Rewrite the following sentences using the given words. (2pts)

1. The weather was so good, so we decided to have a picnic.

®         Because ____________________________________________________________________

2. She began to learn to swim 2 months ago.

®         She has _____________________________________________________________________

3. For me, no kinds of sports are more interesting than football.

®         I think football _______________________________________________________________

4.  This is the first time we have won a football match.

®         We have never _______________________________________________________________

1/ Combine the two ideas into one sentence by using before and after to introduce time clauses

Example : I put on my coat.I went outside

-> Before I went outside, I put on my coat

I put on my clothes before I went outside

After I put on my coat, I went outside

I went outside after I put on my coat

1. She ate breakfast.She went to work

2. He did his homework.He went to bed

3. We bought tickets . We entered the theater

Exercise 3. Rewrite and connect the two sentences using because / so or although. 1. It was cold. We went swimming. → ____________________________________________ 2. He felt tired. He still went on working. → ____________________________________________ 3. Christiana was rich. She could buy that house. → ____________________________________________ 4. He was sick. His father asked him to stay at home. → ____________________________________________ 5. There was an accident. I was late. → ______________________________________________

Exercise 8: Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

  1.Despite her dislikes for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm. (although)

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  2.Mary will take a plane, even though she dislikes flying. (in spite of)

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  3.In spite of Marcy’s sadness at losing the contest, she managed to smile. (although)

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  4.We took many pictures though the sky was cloudy. (despite)

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  5.Despite her poor memory, the old woman told interesting stories to the children, (even though)

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  6.Though he has been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test. (in spite of)

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  7.Nancy told me the secret despite having promised not to do so. (though)

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  8.We plan to buy a ticket for the drawing although we know we will not win a prize. (even though)

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  9.In spite of the high price, my daughters insist on going to the movies every Saturday. (even though)

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  10.He ate the chocolate cake even though he is on a diet. (in spite of)

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Exercise 8: Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

                1.    Despite her dislikes for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm. (although)

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                2.    Mary will take a plane, even though she dislikes flying. (in spite of)

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                3.    In spite of Marcy’s sadness at losing the contest, she managed to smile. (although)

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                4.    We took many pictures though the sky was cloudy. (despite)

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                5.    Despite her poor memory, the old woman told interesting stories to the children, (even though)

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                6.    Though he has been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test. (in spite of)

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                7.    Nancy told me the secret despite having promised not to do so. (though)

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                8.    We plan to buy a ticket for the drawing although we know we will not win a prize. (even though)

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                9.    In spite of the high price, my daughters insist on going to the movies every Saturday. (even though)

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                10.  He ate the chocolate cake even though he is on a diet. (in spite of)

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Exercise 8: Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.

1.      It is essential that you clean your room before going out.

You _______________________________________________________________.

2.      It's forbidden to draw on the wall here.

You _______________________________________________________________.

3.      It's against the regulations to use a dictionary in the exam.

You _______________________________________________________________.

4.      She is not allowed to go out alone after 10 p.m.

She _______________________________________________________________.

5.      It is very necessary that they attend the meeting tomorrow.

They _______________________________________________________________.

 Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of, however, nevertheless. Sometimes, two answers are possible.

1. ....................... it was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat.

2. My father is very busy. ............................, he is always willing to give a hand with the housework.

3. Some English words have the same pronunciation ................................... they are spelled differently, for example, deer and dear.

4. I was cold and wet. ......................................, Bob put on his swimming suit and went to the beach.

5. I think I did OK in my speech last night............................. I'd had almost no sleep for 24 hours.

6. Carol arrives at the meeting ..................................... I asked her not to be there.

7. The sky was grey and cloudy. ........................................, we went to the beach.

8. It looks like they're going to succeed ................................. their present difficulties.

9. ................................... there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle.

10. .................................. I heard the telephone ring, I didn't answer it.

Câu 1: Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets. change other words in the sentence if necessary

1. the film was interesting. the main actor and actress didn't act very well. ( although)

2. Thanh was ill. She still went to the cinima to watch her favourite movie ( despite )

3. The critics said it was a wonderful film. I think its was so boring. ( although )

4. Lien hs a lot of homework to do. She watches films on TV until 10 p.m every day. ( in spite of )

5. The film begins with a terrible disaster. It has a happy ending. ( despite )