Can-Do Task: Making a Point with Emphasis

Task: write about something important to you, using cleft sentences to add emphasis.

Notice

  • Example: What matters most to me is spending time with family. It was my grandmother who taught me that. What I regret is not visiting her more often.

Rule

Your task: Write 5–7 sentences expressing an opinion or a priority. Use at least two it-clefts and two what-clefts to emphasise your key points.

Practice

  1. Planning line: what point do you want to emphasise?
    Answer: Personal answer — e.g. a value, priority, or opinion.
  2. Draft one sentence using “What matters is…”
    Answer: Personal answer, e.g. ‘What matters is being honest.’

Connect

Read model opinion texts using cleft sentences before writing your own.

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CEFR: Spoken Production — present clear, detailed points on subjects of personal interest with appropriate emphasis.

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