Unit 4 Films and film events课件29（牛津高中选修8）.ppt

When we need to express ourselves in English, we must consider more than just vocabulary and pronunciation. The words and parts of a sentence that we choose to emphasize can change the way our meaning is understood. Everyone was so excited about her speech. It was such an interesting television show. I really want to see it again. Actually, the festival in Venice doesn’t just feature Hollywood films. Robert Redford took over the festival in 1981. Subject: It was Robert Redford that / who took over the festival in 1981. Object: It was the festival that Robert Redford took over in 1981. Adverbial: It was in 1981 that Robert Redford took over the festival. When the subject we emphasize is a pronoun, we usually use its object form. What did he go to see last night? What was it that he went to see last night? When will we have a meeting to discuss it? When is it that we will have a meeting to discuss it? Where did they visit the year before last? Where was it that they visited the year before last? Who can explain the question to us? Who is it that can explain the question to us? What are you doing in the room? What on earth are you doing in the room? When will the train leave? When exactly will the train leave? It was not until I spoke to Kathy that I knew how special the Sundance Film Festival was. It was not ________ she took off her glasses ________ I realized she was a famous film star. A. when; that B. until; that C. until; when D. when; then 3. If we want to emphasize the affirmative verb of a sentence with a simple present or simple past tense, we add the auxiliary do, does or did before the verb. 1.It was a major Hollywood studio that my uncle just sold a film script to. 2.It is for years that he has wanted to be a novelist or screenwriter. 3.It was a local television channel that bought a script from him. 1. It is the abil