Cleft sentences
The city is very cosmopolitan, which surprised me.
One thing that __________
One thing that surprised me is that the city is very cosmopolitan.
most people / the total lack / concerns / is / The main thing that / of investment / in basic health care and education
The main thing that concerns most people is the total lack of investment in basic health care and education.
I am round and usually made of wood or metal.
People use me to store water, oil, or drinks.
Sometimes pirates keep treasure near me.
What am I?
barrel
He needed a ________ to tighten the bolts on the engine.
WRENCH \SPANNER
When you listen to an amazing song and the hair on your arms stands up, you get ________.
goose bumps
He can be very nationalistic! It’s very disturbing.
What __________
What is really disturbing is that he can be very nationalistic!
the most / all the kids sleeping on the streets / What upset me / while I was there / was seeing
What upset me the most while I was there was seeing all the kids sleeping on the streets.
I help fix machines and bicycles.
You use me when bolts and nuts are too tight.
I don’t hit things — I turn them.
What am I?
spanner
The craftsman tapped the wooden joints into place with a ______ .
mallet
If someone is teasing you by copying or joking in a cheeky way, you might say, 'Are you trying to ___ a ______ ?
take a mickey
The growing wealth gap is a concern.
The main thing that __________
The main thing that concerns me is the growing wealth gap.
the government’s stance / One thing that / and their emphasis on punishment / disturbs me / on law and order / is
One thing that disturbs me is the government’s stance on law and order – and their emphasis on punishment.
I am long and thin.
I help screws go in and come out.
Without me, building furniture can be difficult.
What am I?
screwdriver
The gardener used a pitch ____ to spread the compost
fork
When someone says 'I've told you a million times' or 'This bag weighs a ton,' they aren't being literal — they're making an ___.
overstatement
The whole society is ageing at an alarming rate. That’s the really scary thing.
What __________
What scares me\ I find scaring is an alarming rate that the whole society is ageing
the way / really drives me crazy / or rather don’t queue up / One thing that / people queue up / is / they
One thing that really drives me crazy is the way people queue up – or rather don’t queue up!
People use me to cut or shape wood or stone.
I am sharp, but I’m not a knife.
Builders and artists sometimes use me.
What am I?
chisel
Use a ______ to keep the pencils neatly bundled
rubber band
If you _____ to some certain standards of society\behaviour you obey them.
conform
People assume that I must love football just because I’m Brazilian. I get really angry about it.
One thing that __________
One thing that makes me angry / angers me is the way people assume I must love football just because I’m Brazilian
the fact that / what angered me most / he didn’t think / It’s done now, I know, but / he should even apologise / was
It’s done now, I know, but what angered me most was the fact that he didn’t think he should even apologise!
I’m small, but I can lift a car.
Without muscles, I make heavy things rise.
What am I?
jack
The old bottles were stored safely in a wooden ________ in the basement
crate
You believe in doing your own thing and not interfering with others — your motto is: '___ ___ ___ ___.
live ant let live