II. Join the following sentences, using the words in brackets.

1. Cars cause pollution. People still want them. ( although )

2. I tried to persuade her . I didnt succeed , however. ( even though)

3. I cant complete the assignment in the afternoon because it is so much (so )

4.Last nights storm damaged the power lines. The town was without electricity for several hours.(therfore)

5. He hads a tirrible sore throat so she cant make a speech. (because of )

6. We couldnt get tickets . We queued for an hour .( Depite )

1 they did not have any money , but they bought an expensive mobilephone >> in spite of ................................................... 2 mai has to go to school to take her exams . she is having a flu >> although mai ..................................... 3 she does not go to school with us >> i wish ....................................... 4 cars cause pollution . however , people still want them >> although .. ......................................... 5 in spite of the bad weather , he went on a picnic >> although the weather ..............................................

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)

Use 'ALTHOUGH' to combine each pair of these sentences:

1/He often tells lies. Many people believe him

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2/She didn't eat much. She was hungry.

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3/He is over 60. He doesn't wear glasses.

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4/It got dark. They continued to work.

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5/She kept on studying. It was noisy.

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6/ He ate all the fruits. They were green.

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7/We could do the test. It was very difficult.

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8/He is very strong. I'm not afraid of him.

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9/The plane took off. The weather was bad.

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10/ He didn't stop his car. The traffic light turned red.

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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...

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)

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

Join each pair of sentences. Use the words in brackets.

1. Although Henry is a millionaire, he hates spending money.

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

2. Mark went on working although he felt unwell.

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

3. They slept soundly although the night air was hot.

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

4. Although she was successful, she felt dissatisfied.

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

5. Although the boat was full of water, it sailed on.

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

6. Although the children were poor, they seemed happy.

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

7. We couldn’t get tickets although we queued for an hour.

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

8. I enjoyed the film although the story was silly.

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

9. He didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock although he promised that he wouldn’t be late.

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

10. Although he was seriously ill, he was determined to finish his work.

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

11. I’ve still got the camera because no one has claimed it.

@Because it ...............................................................................................

12. Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident.

@Because ­..................................................................................................

13. We took many pictures although the sky was cloudy. >>In spite of

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

14. We understand him in spite of his strong accent. >> Although

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

15. Although he is wealthy, he is not spoiled.>> Despite

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

16. Despite a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.>> Though

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

17. In spite of the high prices, my roommates go to the movies every Saturday. >>Although

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

18. Even though she had a poor memory, she told interesting stories to the children. >>Despite

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

19. In spite of their poverty, they are very generous. >> Although

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

20. Though she has been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.>> Despite

@................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................

21. In spite of Lee’s Sadness at losing the contest, she managed to smile.>> Although

@...............................................................................................................

22. My friend ate the chocolate cake even though she was on a diet. >>Despite

@...............................................................................................................

23. In spite of a headache, he enjoyed the film.>> Although

@...............................................................................................................

24. My sister will take a plane even though she dislikes flying.>>In spite of

@...............................................................................................................

25. He isn’t happy although he is very rich. >>Despite

@...............................................................................................................

26. Even though he got a good job, he was not satisfied.>> Despite

@...............................................................................................................

27. Although he often tells lies, many people believe him.>> Despite

@...............................................................................................................

28. Mary didn’t go to school yesterday because she was sick.>> Because of

@...............................................................................................................

29. She went to bed early because she felt tired. >>Because of

@...............................................................................................................

30. Margaret stayed at home because her mother was sick.>> Because of

@...............................................................................................................

31. I couldn’t do the test because it was difficult.>> Because of

@...............................................................................................................

32. I couldn’t read the letter because it was dark.>> Because of

@...............................................................................................................

33. I can’t study because it is noisy.>> Because of

@...............................................................................................................

34. The train come late because it was foggy.>> Because of

@...............................................................................................................

35.  The train was late because the fog was thick.>> Because of

@...............................................................................................................

36. I can’t sleep because the weather is hot.>> Because of

@...............................................................................................................

37. All the teacher love him because his conduct is good.>> Because of

@...............................................................................................................

38. Because there was a traffic accident, I went to school late.>> Because of

@...............................................................................................................

39. Because there is a  shortage of meet, we had to live on beans.>> Because of

@...............................................................................................................

40. Because there was a lack of water, many trees died rapidly.>> Because of

@...............................................................................................................

41. She walked slowly because her leg was injured.>> Because of

@...............................................................................................................

42. Because it was sunny, we decided to go camping.>> Because of

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Exercise 5: Rewrite sentence

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

V. Join each pair of sentences. Use the words in brackets.

   1. We understand him in spite of his strong accent.                                                  (although)

       → 

   2. Though he has been absent frequently, he has passed the exam perfectly.                   (Despite)

       →

   3. Mary tried to finish the test even though she was sick.                                              (In spite of)

       → ____________________________________________________________________________________

   4. Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time.                                                (Although)

      → _____________________________________________________________________________