1.        Glenne Close hasn’t won a single Oscar. She has been nominated six times, (although)

2.        Brian Stone is a famous singer. He can’t sing folk song. (despite)

3.        Some people said the film was terrible. I found it quite gripping. (Though)

4.        It was a horror film. It wasn’t frightening at all. (in spite of)

5.        The movie was a box-office failure. It had an all-star cast. (even though)

6.        The film had good reviews. It was entirely ignored by awards bodies, (despite)

7.           People criticized the movie for being too violent. The movie was a commercial success. (in spite of)

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8.        I liked it a great deal. I will likely never watch it again, (although)

9.        The film had largely negative reception. Penn was nominated for Best Actor. (despite)

10.    Critic reviews were favorable. The film was pulled early from theaters due to low ticket sales. (although)

Bài 2) Join the two sentences using the world in brackets:

1) Glenne Close hasn't won a single Oscar. She has been nominated six times, (although)

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2) Brian Stone is a famous singer. He can't sing folk song. (despite)

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3) Some people said the film was terrible. I found it quite gripping ( Though)

4) It was a horror film. It wasn't frightening at all. ( in spite of)

X. Join the two sentences using the word in brackets.
1. Glenne Close hasn’t won a single Oscar. She has been nominated six times, (although)
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2. Brian Stone is a famous singer. He can’t sing folk song. (despite)
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3. Some people said the film was terrible. I found it quite gripping. (Though)
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4. It was a horror film. It wasn’t frightening at all. (in spite of)
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5. The movie was a box-office failure. It had an all-star cast. (even though)
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6. The film had good reviews. It was entirely ignored by awards bodies, (despite)
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7. People criticized the movie for being too violent. The movie was a commercial success. (in spite of)
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8. I liked it a great deal. I will likely never watch it again, (although)
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9. The film had largely negative reception. Penn was nominated for Best Actor. (despite)
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10. Critic reviews were favorable. The film was pulled early from theaters due to low ticket sales.
(although)
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X. Join the two sentences using the word in brackets.
1. Glenne Close hasn’t won a single Oscar. She has been nominated six times, (although)
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2. Brian Stone is a famous singer. He can’t sing folk song. (despite)
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3. Some people said the film was terrible. I found it quite gripping. (Though)
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4. It was a horror film. It wasn’t frightening at all. (in spite of)
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5. The movie was a box-office failure. It had an all-star cast. (even though)
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6. The film had good reviews. It was entirely ignored by awards bodies, (despite)
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7. People criticized the movie for being too violent. The movie was a commercial success. (in spite of)
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8. I liked it a great deal. I will likely never watch it again, (although)
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9. The film had largely negative reception. Penn was nominated for Best Actor. (despite)
____________________________________________________________________________
10. Critic reviews were favorable. The film was pulled early from theaters due to low ticket sales.
(although)
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Bài 2) Join the two sentences using the world in brackets:

1) Glenne Close hasn't won a single Oscar. She has been nominated six times, (although)

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2) Brian Stone is a famous singer. He can't sing folk song. (despite)

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3) Some people said the film was terrible. I found it quite gripping ( Though)

4) It was a horror film. It wasn't frightening at all. ( in spite of)

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5) The movie was a box-office failure. It had an all-star cast (even though)

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6) The film had good reviews. It was entirely ignored by awards bodies, (despite)

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7) People criticized the movie for being too violent. The movie was a commercial success. (in spite of)

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8) I liked it a great deal. I will likely never watch it again (although)

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9) The film had largely negative reception. Penn was nominated for Best Actor. (despite)

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10) Critic reviews were favorable. The film was pulled early from theaters due to low ticket sales( although)

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 2. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.

    1. This film made a strong impression on me (impressed)

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    2. Horror films terrify my younger sister. (terrified)

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    3. His new film is really surprising me. (surprised)

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    4. I found the film exciting. (excited)

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    5. The film bored us so we left halfway through it. (boring).

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6. Glenne Close hasn’t won a single Oscar. She has been nominated six times, (although)

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7.  Brian Stone is a famous singer. He can’t sing folk song. (despite)

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8. Some people said the film was terrible. I found it quite gripping. (Though)

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9. It was a horror film. It wasn’t frightening at all. (in spite of)

____________________________________________________________________________

10. The movie was a box-office failure. It had an all-star cast. (even though)

____________________________________________________________________________

11. The film had good reviews. It was entirely ignored by awards bodies, (despite)

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12. People criticized the movie for being too violent. The movie was a commercial success. (in spite of)

13. I liked it a great deal. I will likely never watch it again, (although)

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14. The film had largely negative reception. Penn was nominated for Best Actor. (despite)

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15. Critic reviews were favorable. The film was pulled early from theaters due to low ticket sales. (although)

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Join the two sentences using the words in brackets.

1. Brian Stone is a famous singer. He can't sing folk songs. (despite)

2. It was a horror film. It wasn't frightening at all. (in spite of)

3. The film had good reviews. It was entirely ignored at all. (despite)

4. People criticized the movies for being too violent. The movie was a commercial success. (in spite of)

5. The film had a largely negative reception. Penn was nominated for Best Actor. (despite)

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Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning

1. Although Son Tung -MTV is a famous singer, he can’t sing folk songs.  (Despite)

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2. He didn’t win an Oscar for the Best Actor although he performed excellently.   (Despite) _______________________________

3. The traffic was terrible, but we arrived on time.     (In spite of)

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

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5. Even though the film had a very simple plot, we all enjoyed it.     (However) ________________________________

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

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7. Although she drives carefully, she usually has accidents.      (Despite)

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8. In spite of his frequent absence from class, he did the test better than us.    (However) _______________________________

9. Although we live in the same street, we hardly ever see each other.   (Despite)

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10. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly.    (in spite of)

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