1.The new restaurant looks good;however,It seems to have few customers.

2.We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon;however,we could not afford the fee.

3.Despite the sickness of Marry,she didn't leave the meeting until it ended.

4. In spite of live in the same street,we rarely see each other.

5.In spite of tired, I couldn't sleep.

6.Despite have little money,they are happy.

7.Although my foot was hurt,I managed to walk to the nearest village.

8. I've been too busy to answer by email; nevertheless, I'll do it soon.

9.Although we had planned to walk right round the lake,the heavy rain made this impossible.

10.I got very wet in the rain although I had an umbrella

cau1 : complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first . use the word in brackets :

1 it was a public day . all the shops were shut ( since )

=>all the shops were shut since it was a public day.

2 we did not enjoy our holiday . the weather was bad ( so )

=> the weather was bad SO we did not enjoy our holiday

3 the building has now been rebuilt . it was destroyed in the fire ( relative clause )

=>The building which was destroyed in the fire has now been rebuilt.

4 lan can not drive a car ( wish )

=>Lan wishes she could drive a car .

5 i got very wet in the rain . i had an umbrella ( although )

=>Although i had an umbrella , i got very wet in the rain.

Rewrite the sentences, using the words in the brakets. Change other words in the sentences if necessary.

1. I couldn't sleep. I was tired. (in spite of)

-> Inspite of being tired , I couldn't sleep

2. They have little money. They are happy. (despite)

-> Despite having little money , they are happy

3. My foot was hurt. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (although)

-> Although my foot was hurt , I managed to walk to the nearest village

4. We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon. We could not afford the fee. (however)

-> We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon. However , we could not afford the fee

5. I got very wet in the rain. I had an umbrella. (although)

-> Although I had an umbrella , I got very wet in the rain

1.I couldn't sleep. I was tired. (in spite of)

=>In spite of tired, I couldn't sleep

2.They have little money. They are happy (despite)

=>Despite have little money, they are happy

3.My foot was hurt. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (althought)

=>Althought my foot was hurt, I managed to walk to the nearest village

4.We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon. We could not afford the fee.

=>We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon, however, we could not afford the fee

5.I got very wet in the rain. I had an umbralla (although)

=>I got very wet in the rain although I had an umbrella

My foot was hurt. I managed to walk to the nearest village. ( although )

=> Although my foot hurt , I managed to walk to the nearest village.

- I've been too busy to answer by email. I'll do it soon. ( nevertheless )

=> I've been too busy to answer by email. Nevertheless , I'll do it soon.

- We had planned to walk right round the lake. The heavy rain made this impossible. ( although )

=> Although we had planned to walk right round the lake , the heavy made this impossible.

- I got very wet in the rain. I had an umbrella. ( although )

=> Although I had an umbrella , I got very wet in the rain.

- I couldn't do the test although it wasn't difficult. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of the fact that the test wasn't difficult , I coudn't do the test.

- Although he got up early,he was late for the first train. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of getting up early , he was late for the first train.

- Although English grammer is difficult,we like to study it. ( despite )

=> Despite the fact that English grammer is difficult , we like to study it

- Although he is an excellent doctor,he can't cure lever cancer. ( despite )

=> Despite an excellent doctor , he cann't cure lever cancer.

- Although my friend doesn't have enough money,she wants to buy that new car. ( despite )

=> Despite of the fact that my friend doesn't have enough money , she wants to buy that new car.

- Although Mai didn't speak English well,she decided to live in London. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of speaking English badly , Mai decided to live in London.

- Although he is sick,he goes to school. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of his sickness , he goes to school.

- Although Lan was tired , she did all her homework carefully. ( despite )

=> Despite being tired , she did all her homework carefully

- Everybody has a great regard for her despite her poverty. ( although )

=> Although she is poor , everybody has a great regard for her.

- They worked very hard although they were old. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of being old , they wroked very hard.

My foot was hurt. I managed to walk to the nearest village. ( although )

=> Although my foot hurt , I managed to walk to the nearest village.

- I've been too busy to answer by email. I'll do it soon. ( nevertheless )

=> I've been too busy to answer by email. Nevertheless , I'll do it soon.

- We had planned to walk right round the lake. The heavy rain made this impossible. ( although )

=> Although we had planned to walk right round the lake , the heavy made this impossible.

- I got very wet in the rain. I had an umbrella. ( although )

=> Although I had an umbrella , I got very wet in the rain.

- I couldn't do the test although it wasn't difficult. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of the fact that the test wasn't difficult , I coudn't do the test.

- Although he got up early,he was late for the first train. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of getting up early , he was late for the first train.

- Although English grammer is difficult,we like to study it. ( despite )

=> Despite the fact that English grammer is difficult , we like to study it

- Although he is an excellent doctor,he can't cure lever cancer. ( despite )

=> Despite an excellent doctor , he cann't cure lever cancer.

- Although my friend doesn't have enough money,she wants to buy that new car. ( despite )

=> Despite of the fact that my friend doesn't have enough money , she wants to buy that new car.

- Although Mai didn't speak English well,she decided to live in London. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of speaking English badly , Mai decided to live in London.

- Although he is sick,he goes to school. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of his sickness , he goes to school.

- Although Lan was tired , she did all her homework carefully. ( despite )

=> Despite being tired , she did all her homework carefully

- Everybody has a great regard for her despite her poverty. ( although )

=> Although she is poor , everybody has a great regard for her.

- They worked very hard although they were old. ( in spite of )

=> In spite of being old , they wroked very hard.

1. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired. (in spite of, although)

-> In spite of being tired, I couldn't sleep.

->I couldn't sleep although I was very tired.

2. They have little money. They’re happy. (despite, even though)

-> Despite having little money, they‘re happy.

-> Even though they have little money, they're happy.

3. My foot was hurt. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (in spite of, although)

->Although my foot hurt, I managed to walk to the nearest village.

-> My foot was hurt in spite of I managed to walk to the nearest village

4. We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon. We couldn’t afford the fee. (however)

-> We planned to visit Petronasin the afternoon. However, we couldn't afford the fee

5. I got very wet in the rain. I had an umbrella. (though, despite)

->Althought I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.

-> I had an umbrella despite I got very wet in the rain.

1. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well. 

In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well.

2. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time. 

Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time.

3. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.

 In spite of being sick, my mother told me to go to school.

4. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.

 Despite bad grades, Tom was admitted to the university.

5. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.

 Although Tom's salary was good, he gave up his job.

II. Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets (Viết lại các câu sử dụng các từ trong ngoặc)

1. I couldn’t sleep . I was tired . ( in spite of )

=> I couldn’t sleep in spite of being tired .

2. They have little money . They are happy . (despite )

=> Despite having little money, they are happy .

3. My foot was hurt . I managed to walk to the nearest village .( although )

=> Although my foot was hurt, I managed to walk to the nearest village .

4. We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon .We could not afford the fee ( however )

=> We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon . However, we could not afford the fee.

5. I got very wet in the rain . I had an umbrella . (although)

=> I got very wet in the rain although I had an umbrella .