III. Rewrite

1. Although I have a lot of money, I am not very satistied. DESPITE

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2. Although it rained, they still go fishing. IN SPITE OF

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3. Although she works hard, she doesn’t get good results. DESPITE

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4. Although he is a singer, he sings badly. IN SPITE OF

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5. Although the exercise is difficult, she can do it easily. BUT

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7. The distance from my house to school is about 2000 km.

It is……………………………………………………………………

8. Mr Danh walked to school some years ago

Mr Danh used…………………………………………………………………………

9. The exercise is difficult, but she can do it Although……………………………………………………………………………

10. Although she works hard, she doesn’t get good results.

Despite……………………………………………………………………………………

11. It/ about / 30km/ my town/ Ha Long Bay/.

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Mọi người giúp mình với

Rewrite sentences:

1 although I have lot of money, I am not very satisfied (despite)

2 you are too young. You can not join this competition (too...to)

3 I do not like science fiction and my sister does not,either (neither)

4 let is go to the school cafeteria (about)

5 although it rained , they still go fishing (in spite of)

6 although she works hard, she does not get good results (despite)

7 although he is a singer, he sings badly (in spite of)

8 although the exercise is difficult, she can do it easily (despite)

Mọi người giúp mình với

Rewrite sentences:

1 although I have lot of money, I am not very satisfied (despite)

2 you are too young. You can not join this competition (too...to)

3 I do not like science fiction and my sister does not,either (neither)

4 let is go to the school cafeteria (about)

5 although it rained , they still go fishing (in spite of)

6 although she works hard, she does not get good results (despite)

7 although he is a singer, he sings badly (in spite of)

8 although the exercise is difficult, she can do it easily (despite)

HOMEWORK

Choose the best answer:

1. _____________this movie is entertaining, not many people like it.

A. Because B. Although C. Because of D. Despite

2. _____________getting up early, I still missed the bus.

A. Despite of B. Although C. In spite of D. Because of

3. I decided to quit this job_____________the low salary.

A. because of B. despite C. because D. although

4. They canceled the match_____________it rained heavily.

A. because of B. because C. although D. in spite of

5. _____________the difficulty, they tried to finish all their tasks.

A. because of B. because C. although D. in spite of

6. Are you a__________runner? No. I run___________.

A. fast/ slow B. fastly/ slowly C. fast/ slowly D. fast/ slow

7. How do you think about my new book? – I find it___________.

A. excited B. excite C. excitingly D. exciting

8. This is a____________movie. It makes me laugh a lot.

A. hilarious B. boring C. disappointing D. frightening

9. This movie is about the war between the planets in the space. It is a___________movie.

A. romantic B. comedy C. documentary D. sci-fi

10. Please get____________the bus. We have finished our journey.

A. on B. of C. off D. up

Rewrite sentences:

1. Although I have a lot of money, I am not very satistied. DESPITE

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Although it rained, they still go fishing. IN SPITE OF

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Although she works hard, she doesn’t get good results. DESPITE

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Although he is a singer, he sings badly. IN SPITE OF

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Although the exercise is difficult, she can do it easily. DESPITE

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cloze test:
There are many (1)_______of films: romance, comedy, science fiction, documentary, horror, action… My favourite is romantic films, for (2)_______, Titanic, The Notebook, Notting Hill… They are meaningful about life and love. Sometimes they are (3)________and make me cry. I am also interested (4)________docmentaries. They give me interesting knowledge.

1. A. types B. movies C. forms D. watches

2. A. such as B. character C. example D. actor

3. A. funny B. gripping C. strange D. moving

4. A. on B. in C. of D. With

Ex 5: Rewrite the sentences with “despite / in spite of”.

1. Although he’s a millionaire, he lives in a very small flat.

……………………………………………………………………………………

2. Although they have a lot of money, they’re still not happy.

……………………………………………………………………………………

3. Although the traffic was heavy, we got there on time.

……………………………………………………………………………………

4. I couldn’t sleep although I was very tired.

……………………………………………………………………………………

5. She accepted the job although the salary was low.

……………………………………………………………………………………

6. He runs fast although he is old.

……………………………………………………………………………………

Ex 6: Rewrite the sentences with “However / Nevertheless”.

1. Huong seems to be quite clever. She often gets low marks.

……………………………………………………………………………………

2. This restaurant has a good service. The food is not delicious.

……………………………………………………………………………………

3. She is very rich. She doesn’t dress well.

……………………………………………………………………………………

4. Peter loves table tennis. He doesn’t play it well.

……………………………………………………………………………………

5. There is an interesting film on TV. We are studying now.

……………………………………………………………………………………

6. He asked for another cup of coffee. There was no more.

……………………………………………………………………………………

Ex 7: Choose the correct answer.

1. Mickey is a famous character of Disney ______ film.

A. musical B. comedy C. horror D. cartoon

2. You will be frightened when you see a ______ film.

A. scary B. comedy C. interesting D. cartoon

3. I wanted to see the film ______ feeling sleepy.

A. although B. spite C. in spite of D. but

4. ______ did you see that film? – Last night.

A. How B. What C. When D. Where

5. He is a good ______. He performs excellently in many films.

A. actor B. actress C. musician D. singer

6. It is a horror film. ______, it is a good film.

A. Although B. However C. And D. So

7. It is a ______ game. It makes me bored.

A. bores B. bore C. boring D. bored

8. He has an ______ personality. Every one wants to talks to him.

A. amuses B. amuse C. amusing D. amused

9. Tom Hanks is a film ______.

A. sun B. star C. moon D. cloud

10. Hilarious is a kind of film which makes viewers ______ a lot.

A. laugh B. cry C. frighten D. shock

11. ______ is the kind of film that shows real life events or stories.

A. horror B. love story C. comedy D. documentary

12. Romantic comedy combines comedy with ______.

A. life event B. love story C. crime D. murder

13. What ______ of film do you like to see? – Science fiction.

A. actor B. place C. kind D. character

14. Titanic is a ______ film.

A. cartoon B. horror C. romantic D. comedy

15. She sings very well _____ she is very fat.

A. although B. in spite of C. and D. so

16. He drove a car to home ______ his headache.

A. although B. in spite of C. and D. so

17. Her father came to see her yesterday, which made her ______.

A. surprising B. surprised C. surprises D. to surprise

18. It is a ______ word, I don’t know how to make a sentence with it.

A. to confuse B. confuse C. confused D. confusing

19. ______ being young, he is an excellent manager.

A. But B. Although C. In spite D. In spite of

20. I was ______ before going to the water park.

A. excited B. exciting C. excites D. excite

1. Complete the following sentences with “because (of)”, “(al)though/even though
/despite/ in spite of”.
1. __________________________ he worked hard, he didn’t receive any praise.
2. He ate the chocolate cake ______________________ he is on diet.
3. ____________________ the high prices, my daughters insist on going to the movies
every Saturday.
4. ________________________ it was cold, I went aout.
5. ________________________ John didn’t study hard, he succeeded.
6. We took many picture ________________________ the cloudy sky.
7. _________________________ her poor memory, the old woman told interesting stories
to the children.
8. She went home early _______________________ she didn’t feel well.
9. I couldn’t get to sleep __________________________ the noise.
10. The students arrived late_________________________the traffic jam.
2. Rewrite sentences:
1. Although I have a lot of money, I am not very satistied. DESPITE
________________________________________________________________________
2. Although it rained, they still go fishing. IN SPITE OF
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Although she works hard, she doesn’t get good results. DESPITE
________________________________________________________________
4. Although he is a singer, he sings badly. IN SPITE OF
_______________________________________________________________
5. Although the exercise is difficult, she can do it easily. DESPITE
6.He isn’t happy although he is very rich. DESPITE
__________________________________________________________________
7. Even though he got a good job, he was not satisfied. INSPITE OF
____________________________________________________________
8. Mary didn’t go to school yesterday because she was sick. BECAUSE OF
_____________________________________________
9. She went to bed early because she felt tired. BECAUSE OF
____________________________________________________________
10. I can’t sleep because the weather is hot. BECAUSE OF

III. Rewrite the sentences, using the word given or complete the sentences below:

1. Although I have a lot of money, I am not very satisfied.                         

DESPITE_______________________________________________________________

2. It rained. They still went fishing.                                                              

HOWEVER_______________________________________________________________

3. Although he is a singer, he sings badly.                                                    

IN SPITE OF ……………………………….

4. The exercise is difficult. She can do it easily.                                           

ALTHOUGH_______________________________________________________________

5. Linda doesn’t live with her parents any more.

Linda used ______________________________________________________

6. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?

Did you ________________________________________________________

      7. They found the film exciting.

      They _______________________________________________ about the film.

      8. Lots of people are confused by his behavior.

      Lots of people find his _____________________________________________

REwrite the sentences
1. although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived lat for the concert
in spite of
2. we wen out although it rained heavily
despite
3. she didn't go to school because she was seriously ill
because of
4. rice grows well here because of the warm and wet cimate
because
5. although he didn't speak english, Bob decided to settle in england
in spite of
6. in spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William still went to school
although
7. although he had a good salary he was unhappy in his life
in spite of
8. ba was punished because he was lazy
because of
9. because he is kind , everybody loves him
because of
10. they are always happy although they have very little money
in spite of
11. TOM went to work although he didn't feel very well
despite
12. i have tried hard but I can't earn enough money
in spite of
13. although he took a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert
despite
14 In spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William wen to schoold
though
15. though he tried hard he didn't succeed
in spite of

Rewrite the sentences:

1.I coudn't sleep.I was tỉred(in spite of)

-->.........................................

2.In spite of having to work the next day,Tom watched films on DVD until midnight

Although.................................

3.Although she performed well,she didn’t receive good comments from critics.

Despite................................................................................

4.I’m frightened by horror films.However,I enjoy watching them.

In spite of ............................................................................

5.Although he ‘s a millionaire,he lives in a small house.

Despite..................................................................................

6.Although they have a lot of money,they ‘re still not happy.

Despite...................................................................................

7.Although the traffic was heavy,we got there on time.

Despite...................................................................................

8.I coudn’t sleep although i was very tired.

In spite of..............................................................................

9.She accepted the job although the salary was low.

In spite of...............................................................................