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

Although He is rich, He isn’t happy.

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

Although Cars cause pollution, people still want them

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

Despite coming from a poor family, Mr. Nam was successful in his life

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

In spite of being intelligent, he can’t do all these tests well. 

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

Although he had much experience in machinery , he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine                                                                        

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

Though she us lazy, Don’t shout at her

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

In spite of the heavi rain, I went swimming

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

Much as Lan is beautiful and intelligent, she is never proud of herself.

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

Because of her intelligent,  Lan is always admired by her friends

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

Because of the invention of a lot of devices for the home, We don’t spend much time on our homework

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

Because of his wisdom and honesty, We always trust Nam

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

Because Lan is poor,  she can’t continue her study at the university. 

Exercise 5: Rewrite sentence

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

Although he is rich, he isn't happy

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

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

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

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

6. Don’t shout at her in spite of her laziness. ( Though ) Don't shout at her though she was lazy

7.It was raining heavily but I went swimming . ( in spite of ) In spite of the heavy rain, I went swimming

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

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

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

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

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

Although he is rich, he isn’t happy. (Although)

Although cars cause pollution, people still want them. (Although) 

Mr Nam was successful in his life despite coming from a poor family. (despite)

In spite of being intelligent, he can’t do all these tests well. (in spite of) 

Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine. (Although)

Don’t shout at her though she is lazy. (though) 

In spite of the heavy rain, I went swimming. (in spite of)

In spite of being beautiful and intelligent, Lan is never proud of herself. (In spite of )

Lan is admired (được ngưỡng mộ) because of being intelligent. (Because of)

We don’t spend much time on our housework because of the invention of a lot of devices for the home  ( because of) 

We always trust (tin tưởng) Nam because of his wisdom and honesty.( because of)

1. Cars cause pollution but people still want them. (although)
→……Although Cars cause pollution, people still want them………………………………………………………… .
2. Although it got dark, they continued to work. (in spite of)
→……In spite of the darkness, they continued to work………………………………………………………… .
3. He couldn’t solve the problem though he is good at math. (despite)
→… He couldn’t solve the problem despite being good at math…………………………………………………………… .
4. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry . (despite)
→…She didn’t eat much despite being hungry …………………………………………………………… .
5. Although he often tells lies, many people believe him. (In spite of)
→……In spite of his often telling lies, many people believe him.………………………………………………………… .
6. He isn’t happy although he is very rich. (despite)
→………He isn’t happy despite being very rich.……………………………………………………… .
7. In spite of headache, he enjoyed the film. (although)
→……………Although he had a headache, he enjoyed the film.………………………………………………… .
8. My friend ate the chocolate cake even though she was on a diet. (despite)
→……My friend ate the chocolate cake despite being on a diet. ………………………………………………………… .
9. In spite of their poverty, they are very generous. (although)
→……Although they are poor, they are very generous.………………………………………………………… .
10.Although he is wealthy, he is not spoiled. (despite)
→……Despite being wealthy, he is not spoiled …………………………………………………………

đúng rồi

1) Though the doctor has advised him he keeps on smoking.

⇒In spite of his doctor's advice, he keeps on smoking.

2) He went out for a walk although it rained

⇒Despite the rain, he went out for a walk.

3) Although he is rich, he never helps the poor

⇒Despite being rich, he never... (phần ... là giống bên trên)

4) Although he is poor, he is always happy

⇒In spite of being poor, he is...

5) Although She passed the exam, she didn't feel satisfied

⇒Despite passing the exam, she didn't...

6) Despite his intelligence, he doesn't study well at school

⇒Even though he is intelligent, he doesn't...

7) Despite his poverty, Minh still helps the orphan

⇒Although Minh is poor, he still...

8) In spite of his inexperience, he got a good salary

⇒Although he was inexperienced, he got...

9) Despite his age, Mr Thanh runs 5km every morning

⇒Even Mr Thanh is old, he runs...

10) In spite of not speaking VietNamese, Mr Anderson decided to settle in Ha Noi

⇒Although Mr Anderson did not speak Vietnamese, he decided to settle in Hanoi.

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.

1 they did not have any money , but they bought an expensive mobilephone >> in spite of ......not having any money, they bought an expensive mobile phone.............................................

2 mai has to go to school to take her exams . she is having a flu >> although mai ........is having a flu , she has to go to school to take her exams.............................

3 she does not go to school with us >> i wish .she went to school with us......................................

4 cars cause pollution . however , people still want them >> although .. ......cas causr pollution, people still want them...................................

5 in spite of the bad weather , he went on a picnic >> although the weather .........is bad , he went on picnic.....................................

IV. Rewrite the sentences

1. cars cause pollution but people still want them. (although)

=> Although cars cause pollution, people still want them.

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

=> In spite of the cloudy sky, we took many pictures.

3. Although he is wealthy, he is not spoiled. (despite)

=> Despite being wealthy, he isn't spoiled.

4. Even though she had a poor memory, she told interesting stories to the children. (despite)

=> Despite having a poor memory, she told interesting stories to the children.

5. Though he has been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test. (despite)

=> Despite being absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.

6. My sister will take a plane even though she dislikes flying. (in spite of)

=> In spite of disliking flying, my sister will take a plane.

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

=> Despite being very rich, he isn't happy.

8. Even though he got a good job, he was not satisfied. (despite )

=> Despite getting a good job, he wan't satisfied.

9. Although he often tells lies, many people believe him. (despite)

=> Despite the fact that he often tells lies, many people believe him.

10. Mary didn’t go to school yesterday because she was sick. (because of)

=> Because of being sick, Mary didn’t go to school yesterday.

11. She went to bed early because she felt tired . (because of)

=> Because of feeling tired, she went to bed early.

12. Margaret stayed at home because her mother was sick. (because of)

=> Because of Margaret's mother sickness, she stayed at home.

13. I couldn’t read the letter because the room was dark. (because of)

=> Because of the dark room, I couldn’t read the letter.

14. The train came late because it was foggy. (because of)

=> Because of being foggy, the train came late.

15. The train was late because the fog was thick. (because of)

=> Because of the thick fog, the train was late.

16. I can’t sleep because the weather is hot. (because of)

=> Because of the hot weather, I can't sleep.

17. Because there was a traffic accident, I went to school late. (because of)

=> Because of a traffic accident, I went to school late.

18. Because there is a shortage of meet, we had to live on beans. (because of)

=> Because of a shortage of meet, we had to live on beans.

19. Because there was a lack of water, many trees died rapidly. (because of)

=> Because of a lack of water, many trees died rapidly. 

20. She walked slowly because her leg was injured. (because of)

=> Because of her injured leg, she walked slowly.

21. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry . (despite)

=> Despite being hungry, she didn’t eat much.

22. He couldn’t solve the problem though he is good at math. (despite)

=> Despite being good at math, he couldn’t solve the problem.

1. Although cars cause pollution, people still want them

2. Even though I tried to persuade her, I didn't succeed

3. The assignment so much so I can't complete it in the afternoon

4.  Last night’s storm damaged the power lines, therfore, the town was without electricity for several hours

5. Because of his tirrible sore throat, he can't make a speech

6. Despite queueing for an hour, we couldn't get tickets

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

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

Although cars cause pollution, people still want them

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

Even though I tried to persuade her, I didn't succeed

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

The assignment is so much, so I can't complete it in the afternoon

4. Last night's storm damaged the power lines. The town was without electricity for several hours.(therefore)

Last night's storm damaged the power lines; Therefore, the town was without electricity for several hours.

5. He has a terrible sore throat so she can't make a speech. (because of )

Because of having a terrible sore throat, he can't make a speech

6. We couldn't get tickets. We queued for an hour .( Despite )

Despite having queued for an hour, we couldn't get the tickets

Although cars cause pollution, people still want them

Even though I tried to persuade her, I didn't succed

The assignment is to much so I can't complete it in the afternoon

Last night, strom damaged the power lines. Therefore, the town was without electricity for several hours.

Because of his terrible sore throat, he can't make a speech

Despite queuing for an hour, we couldn't get tickets