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Ex: 1 many people do not realise that these accidents can be avoided What many people do not realise is that these accidents can be avoided 2 you need a personal computer for your rese[r]
(1)EMPHASIS WITH “ WHAT” This strucrure is a relative clause introduced by a wh-word We use it to put emphasis on key infomation in a sentence It is more common in spoken English, but also used in writing Ex: 1) many people not realise that these accidents can be avoided What many people not realise is that these accidents can be avoided 2) you need a personal computer for your research What you need for your research is a personal computer (2) I enjoyed the brilliant music most of all in the Ballet Frankfurt performance -What I enjoyed most in the Ballet Frankfurt performance was the brilliant music -The brilliant music was what I enjoyed most in the Ballet Frankfurt performance (3) “What”we used to emphasize a word / phrase: Laura is looking for a job in television Rachel’s stereo kept me awake I want to make a fresh start They booked a holiday together A B C D What Laura is looking for is a job in television What kept me awake was Rachel’s stereo What I want to is make a fresh start What they did was book a holiday together (4) What upset me most was his rudeness = His rudeness was what upset me most To emphasize an action performed by someone, we use the phrase: what…do… Ex: Dave lost his job and was short of money, so what he did was (to) sell his flat and move in with his brother (5) A: When the bookcase arrived, two shelves were broken B: Did you sent it back? A: No, what we did was (to) send them a letter of complaint Sentence structure: WHAT + S + DO + BE + clause TO infinitive Ex: What it does is collect information about condition which could lead to dangerous tsunamis (6) Tsunamis were well known in the Pacific hundreads of years ago What was the most dangerous thing about them in those days was their unpredictabillity Their unpredictabillity is the most dangerous thing about them The Tsunamis Warning System is a international organisation with 26 member states What it does is collect information about conditions which could lead to dangerous Tsunamis It collects in formation about conditions which could lead to dangerous Tsunamis (7) Thousand of people go skiing every winter What many of them forget is that, in certain weather conditions, avalanches may occur Many people forget that, in certain weather conditions, avalanches may occur It was once thought that earthquakes occurred when the gods were angry In fact what causes an earthquake is pressure between rock or under the Earth’s surface In fact pressure between rock or under the Earth’s surface causes earthquake (8) Hurricanes are strong winds which start over the sea and may move to dry land, causing great damage What is unusual about them is the way the are named: they are given the name of a man or a woman The way they are named is unusual (9) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) I have had a really busy day! Do you like skiing? I hate rainy days My brother keeps complaining he is bored! People keep asking me to thing for them A B C D E Oh, I don’t mind a bit of rain What I can’t stand is wind What he should is take up some sort of sport What you need is a hot bath What you have to is learn to say “ No”! It’s OK, but what I really is snowboarding (10) (11) (12)