chuyển những câu sau từ mệnh đề chỉ chỉ sự nhượng bộ Although ➝ in spite of / despite
1. I don't think Stallone is a very good actor although he was very good in the Rocky films.
2. Although many European film directors have gone to Hollywood to make films, few have had as much success as Milos Forman.
3. Although he has performed excellently in many films, he has never won an Oscar for Best Actor.
8. Do you easily get (embarrassing/embarrassed)?
III. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.(4pts)
1. A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an .
A. thriller B. comedy C. drama D. animation
2. Not many people went to see the film; , it received good reviews from critics.
A. however B. despite C. but D. although
3. he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. Even B. But C. Although D. Despite
4. Trung finds horror films really .
A. disgust B. disgusts C. disgusting D. disgusted
5. they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. However B. Nevertheless C. When D. Although
6. We didn’t find it funny it was a comedy.
A. in spite of B. despite C. although D. but
7. The end of the film was so that many people cried.
A. shocking B. moving C. exciting D. boring
8. I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday feeling very tired.
A. although B. in spite of C. but D. so
Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence. In spite of having to work the next day. Tom watched films on DVD till midnight. Even though 2. The ending of the film was quite disappointing. 3. Although she performed well, she didn't receive good comments from critics Despite her 4. We were so interested in the comedy that we laughed from beginning to end. The comedy 5. I'm frightened by horror films; however, I enjoy watching them. In spite
ALTHOUGH AND IN SPITE OF
Although + clause <=> In spite of + Noun / gerund
Despite
a. We went on a picnic although the weather was cold............................
b. All of us will go to the meeting although it’s very far from here.........
c. Although Mr Chanh is nearly seventy, he still likes to participate in every
community activity...............................................................
d. . Although his knowledge of English is still poor, Nam gets along very well in
class discussion........................................................
e. Minh came to class in this morning although he had a bad cold................
f. Old Mr Ba attended the tree planting ceremony although the weather was awfully
sultry.
..................................................................
g. The people of HCM City will accomplish the “ green revolution” victoriously
although water scarce................................................................
h. Our country will become prosperous and powerful although we have to overcome
many difficulties and hardships.
......................................................................................................
i. The guerillas will win the battle although the fascist government has many modern
weapons.
...................................................................................................
j. The first-year students worked all afternoon in the trenches although it rained
heavily.
Although + clause <=> In spite of + Noun / gerund
Despite
a. We went on a picnic although the weather was cold............................
b. All of us will go to the meeting although it’s very far from here.........
c. Although Mr Chanh is nearly seventy, he still likes to participate in every
community activity...............................................................
d. . Although his knowledge of English is still poor, Nam gets along very well in
class discussion........................................................
e. Minh came to class in this morning although he had a bad cold................
f. Old Mr Ba attended the tree planting ceremony although the weather was awfully
sultry.
..................................................................
g. The people of HCM City will accomplish the “ green revolution” victoriously
although water scarce................................................................
h. Our country will become prosperous and powerful although we have to overcome
many difficulties and hardships.
......................................................................................................
i. The guerillas will win the battle although the fascist government has many modern
weapons.
...................................................................................................
j. The first-year students worked all afternoon in the trenches although it rained
heavily.
1. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
à In spite of _______________________________________________________________
2. Mary could not go to school because she was sick.
à Because of _______________________________________________________________
3. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
à Despite _______________________________________________________________
4. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.
à Because of _______________________________________________________________
5. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
àAlthough_______________________________________________________________
6. He is so young. His acting is excellent.
à Although___________________________________________________________________
7.The film poster is fascinating. I don't want to see this film.
àIn spite of___________________________________________________________________
8.Although our plan is careful, we made some mistakes.
àDespite_____________________________________________________________________
1.Although it was very noisy,we continued to study our lesson.
- Despite......................................................................................
2.He agreed to play tennis in spite of his tiredness.
-Although......................................................................
3.I like living in the dorm even though it is noisy.
-In spite of the......................................................................
Complete the second sentences so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence
1. In spite of having to work the next day, Tom watched films on DVD till midnight
- Even though____________________________
2. The ending of the film was quite disappointing
- We_____________________________________
3. Although she performed well, she didn't receive good comments from critics
- Despite her______________________________
4. We were so interested in the comedy that we laughed from beginning to end
- The comedy_____________________________
5. I'm frightened by horror films; however, I enjoy watching them
- In spite_________________________________
Chuyển although thành in spite of, in spite of thành although trong những câu sau:
1. Although she is beautiful, everybody hates her
2. The children slept deeply in the spite of the noise.
3. In spite of earning a low salary, Marley helped her parents.
4. John rarely sees Tom although they are neighbors.
5. Mary did not do well in the exam in spite of working very hard
6. Although I was very hungy, I couldn't eat.
7. In spite of the difficulty, they managed to solve the maths problem.
8. Kate never talked to him although she loved him.
9. Although it was cold, Liza didn't put on her coat.
10. Marie did the work in spite of being ill.
Rewrite sentences :
1 . Although the weather was bad , she went to school on time
-> Despite
2 . In spite of his good salary , Tom gave up his job .
-> Although
3 . We live in the same street . We hardly ever see each other
-> Despite
4 . Although he studied hard , he didn't pass the exam .
-> Despite
