1 The traffic lights turned red didn't prevent him from stopping his car

2 The people who live next door to me keep having all night parties

3 Though his life is hard, he studied very well

CHANGE CLAUSE OF CONCESSION TO PHRASE:

1.The plane took off though the weather was bad

=>The plane took off despite the bad weather.

2.She studied well though her life was hard at the time

=>She studied well in spite of her hard life at the time.

3. Although it rained heavily, I went to school on time

=>Despite heavy rain,l went to school on time.

4. He didn't stop his car though the traffic lights turned red

=>He didn't stop his car despite the traffic lights' turning red.

5. Although Jane was sad, she managed to smile

=>Despite being sad,Jane managed to smile.

1.The plane took off though the weather was bad

-> The plane took off inspite of the bad weather

2.She studied well though her life was hard at the time

-> She studied well despite her hard life

3. Although it rained heavily, I went to school on time

-> Inspite of the heavy rain, I went to school on time

4. He didn't stop his car though the traffic lights turned red

-> He didn't stop his car despite the red traffic light

5. Although Jane was sad, she managed to smile

-> Inspite of being sad, she managed to smile

1.The plane took off despite the bad weather.

2.She studied well in spite of her hard life at the time.

3. Despite heavy rain,l went to school on time.

4. He didn't stop his car despite the traffic lights' turning red.

5. Despite being sad,Jane managed to smile.

sử dụng Although

1. He often tells lies. Many people believe him.

=> Although he often tells lies, many people believe him

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

=> Although she was hungry, she didn’t each much.

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

=> Although he is over 60, he doesn't wear glasses.

4. It got dark. They continued to work.

=> Although It got dark,they continued to work.

5. She kept on studying. It was noisy.

=> Athought It was noisy, she kept on studying

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

=> Although the fruits were green, he ate all them

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

=> Although the text was very difficult, we could do it

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

=> Although he is very strong,I'm not afraid of him.

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

=> Although the weather was bad, the plane took off

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

=> Although the traffic lights turned red, he didn't stop his car

III. Change clauses of concession to phrases.
1. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry.

-> She didn't eat much despite her hunger.
2. He couldn’t solve the problem though he is good at maths.

-> He couldn't solve the problem in spite of being good at maths.
3. Mr Pike doesn’t wear glasses though he is over sixty.

-> Mr. Pike doesn't wear glasses despite being over sixty.
4. Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine.

-> In spite of his experience in machinery, he didn't succeed in repairing this machine.
5. Although it got dark, they continued to work.

-> Despite the dark, they continued to work.
6. Although it was noise, I kept on studying.

-> In spite of the noise, I kept on studying.
7. Although it rained heavily, I went to school on time.

-> Despite the heavy rain, I went to school on time.
8. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.

-> In spite of the fog, the flight was not delayed.
9. He ate all the fruits though they were green.

-> Despite the fruits's being green, he ate all of them.
10. We did the test well though it was difficult.

-> We did the test in spite of its difficulty.
11. Although he is strong, I’m not afraid of him.

-> Despite his strength, I'm not afraid of him.
12. Everybody has great regard for him though he is poor.

-> Everybody has great regard for him despite his poverty.
13. The plane took off though the weather was bad.

-> The plane took off despite the bad weather.
14. He didn’t stop his car though the traffic lights turned red.

-> He didn't stop his car despite the red traffic lights.
15. He studied very well though his life was hard at that time.

-> He studied very well despite his hard life at that time.
16. Although the streets are narrow, many people drive cars in this city.

-> Despite the narrow streets, many people drive cars in this city.
17. Although his English was good, he wasn’t chosen.

-> Despite his good English, he wasn't chosen.
18. Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German.

-> Despite his English name, he is in fact German.
19. He always studies hard though he encounters difficulties.

-> He always studies hard despite the difficulties he encounters.
20. Although the weather is bad, we are going to have a picnic.

-> Despite the bad weather, we are gonig to have a picnic.
21. Although he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.

-> Despite not having finished the paper, he went to sleep.
22. She attended the class although she didn’t feel alert.

-> She attended the class despite not feeling alert.
23. The child ate the cookies even though his mother had told him not to.

-> The child ate the cookies despite his mother's having told him not to.
24. She drank coffee to keep herself warm although she disliked it.

-> She drank coffee to keep herself warm despite her dislike for it.
25. Mary will take a plane even though she dislikes flying.

-> Mary will take a plane despite her dislike for flying.
26. Although Mary was sad, she managed to smile.

-> Despite Mary's sadness, she managed to smile.
27. The old woman told interesting stories to the children although her memory was poor.

-> The old woman told interesting stories to the children despite her poor memory.
28. Though he had been absent frequently, he was managed to pass the test.

-> Despite his frequent absence, he managed to pass the test.
29. He ate the chocolate cake even though he was on diet.

-> He ate the chocolate cake despite being on diet.
30. Although the prices are high, my daughters insist on going to the movie.

-> Despite the high prices, my daughters insist on going to the movies.

Viết lại câu có nghĩa tương đương
1. The lights turn red. But he didn't stop his car.
-> Although .The lights turn red, he didn't stop his car...
2. Peter always gets up late, so he doesn't have time for breakfast.
-> Because.Peter doesn't have time for breakfast,he ..
3. My brother has just repaired the bicycle always gets up late.
-> The bicycle has just been repaired always gets up late by my brother ..
4. The weather was bad but they went swimming
-> Although ..The weather was bad ,they went swimming.
5. Hoa hates the noise and the busy roads in the city .
-> Hoa doesn't .li ke the noise and the busy roads in the city . ..
6. My mother s watching better than cycling.
-> My mother prefers .watching to cycling...
7. You shouldn't stay up late .
-> You ought ..not to stay up late . .
8. He was excited about the film.
-> He found ..the film exciting.
9. My house is not the same as yours
-> Your house ..is different from mine.

Nguyễn Công Tỉnh :

2. Because Peter always get up late, he doesn't have time for breakfast 

3. The bicycle has just been repaired by my mother 

1) He is very tired. He has to finish his home work(but)

He is very tired but he has to finish his home work

2) The room is very small. It is quite comfortable(although)

Although the room is very small , it is quite comfortable

3) I like watching TV. I like going to the cinema(and)

I like watching TV and going to the cinema

4) He got wet. He forgot his umbrlle(therefore)

He forgot his umbrlle , therefore he got wet

5) She wears glasses. She want to see better(because)

She wears glasses , because she want to see better

6) We are saving money. We want to buy a new house(so)

We want to buy a new house so we are saving money

#Yumi

1. he stopped the car because the traffic lights turned red.

2, Jane didn't join our programme as she had to take a summer course.

3 Everyone dislike him since he behaved very rudely . (since)

4 They do volunteer work because they like doing something useful. ( because )

5 I won't be able to attend the meeting since I will be on holiday with my family (since)

6 We decided to stay home and watchTV as it was raining heavily.(as)

....

7 He is training hard because he wants to get fit. ( because)

....

8 Sally didn't go to school yesterday because she was ill

1 he stopped the car because the traffic lights turned red (because)

2 Jane didn't join our programme as she had to take a summer course(as)

3 Since he behaved very rudely, veryone dislike him (since)

4 because they like doing something useful,hey do volunteer work ( because )

5 I won't be able to attend the meeting since i will be on holiday with my family (since)

6 As it was raining heavily, we decided to stay home and watchTV (as)

7 Because he wants to get fit, he is training hard ( because)

8 Because Sally was ill m he didn't go to school yesterday

1. Rewrite, using because / because of.
A. 
1, Because he behaved badly, he found himself in trouble.
=> Because of behaving badly, he found himself in trouble.
2. Because of theri good performance, they won the first prize
=> Because they performed well, they won the first prize
3. Because of your advice, we didn't use that poisonous chemical.
=> Because You advised, we didn't use that poisonous chemical.

B. 
4. John succeeded in his exam because he worked hard and methodically
=> John succeeded in his exam because of working hard and methodically
5. Margaret stayed home because her mother was sick.
=>Margaret stayed home because of her sick mother
6. We stopped our car because the traffic lights turned red.
=> We stopped our car because of the fact that the traffic lights turned red.

2. Rewrite, using although / though / despite / in spite of.
a. Everybody has great regard for him despite his povert
=>Everybody has great regard for him he was poor
b. He studied very well despite his hard life at that time.
=>He studied very well although his life was hard at that time.
c. Despite being good at English, he wasn't chosen.
=>although he was  good at English, he wasn't chosen.
d. Despite having an English name, he is in fact German.
=>although he has an English name, he is in fact German.
e. He always studied hard Despite encountering difficulty.
=>He always studied hard though he encounters difficulty.
f. Despite the bad weather, he came to the meeting on time.
=>although it was bad , he came to the meeting on time

3. Rewrite.
a. Although the heat ứa on, the rôm wasn't warm.
=> Despite ????????????????????
b. We're not very good friends although we've known each other a long time.
=> Despite knowing each other a long time. We're not very good friends
c. Although Minh was ill, he still came to the meeting.
=> In spite of Minh's illness, he still came to the meeting.
d. The play was not accepted because of numerous objections which they made.
=> Because there are numerous objections which they made,The play was not accepted 
e. In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.
=> Even though he is old , he still leads an active life.
f. In spite of his hard work, Ba he failed his exam.
=> Though his work was hard , Ba he failed his exam.(câu này đáng là because )
g. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match.
=>Although the rain was heavy, we decided to go to see the match.
h. In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
=>Though they quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
i. In spite of the bad weather, they went our for dinner.
=> Although it was bad, they went our for dinner.
j. She isn't brillant but she studies quiet well,

k. The house isn't nice, but I the garden.

=>Even though  The house isn't nice,  I the garden.