5 Grammar 1
emphasis
Cleft sentence mingle
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• What I can’t stand is _____________.
• What I really love is _____________.
• What I really need in life is _____________.
• The thing that upsets me most is _____________.
• The reason I’m learning English is _____________.
• The person who makes me laugh the most
is _____________.
• It’s _____________ who has helped me
most in life.
• It’s _____________ that I most respect in
people.
• What I can’t stand is _____________.
• What I really love is _____________.
• What I really need in life is _____________.
• The thing that upsets me most is _____________.
• The reason I’m learning English is _____________.
• The person who makes me laugh the most
is _____________.
• It’s _____________ who has helped me
most in life.
• It’s _____________ that I most respect in
people.
• What I can’t stand is _____________.
• What I really love is _____________.
• What I really need in life is _____________.
• The thing that upsets me most is _____________.
• The reason I’m learning English is _____________.
• The person who makes me laugh the most
is _____________.
• It’s _____________ who has helped me
most in life.
• It’s _____________ that I most respect in
people.
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• What I can’t stand is _____________.
• What I really love is _____________.
• What I really need in life is _____________.
• The thing that upsets me most is _____________.
• The reason I’m learning English is _____________.
• The person who makes me laugh the most
is _____________.
• It’s _____________ who has helped me
most in life.
• It’s _____________ that I most respect in
people.
• What I can’t stand is _____________.
• What I really love is _____________.
• What I really need in life is _____________.
• The thing that upsets me most is _____________.
• The reason I’m learning English is _____________.
• The person who makes me laugh the most
is _____________.
• It’s _____________ who has helped me
most in life.
• It’s _____________ that I most respect in
people.
• What I can’t stand is _____________.
• What I really love is _____________.
• What I really need in life is _____________.
• The thing that upsets me most is _____________.
• The reason I’m learning English is _____________.
• The person who makes me laugh the most
is _____________.
• It’s _____________ who has helped me
most in life.
• It’s _____________ that I most respect in
people.
5 Grammar 1
emphasis

Cleft sentence mingle

Target language: emphasis
Activity type: class mingle
When to use: Use this activity after Lesson 5.1.
Time taken: 20–25 minutes
Preparation: Photocopy and cut up one worksheet for every six students in the class.

Procedure
Give the students a card each to fill in. After everyone has filled in their card, students
mingle and ask each other questions related to the statements they have just completed.
For example the question for the first statement is What can’t you stand? The student has
to reply using what they have written, but the person who asked the question should be
encouraged to ask further questions, for example, Why?
Students can either be asked to find as many other students with the same or similar
answers as they can, or to talk to at least four other students.

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