General English Level 5 GELEV5 Unit 04 Topic 02.doc 126  WRITING 05 Cleft sentences In this activity, you will practise writing cleft sentences to emphasise the person doing the action. 1. Read the dialogue. 2. Where there is a sentence missing, put in a cleft sentence. Use the words in brackets to help you. 3. The first one has been done for you. Use this example to help you. Justin: So what did you hear about the robbery at school today? Britney: Not much – everyone in our class was talking about it, though. Did the headmaster say anything? Justin: No, it was (1) [our teacher / tell] our teacher who told us – three people had their laptops stolen while they were at their gym class. Britney: Who noticed them missing? Justin: The students did, when the class finished. Britney: Oh, wasn’t it (2) [security guard / report] __________________________ ______________? Justin: The security guard? Britney: Yeah, he saw the thief leaving the room with three laptops. Justin: No! I heard it was (3) [students / notice] __________________________ ______________ their computers missing, and called the security guard. Britney: Hmmm. Did they catch the thief? Justin: No, he ran away, and the laptops are still missing too. Anyway, one of the students called the police. Britney: Oh, I thought it was (4) [headmaster / call] ________________________ ____________. Justin: Very interesting … what are the three students saying? Britney: All they want is their computers back. Justin: So the security guard and the headmaster saw the thief. Britney: No, it was only (5) [security guard / see] __________________________ _________________. Justin: Where’s the security guard now? Britney: Talking to the police. QUESTLANGUAGE