Cleft sentences: what matters most at the Thanksgiving table
Grammar · Cleft sentences · C1 · 40 min. Use it-clefts, wh-clefts, all-clefts and reversed clefts to put the focus where you want it, through family stories and the history of Thanksgiving: complete, transform, choose the best reply, correct mistakes and talk about what a holiday means to you.
About this worksheet
Use it-clefts, wh-clefts, all-clefts and reversed clefts to put the focus where you want it, through family stories and the history of Thanksgiving: complete, transform, choose the best reply, correct mistakes and talk about what a holiday means to you.
- Level
- C1
- Category
- Grammar
- Topic
- Cleft sentences
- Time
- About 40 minutes
- Exercises
- Grammar explanation box, Gap-fill, Multiple choice, True / False, Word order, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
- Answer key
- Included
- Access
- Free
On the sheet
- Grammar explanation box: Cleft sentences: putting the focus where you want it
- Gap-fill: Complete the cleft sentences. Write one word in each gap.
- Gap-fill: Rewrite each sentence as a cleft sentence. Complete the second sentenc
- Multiple choice: Choose the reply that puts the focus in the right place.
- True / False: Are the sentences correct? Circle T (correct) or F (not correct). Then
- Word order: Put the words in order to make cleft sentences.
- Speaking / writing task: Talk in groups of three, then write. What does Thanksgiving, or a holi
