She drank coffee to keep herself warm although she dislied it
=> Despite her dislikes for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm
In spite of the fact that she disliked coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm
She drank coffee to keep herself warm although she dislied it
=> Despite her dislikes for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm
In spite of the fact that she disliked coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm
Rewrite the sentences, using although or in spite of,because of
1. Although I was hungry, I didn’t eat anything.
=> In spite of ...........................................................................................................................................................................
2. Although the salary was low, he accepted the job.
=> Despite ..................................................................................................................................................................................
3. In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
=> Though .................................................................................................................................................................................
4. In spite of the bad weather, they went out for dinner.
=> Although ..............................................................................................................................................................................
5. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match.
=> Although ..............................................................................................................................................................................
6. Although they lost, the home team played very well.
=> Despite ..................................................................................................................................................................................
7. Even though it was raining, I still went to school on time.
=>In spite of .............................................................................................................................................................................
8. Although she isn’t brilliant, she studies quite well.
=> Despite ..................................................................................................................................................................................
9. She isn’t brilliant but she studies quite well.
=> Although ..............................................................................................................................................................................
10. I didn’t get the job even though I was extremely qualified.
=> Despite ..................................................................................................................................................................................
11. He didn’t eat all the fruits because they were green.
=>Because .................................................................................................................................................................................
12. The plane took off though the weather was bad.
=>in spite of .............................................................................................................................................................................
13. He took a lot of photographs because the sky was nice
=>because of ...........................................................................................................................................................................
14. Although she doesn’t earn much money, she spends like a millionaire.
=> Despite ..................................................................................................................................................................................
15. Tom will not pass the examination although he studies well.
=> In spite of ...........................................................................................................................................................................
16. He is still fat though he has been on a diet for 2 years.
=> In spite of ...........................................................................................................................................................................
17. Although his English was good, he wasn’t chosen.=> despite ...........................................................................................................
18. Although Judy was severely disabled, she participated in many sports.=> Despite...........................................................................................................
19. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry.
=>In spite of .............................................................................................................................................................................
20. Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine.
=> Despite ..................................................................................................................................................................................
21. We did the test well though it was difficult.
=>In spite of .............................................................................................................................................................................
22. Although he is strong, I’m not afraid of him.
=> Despite ..................................................................................................................................................................................
23. The plane took off though the weather was bad.
=>In spite of .............................................................................................................................................................................
24. Though his English was good, he wasn’t chosen.
=> Despite ..................................................................................................................................................................................
25. because the streets are narrow, few people drive in this place
=>because of ...........................................................................................................................................................................
26. Mr Pike doesn’t wear glasses though he is over sixty.
=> Despite ..................................................................................................................................................................................
27. He didn’t eat the chocolate cake because he was on diet.
=>because of .........................................................................................................................................................................
27. He studies very well though his life was hard at that time.
=> Despite ..................................................................................................................................................................................
Exercise 4: Rewrite these sentences using “although/ in spite of/ despite”
1. Even though he usually tells lies, many people believe him.
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2. Despite the fact that he got bad grade in the university entrance exam, he was admitted to the university.
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3. Although she was out of money, she went shopping.
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4. In spite of missing the bus, we went to school on time.
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5. Although the weather was bad, we had a wonderful holiday with a lot of interesting activities.
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Exercise 11: Use the reflexive pronoun with a verb in the box to fill in each blank.
Verbs: locked, kick, cut, burn, blame.
1. Be careful! That pan is very hot. Don’t..........................!
2. They couldn’t get back into the house. They had............................out.
3. It isn’t her fault. She really shouldn’t...........................
4. How stupid I am. I could..............................
5. Ben........................while he was shaving this morning.
Bài 3. Write a sentence for each of the following using used to or didn’t use to.
1. When Barbara was in Italy, she stayed with an Italian family.
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2. I quite like drinking coffee in the morning, although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger
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3. We seem to have lost interest in our work.
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4. I don’t mind travelling by train now.
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5. I went to the church when I was a child.
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6. Since we’ve lived in the countryside, we’ve been much happier.
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7. Mr. Michael grew tulips but he doesn’t any more.
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8. I prefer listening to classical music now, although when I was young I couldn’t stand it.
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9. My sister looked so far when she returned from Paris.
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10. He doesn’t love me any more.
He used………………………
Rewrite the sentences keeping the same meaning.
1. Although she didn’t want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the end.
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2. They visited Madrid although they didn’t have time to visit El Prado.
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3. Although it was raining, we decided to go anyway.
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4. The English actor Oliver Reed was often rude to people although he was always kind to animals.
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5. Although he behaved badly, he wasn’t punished.
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6. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
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7. Although it was raining heavily, we played the match as planned.
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8. Although my doctor had told me to stay in bed I went to work.
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9. Although he takes a lot of exercises, he’s fat.
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10. Although I had practiced for hours on end, my first golf ball ended up in the trees.
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Change from in spite of/ despite ->although/though/even though
1. Despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan.
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2. They went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water.
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3. In spite of being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row.
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4. She decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boyfriend very much.
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5. He went on holiday to Thailand in spite of the expensive airfare.
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6. Socrates never had much money despite being very famous in his own day.
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7. His career did not really take off despite his ambitions.
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8. They managed to work together despite their differences of opinion.
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9. Despite my headache I enjoyed the film.
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10. Despite having enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
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Bài 10 : Combine these pairs of sentences using "such .... that" :
2/ Mary is a good swimmer. She has won two gold medals.
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3/ He drank strong coffee. He couldn't go to sleep.
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4/ It was a long walk. The children got tired.
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5/ He told interesting stories. They all like him.
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6/ The boy made rapid progress. It surprised everybody.
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7/ He had a difficult exercise. He couldn't do it.
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8/ The speaker gave a long talk. Most of the audience felt sleepy.
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9/ We watched an exciting competition. We didn't want to go home.
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10/ It was an excellent show. We all enjoyed it.
complete the sentences with because\because of\ although\ in spite of
1. We delayed our trip.............the bad weather
2. Sue's eyes were red .................. she had been crying
3 My morther is always complaining.......................the untidiness of my room
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points)
1. Although the girl is young, she is quite experienced.
-> In spite of ………………………………………………………………….
2. The play started as soon as we arrived at the theatre.
-> No sooner…………………………………………………………………...
3. As Mike earned more money, he bought more clothes.
-> The …..………………………………………………………………………
4. Who often makes people in your class laugh ?
-> By .………………………………………………………………………….
5. “Shall I clean the windows for you, Mai ? ” Said Nam
-> Nam offered …………………………………………………………………
6. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.
-> He denied ……………………………………………..…………..
7. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
-> At no time …………………………………………………………………..
8. No one has seen Hoa since her birthday.
-> The last time Hoa .. …………………………………………………………
9. The boys prefer playing soccer to staying indoors.
-> The boys would rather ……………………………………………………..
10. Nam doesn’t like chocolate cakes and his parents don’t, either
-> Neither............................................................................................................
II. Complete the sentences, using the given words. (1.0point)
1. Mr.Brown / teach English/ six years now.
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2. The recent earthquake/ cause/ serious damage/ Japan’s economy.
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3. If/ I/ you/ I/ take/ public transport/ school/ avoid traffic jams/ save energy.
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4. It/ essential that/ the boy/ have/ good command/ English.
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5. We/ having/ very good/ time/ together/ help us/ strengthen/ friendship.
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1. Although Nam is not intelligent student, he can learn very fast
-> Despite/ In spite of...............................
2. Because Hoa was rich, she could buy that house
-> Because of...........................................