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1 Is there a problem with litter where you live? Read the opinions below. Who do you think should be responsible for reducing litter?A load of rubbish?
2 Read the Learn this! box. Then find examples of each rule in exercise 1.LEARN THIS! Emphasis (1) 1 We can emphasise key information in a sentence by: a adding a clause with It is / was, etc.... that... at the start of the sentence. Joe bought a tablet last weekend. → It was Joe who bought a tablet last weekend. →It was a tablet that Joe bought last weekend. →It was last weekend that Joe bought a tablet. We often use this structure to make a contrast: It was a tablet that Joe bought, not a smartphone. b adding a clause with What. Kate lost her debit card. →What Kate lost was her debit card. →What Kate did was lose her debit card. →What happened was that Kate lost her debit card. 2 We can use All (that) in the same way as What. It means 'the only thing' I just need some money. →All (that) I need is some money. →They only needed to ask. →All (that) they needed to do was ask.
| 3 Rewrite the sentences (1-7) to make a contrast. Begin with It and emphasise the underlined words.1 Mia isn't coming shopping with us. Lara is. It's Lara who's coming with us, not Mia. 2 I haven't got a credit card. I've got a debit card. 3 The first supermarket opened in 1916. It wasn't 1920. 4 Her mum doesn't work in a store. Her aunt does. 5 Many people don't want quality. They want low prices. 6 The sales start on Friday. They don't start today. 7 I blame teenagers for the litter. I don't blame the restaurants.
4 Read the Learn this! box. Then find two examples in exercise 1. How would the sentences read without the emphatic structure?5 Rewrite the sentences (1-6). Begin with the words in brackets and emphasise the underlined words.1 Store loyalty cards have really caught on. (One idea...) 2 It's the directors of companies who should change. (The people...) 3 Many European firms are investing in Asia. (One place...) 4 Greed drives most consumerism. (The thing...) 5 Plastic packaging creates most waste. (The thing...) 6 Self-service stores first opened in the USA. (The country...) 6 Complete the text with the words below. Use each word once.all it's one that thing what where The 1_____ that annoys me most is the litter. Clearly 2_____ some people care about is convenience, not the environment. So that in anti-social behaviour. But 3_____ the government needs to do is prosecute those involved in anti-social behaviour. But 4_____ the businesses themselves that also need to take more responsibility - for example, the place 5_____ I usually shop has installed a security camera to deter people from dropping rubbish outside. And 6_____ thing they've tried successfully in some places is putting up lifesize cardboard police officers. It seems all 7_____ some people need is a gentle reminder to act responsibly. 7 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Think of different ways to complete each sentence. Then compare your ideas with other pairs'.1 The places in my town that have the most litter are... 2 All we need to do to reduce litter is... |
