Tema 1 · Nível C1

Cleft sentences

What I need is… · It was Ana who…

Velocidade do áudio
What I need
is…
dar focoWhat… is · It's… that

1What… is

I need a vacation. →

What I need is a vacation. O que eu preciso é…

2It's… that/who

It was Ana who called. Foi a Ana que ligou

It's the price that worries me.

3All I…

All I want is some peace. Tudo que eu quero é…

All you need is love.

4The thing is…

The thing is, I don't have time. O problema é que…

The problem is (that) it's expensive.

5The reason / the place

The reason why I came is to help.

The place where we met was a café.

6Por que usar

Para corrigir, contrastar ou destacar:

It wasn't me. It was Pedro who broke it!

Erros comuns de brasileiros

What I need it's a vacation.→What I need is a vacation.
Was Ana who called.→It was Ana who called.
All what I want…→All I want…
The thing is that is…→The thing is (that)…
Is the price that worries me.→It's the price that worries me.

O “é que” do português

Foi ele que fez.It was him who did it.
É isso que eu quero.That's what I want.
O que me irrita é…What annoys me is…

O inglês precisa do It no começo.

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