despite taking a taxi,he was late for the meeting
despite taking a taxi,he was late for the meeting
Ex 5. Make questions for the sentences below in the present perfect tense.
1. She/ be/ late for a meeting?
Has she been late for a meeting ?
2. He/ meet/ your family yet?
Has he met your family yet ?
3. She/ work/ in this company for fifteen years?
Has she worked in this company for fifteen years ?
4. How long/ she / live in London?
?
5.How much coffee / you / drink today?
?
6.What / you / do today?
?
7.How many books / you / read this week?
?
8.Why / you / bring that?
___?
9.They / go / to the USA?
?
10.How much food / you / buy?
?
1. Rewrite, using because / because of.
A.
1, Because he behaved badly, he found himself in trouble.
=> Because of
2. Because of theri good performance, they won the first prize
=> Because
3. Because of your advice, we didn't use that poisonous chemical.
=> Because
B.
4. John succeeded in his exam because he worked hard and methodically
=>
5. Margaret stayed home because her mother was sick.
=>
6. We stopped our car because the traffic lights turned red.
=>
2. Rewrite, using although / though / despite / in spite of.
a. Everybody has great regard for him despite his poverty
=>
b. He studied very well despite his hard life at that time.
=>
c. Despite being good at English, he wasn't chosen.
=>
d. Despite having an English name, he is in fact German.
=>
e. He always studied hard though he encounters difficulty.
=>
f. Despite the bad weather, he came to the meeting on time.
=>
3. Rewrite.
a. Although the heat ứa on, the rôm wasn't warm.
=> Despite
b. We're not very good friends although we've known each other a long time.
=> Despite
c. Although Minh was ill, he still came to the meeting.
=> In spite of
d. The play was not accepted because of numerous objections which they made.
=> Because
e. In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.
=> Even though
f. In spite of his hard work, Ba he failed his exam.
=> Though
g. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match.
=>Although
h. In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
=>Though
i. In spite of the bad weather, they went our for dinner.
=> Although
j. She isn't brillant but she studies quiet well
=> Although
k. The house isn't nice, but I like the garden.
=>Even though
11.Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence.
Despite of the flight delay yesterday, I was late for the meeting.
(2.5 Điểm)
Despite of
delay
was
for
12.Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence.
Rock-climbing is quite tired, so climbers need a good rest afterwards.
(2.5 Điểm)
quite
tired
so
afterwards
14.Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence.
What happen at the football match yesterday?
(2.5 Điểm)
What
happen
at
match
Rewrite:
1.Our sources of energy will soon end if we don’t try to save them. Unless............................................................................................................................
2. Barbare plays chess better than Mike. Mike doesn’t........................................................................................................................
3. Despite the silly story, many people enjoyed the film (although) ...............................................................................................................................................
4.Although the ticket price was high, many people went to see that film. (However) ...............................................................................................................................................
5.He performs very well, although he is young (Despite) ...............................................................................................................................................
6. It was a comedy, but I didn’t find it funny at all. (In spite of) ...............................................................................................................................................
7. The film was so boring. However, Jack saw it from beginning to end. (but) ...............................................................................................................................................
8.In spite of having a happy ending, the film begins with a terrible disaster.(although) ...............................................................................................................................................
9. Although the film was a bit frightening, I really enjoyed it. (Despite) ...............................................................................................................................................
10. He is young, but he performs very well. (In spite of)
Ex 5. Make questions for the sentences below in the present perfect tense.
1. She/ be/ late for a meeting?
2. He/ meet/ your family yet?
3. She/ work/ in this company for fifteen years?
4. How long/ she / live in London?
5.How much coffee / you / drink today?
6.What / you / do today?
7.How many books / you / read this week?
8.Why / you / bring that?
9.They / go / to the USA?
10.How much food / you / buy?
My brother Jake is a chef and has always wanted to have his own restaurant. Last month his dream (1) ................. (come) true when he (2) ................. (open) Jake's. He (3) ................. (look) for the perfect place for ages and one day when he was walking through town he (4) ................. (see) what would become his very own place. It (5) ................. (be) empty for years and (6) ................. (need) a lot of work. Although he (7) ................. (save up) since he graduated, he (8) ................. (not have) enough money to do everything, so one night we had a big family meeting to see what we could do to help him. Jake (9) ................. (already/decide) how he wanted the place to be decorated so all we had to do was decide who was going to do what. It (10) ................. (take) us about two months to complete but on opening night, everything was perfect.
Viết lại câu
1.Though Nam was a poor student,he studied very well.
=> In spite of
2.This hotel was the cheapest in the town
=> No
3.Because his bike was broken,he arrived late for the concert
=> Because of
4.Mr.Thach is more careful than all the other workers in the factory
=> No
The bus didn’t come. He was late. (Combine, using “because”)
A.He was late because the bus didn’t come.
B.The bus didn’t come because he was late.
C.Because he was late, the bus didn’t come.
Peter missed the bus. He was late for school(because)