In spite of

In spite of ( In spite of N/Ving)

In spite of

1. Though he is rich, he never helps the poor

⇒ Despite he is rich, he never helps the poor.

2. Although she is poor, she is always happy

⇒ In spite of she is poor, she is always happy.

1. Though he is rich, he never helps the poor.

- Despite being rich, he never helps the poor. (he=he)

2. Although she is poor, she is always happy.

- In spite of being poor, she is always happy. (she=she)

(Cả 2 câu trên chỉ sử dụng V-ing được khi chủ ngữ 1 giống chủ ngữ 2)

1. Though he is rich, he never helps the poor.

-> Despite being rich, he never helps the poor.

2. Although she is poor, she is always happy.

-> In spite of being poor, she is always happy.

III. Fill in the blank with the proper form of the word given.

1. Susan is very ______proud______ of the work she had done. (pride)

2. Jane is______interested______in seeing sights. (interest)

3. Mai is sad about her _______poverty_____ (poor)

4. I can say for______sure______that you have made much progress in learning English. (sure)

5. I don’t think I’m accustomed to_______driving_____on the left. (drive)

6.  Prices continue to show an upward _______tendency_______ (tend )

7.  I’m ___determined ___________ to succeed. (determine)

8. They discussed the matter calmly and ________reasonably______. (reason)

9. She can look back on her career with great _______satisfaction_______ ( satisfy)

1.She suggested ........... money for the poor people in our neighborhood ( save/to save/ saving/ saved )

2.She is very tired;..........., she has to finish her homework (therefore /so/and/ however)

3.My sister sings very........... (beauty/beautiful/beautifully/beautify)

4.I suggest you ........... practice speaking English every day (must/can/should/have to )

5.Solar energy  doesn't cause ........... (pollute/ polluted/ polluting/ pollution )

6.I have ........... my bag but I can't find it anywhere (looked at/ looked for/ looked after / looked in )

7.Tet is a time for Vietnamese families to clean and ........... their houses ( decorate/hang/ enjoy/ prepare)

8. Tet is a joyful ........... is celebrated in Vietnam (who/which/whose/where)

9.We should not use plastic bags because they are very hard to ...........( melt/ soften/heat/dissolve )

10.In order to save electricity, an ordinary 100-watt light bulb can be replaced by ...........( an energy-saving bulb/saving-energy bulb/an electric bulb/ a lamp )

11.If the rice paddies are polluted, the rice plants ........... ( would die / could die/ will die/ died )

12. can you turn ...........the light? It's too dark (on/off/in/for )

13............ is a person who installs and repairs water -pipes (electrician/Carpenter/Plumber )

14.It is celebrated in Vietnam on the 15th of August in a lunar year. It's ...........

(Christmas /Mid - Fall festival/Easter/New Year's Day )

V. Choose the best answer:

1.She suggested ........... money for the poor people in our neighborhood ( save/to save/ saving/ saved )

2.She is very tired ;...........,she has to finish her homework (therefore /so/and/ however)

3.My sister sings very........... (beauty/beautifl/beautifully/beautify)

4.I suggest you ........... practice speakig English every day (must/can/should/have to )

5.Solar energy  doesn't cause ........... (pollute/ polluted/ polluting/ pollution )

6.I have ........... my bag but I can't find it anywhere (looked at/ looked for/ looked after / looked in )

7.Tet is a time for Vietnamese families to clean and ........... their houses ( decorate/hang/ enjoy/ prepare)

8. Tet is a joyful ........... is celebrated in Vietnam (who/which/whose/where)

9.We should not use plastic bags because they are very hard to ...........( melt/ soften/heat/dissolve )

10.In order to save electricity , an ordinary 100-watt light bulb can be replaced by ...........( an energy-saving bulb/saving-energy bulb/an electric bulb/ a lamp )

11.If the rice paddies are polluted , the rice plants ........... ( would die / could die/ will die/ died )

12. can you turn ...........the light? It's too dark (on/off/in/for )

13............ i a person who installs and repairs water -pipes (electrician/Carpenter/Plumber )

14.It is celebrated in Vietnam on the 15th of August in a lunar year.It's ...........

(Christmas /Mid - Fall festival/Easter/New Year's Day )

1.She suggested ........... money for the poor people in our neighborhood ( save/to save/ saving/ saved )

2.She is very tired ;...........,she has to finish her homework (therefore /so/and/ however)

3.My sister sings very........... (beauty/beautifl/beautifully/beautify)

4.I suggest you ........... practice speakig English every day (must/can/should/have to )

5.Solar energy  doesn't cause ........... (pollute/ polluted/ polluting/ pollution )

6.I have ........... my bag but I can't find it anywhere (looked at/ looked for/ looked after / looked in )

7.Tet is a time for Vietnamese families to clean and ........... their houses ( decorate/hang/ enjoy/ prepare)

8. Tet is a joyful ........... is celebrated in Vietnam (who/which/whose/where)

9.We should not use plastic bags because they are very hard to ...........( melt/ soften/heat/dissolve )

10.In order to save electricity, an ordinary 100-watt light bulb can be replaced by ...........( an energy-saving bulb/saving-energy bulb/an electric bulb/ a lamp )

11.If the rice paddies are polluted, the rice plants ........... ( would die / could die/ will die/ died )

12. can you turn ...........the light? It's too dark (on/off/in/for )

13............ i a person who installs and repairs water -pipes (electrician/Carpenter/Plumber )

14.It is celebrated in Vietnam on the 15th of August in a lunar year.It's ...........

(Christmas /Mid - Fall festival/Easter/New Year's Day )

1. In spite of living in difficult conditions, she worked very hard.

2. The house has been decorated for three days.

3. In spite of the cloudy sky, we took mant pictures.

4. Because of the small room, we couldn't live in it.

5. Although they were poor, they lived happy together.

6. It took him an hour to wait for her.

1. If I were you, I would have more physical activities.

2. William suggested inviting some friends for a game of bowling.

3. Despite her poor health, she still perseveres in her studies.

In spite of their mother’s unhappiness, they held a party.

-Though ……their mother was unhappy, they held a party…………………..

3.We took many photographs even thought the sky was dark.

-We took may photographs despite the dark sky…………………

4.Despite her madness, he wanted to make friends with her.

-Though…she was mad, he wanted to make friends with her………………

5.In spite of her poor memory, she tried to recount what happened to the police.

-Although……her memory was poor, she tried to recount what happened to the police…………

6.He passed the test even though he was frequently absent from class.

-He passed the test in spite of……his frequent absence from class………………………

1. Mandy went on working though she felt unwell

-> In spite of feeling unwell, Mandy went on working

2. They slept soundly although the night air was hot

-> In spite of the fact that the night air was hot, they slept soundly

3. Although the children were poor, they seemed happy

-> Despite being poor, the children seemed happy

4. I enjoyed the film although the story was silly

-> In spite of the silly story, I enjoyed the film

5. We took many pictures although the sky was cloudy

-> Despite the cloudy sky, we took many pictures

6. Although Sarah dosen't talk much, she is a considerate person

-> Despite the fact that Sara doesn't talk much, she is a considerate person

7. Don't shout at her in spite of her lazinees

-> Though she is lazy, you shouldn't shout at her