the office.
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  • Cleft it! I haven’t had any colleagues for twenty years. It’s been twenty years_______________
    ....since I had any colleagues.
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  • Change the sentence into a cleft sentence: You can't handle the truth!
    What you can't handle is the truth
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  • The _____ why it didn't work is that we didn't plan carefully.
    reason
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  • Correct the mistake: What happens was I lost his phone number and couldn't call him.
    What happened was.....
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  • Complete the dialogue using a cleft sentence.
    One good thing about the Underground is that the maps and signs are easy to follow.
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  • Complete the dialogue using a cleft sentence.
    The person who you need to talk to is Ella/ It's Ella who you need to talk to.
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  • Change the sentence to a cleft sentence: I am the king of the world!
    What I am is the king of the world.
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  • Rephrase the sentence as a cleft sentence, using the word in brackets: She likes his sense of humour most of all (What).
    What she likes most about him is his sense of humour.
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  • Change the sentence to a cleft sentence: We are going to need a bigger boat.
    What we're going to need is a bigger boat.
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  • Change the cleft sentence back into a normal sentence: It’s been a long time since I’ve had such a delicious meal.
    I haven't had such a delicious meal for a long time.
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  • Make a cleft sentence: to/ people/ learn/ need/ relax/ do/ what/ is/ to
    What people need to do is learn to relax.
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  • Make a cleft sentence: is/ London/ about/ stand/ what/ can’t/ the/ I/ traffic
    What I can't stand about London is the traffic.
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  • Complete the dialogue using a cleft sentence.
    It's a new printer you need, not an instruction manual/ What you need is.....
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  • _______ about Tallinn is the weather.
    What I don't like
    Why I don't like
    It's what I don't like
    The reason I don't like
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