Sử dụng “Although”; “though”; “in spite of”; “despite”

Công thức: Although/Though + s + v, s + v; 

In spite of/ Despite + noun/ ving, s + v)

He is rich but he isn’t happy. (Although)

Cars cause pollution but people still want them. (Although) 

Mr. Nam was successful in his life although he came from a poor family. (despite)

Though he is intelligent, he can’t do all these tests well. (in spite of) 

In spite of his much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine. (Although)

Don’t shout at her in spite of her laziness. (though) 

It was raining heavily but I went swimming. (in spite of)

Though Lan is beautiful and intelligent, she is never proud of herself. (In spite of )

Lan is admired (được ngưỡng mộ) by her friends because she is intelligent. (Because of)

We don’t spend much time on our housework because  a lot of devices for the home were invented. ( because of) 

We always trust (tin tưởng) Nam because he is wise and honest.( because of)

exercise

1/he finished his work although ha was tired after the long driver

-despite......

2/although mr pike was seriously ill, he still composed nice pices of music.

-despite......

3/cars cause pollution but people still want them.

-although....

4/she wass seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much.

-although....

5/although he took a taxi, bill still arrived late for the concert.

-in spite of......

6/he had enough money.he refused to buy a new car.

-although....

-in spite of....

7/it was raining.he walked to the station.

-although....

-despite...

8/although he is got a fench name, he is in fact american.

-despite...

9/in spite of her injured foot,she managed to walk home.

-although...

10/despite the fact that we were the beter team,we lost the match.

-even though...

Ex: Rewrite sentence:

1. He is rich but He isn't happy (Although)

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2. Cars cause pollution but people still want them (although)

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3. Mr.Nam was successful in his life although he came from a poor family (despite)

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4. Though he is intelligent, he can't do all these tests well (in spite of)

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5. In spite of his much experience in machinery, he didn't succeed in repairing this machine (Although)

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6. Don't shout at her in spite of her laziness (Though)

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7. It was raining heavily but I went swimming (in spite of)

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8. Though Lan is beautiful and intelligent, she is never proud of herself (As)

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9. Lan is always admired by her friends because she is intelligent (Because of)

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10. We don't spend much time in our homework because a lot of devices for the home were invented (Because of)

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11. We always trust Nam because he is wise and honest (Because of)

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12. Because of Lan's poverty, she can't continue her study at the university (Because)

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Join each pair of sentences. Use the words in brackets.
1. Cars cause pollution but people still want them. (although)
→……………………………………………………………… .
2. Although it got dark, they continued to work. (in spite of)
→……………………………………………………………… .
3. He couldn’t solve the problem though he is good at math. (despite)
→……………………………………………………………… .
4. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry . (despite)
→……………………………………………………………… .
5. Although he often tells lies, many people believe him. (In spite of)
→……………………………………………………………… .
6. He isn’t happy although he is very rich. (despite)
→……………………………………………………………… .
7. In spite of headache, he enjoyed the film. (although)
→……………………………………………………………… .
8. My friend ate the chocolate cake even though she was on a diet. (despite)
→……………………………………………………………… .
9. In spite of their poverty, they are very generous. (although)
→……………………………………………………………… .
10.Although he is wealthy, he is not spoiled. (despite)
→………………………………………………………………

IV. Rewrite the sentences

1. cars cause pollution but people still want them. (although)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

2. We took many pictures although the sky was cloudy. (in spite of)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

3. Although he is wealthy, he is not spoiled. (despite)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

4. Even though she had a poor memory, she told interesting stories to the children. (despite)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

5. Though he has been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test. (despite)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

6. My sister will take a plane even though she dislikes flying. (in spite of)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

7. He isn’t happy although he is very rich. (despite)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

8. Even though he got a good job, he was not satisfied. (despite )

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

9. Although he often tells lies, many people believe him. (despite)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

10. Mary didn’t go to school yesterday because she was sick. (because of)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

11. She went to bed early because she felt tired . (because of)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

12. Margaret stayed at home because her mother was sick. (because of)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

13. I couldn’t read the letter because the room was dark. (because of)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

14. The train come late because it was foggy. (because of)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

15. The train was late because the fog was thick. (because of)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

16. I can’t sleep because the weather is hot. (because of)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

17. Because there was a traffic accident, I went to school late. (because of)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

18. Because there is a shortage of meet, we had to live on beans. (because of)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

19. Because there was a lack of water, many trees died rapidly. (because of)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

20. She walked slowly because her leg was injured. (because of)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

21. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry . (despite)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

22. He couldn’t solve the problem though he is good at math. (despite)

=> .........................................................................................................................................................

1. Mary doesn’t go to school because she is ill
Because of ...........................................................................................................
2. Our guests arrived late because of the heavy rain
Because ...........................................................................................................
3. Because of my friend’s absence, I have to copy the lesson for him
Because ...........................................................................................................
4. This boy is ignorant because he is lazy
Because of ...........................................................................................................
5. My friend was absent because of his illness
Because ...........................................................................................................
6. As he has behaved badly, he must be punished
Because of ...........................................................................................................
7. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job
In spite ...........................................................................................................
8. We went out in spite of the rain
Although ...........................................................................................................
9. Though he was poor, he wasn’t always unhappy
Despite ...........................................................................................................
10. The little boy crossed the street although the traffic was heavy
In spite of ...........................................................................................................
11. She decided to accept the job although the salary was low
Despite ...........................................................................................................
12. Although he had a bad cold, William still went to work
In spite ...........................................................................................................
13. Life is short, yet we still waste a lot of time
Though ...........................................................................................................
14. In spite of all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong
Although ...........................................................................................................
15. In spite of his age, Mr. Bensons runs seven miles before breakfast
Although ...........................................................................................................
16. In spite of the bad weather, the pilot will bring the plane down safely
Though ...........................................................................................................
17. Cars cause pollution but people still want them
Although ...........................................................................................................
18. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car
In spite ...........................................................................................................
19. They got wet to the skin because of heavy rain
It rained ...........................................................................................................
20. Not having enough money, I didn’t buy the computer
Because I ...........................................................................................................
21. The joke was funny, but no one laughed
Although ...........................................................................................................
22. The café was crowded, but we found a table
Although ...........................................................................................................
23. Since he was careless, Tim lost his job
Because of ...........................................................................................................
24. She was seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much
Although ...........................................................................................................
25. He crashed his car although he drove carefully
Despite ...........................................................................................................
26. Although the weather was very hot, they continued playing football
In spite of ...........................................................................................................

REWRITE:

1.Cars cause poluttion but people still want them

->Although............................................................

2.Although his leg was broken ,he managed to get out of the car

->In spite.......................................................................................

3.The café was crowded ,but we found a table

->Although..........................................................

4.She was seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much

->Although........................................................................

5.He crashed his car although he drove carefully

->Despite........................................................................

6.Although the weather was very hot , they continued playing football

->In spite of.....................................................................................

7.They got wet to the skin because of heavy rain

->It rained......................................................................

8.Our guests arrived late because of the heavy rain

->Because...........................................................

9.Because of my friends's absence, I have to copy the lesson for him

->Because..................................................................................

10.This boy isignorant because he is lazy

->Because of................................................

11.My friend was absent because of his illness

->Because.........................................................

12.Since he was careless, Tim lost his job

->Because of..................................................

Dùng mấy cái trong ngoặc:

1.     Mr. Nam was successful in his life although he came from a poor family. (despite)

2.     Though he is intelligent, he can’t do all these tests well. (in spite of) (intelligent (a)=> intelligence (n))

3.     In spite of his much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine. (Although) (experience (n) kinh nghiệm => experienced (a) in sth: có kinh nghiệm trong việc gì)

4.     Don’t shout at her in spite of her laziness. (though)

5.     It was raining heavily but I went swimming. (in spite of)

6.     Though Lan is beautiful and intelligent, she is never proud of herself. (In spite of) (beautiful (a) => beauty (n); intelligent (adj) => intelligence (n) )

7.     Lan is admired (được ngưỡng mộ) by her friends because she is intelligent. (Because of)

8.     We don’t spend much time on our housework because  a lot of devices for the home were invented. ( được phát minh) (Because of) (invent (v) phát minh; invention (n) of sth: sự phát minh cái gì)

9.     We always trust (tin tưởng) Nam because he is wise and honest.( because of) (wise (a) khôn ngoan => wisdom (n); honest (a) chân thật => honesty (n))